Crocallis helenaria Ruckdeschel, 2006
![Crocallis helenaria: Adult (e.l. Crete 2013) [S]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_im2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Adult (e.l. Crete 2013) [S]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Adult (e.l. Crete 2013) [S]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_2im2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Adult (e.l. Crete 2013) [S]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Adult (e.l. Crete 2013) [S]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_3im2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Adult (e.l. Crete 2013) [S]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Half-grown larva (Crete, early May 2013) [M]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_rpe2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Half-grown larva (Crete, early May 2013) [M]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Half-grown larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_2rpe2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Half-grown larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Half-grown larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_3rpe2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Half-grown larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_4rpe2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_5rpe2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [S]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_6rpe2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [S]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [S]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_7rpe2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [S]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_8rpe2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [S]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_9rpe2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [S]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_10rpe2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_11rpe2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [S]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_12rpe2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [S]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_13rpe2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_14rpe2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Larva (Crete, Ida mountains, early May 2013) [M]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Larval habitat in the Ida mountains in Crete in early May 2013 [N]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_h2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Larval habitat in the Ida mountains in Crete in early May 2013 [N]")
![Crocallis helenaria: Larval habitat in the Ida mountains in Crete in early May 2013 [N]](bilder1/geometridae/crocallis_kreta_2h2013.jpg "Crocallis helenaria: Larval habitat in the Ida mountains in Crete in early May 2013 [N]")
Host plants:
I observed the larvae only on Acer sempervirens. But probably also other woods are used.
Habitat:
Crocallis helenaria inhabits dry and warm scrub. I found the larvae in Crete (Ida-mountains) between 900 and 1500m asl.
Life cycle:
The larvae live in spring from late March to May or early June. The moths occur in late summer and early autumn.
Remarks:
Crocallis helenaria is endemic to Crete.
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