Peribatodes rhomboidaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
(Willow Beauty)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPeribatodes rhomboidaria (Willow Beauty)
GenusPeribatodes (beauty moths)
TribeBoarmiini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyENNOMINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyGEOMETRIDAE (geometrids, carpets, pugs and loopers)
SuperfamilyGEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Willow Beauty) :
1: Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Willow Beauty)
23 Jun 2006 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at MV light . Photos: Imago
Image 1: Adult - antero-dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Adult - dorsal view
2: Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Willow Beauty)
1 Jun 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath Trap 31/5-1/6/02
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Adult - dorsal view (3)Image 4: Adult - dorsal view (4)Image 5: Adult - ventral viewImage 6: Adult - ventral view (2)Image 7: Wings - enlargedImage 8: Wings - enlarged (2)
3: Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Willow Beauty)
10 May 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath Trap
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Adult - ventral viewImage 4: Adult - ventral view (2)Image 5: Wings - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Townsend, M.C., Clifton, J. & Goodey, B. 2010 British and Irish moths: an illustrated guide to selected difficult species (covering the use of genitalia and other features) 91pp, Butterfly Conservation

Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Willow Beauty) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Willow Beauty)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Willow Beauty)
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