Larentia malvata explained

Larentia malvata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Rambur in 1833. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Greece, as well as on Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Malta and Crete.^[1]

The wingspan is 26–31 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Malva and Lavatera species.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203063030/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=445024 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Larentia_Malvata Lepiforum.de
3. http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/LarenMalva.htm Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa