Pareulype berberata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)


Pareulype berberata: Adult (e.l. river Iller near Memmingen, Southern Germany) [S] Pareulype berberata: Adult (e.l. Iller near Memmingen, Southern Germany) [S] Pareulype berberata: Half-grown larva [M] Pareulype berberata: Larva [S] Pareulype berberata: Larva [S] Pareulype berberata: Pupa [S]

Host plants:
The caterpillar feeds on barberry (Berberis vulgaris and also planted barberry shrubs).

Habitat:
Pareulype berberata prefers riparian forests, sparse pine forests or bushy slopes, but penetrates today also into residential areas, where the caterpillars are found on Berberis thunbergii.

Life cycle:
The pupa hibernates. The moths fly in two generations from April to early June and from July to early September. The caterpillars are usually observed from June to October. Tey are easily tapped.

Endangerment factors:
Pareulype berberata is localy endangered in the original habitats through conversion into low-light spruce, beech and maple forests. In addition, it also could use the human settlements for itself and is therefore altogether not seriously threatened.

Remarks:
The distribution ranges from Northwest Africa (Morocco) across much of the non-polar Europe to Central Asia.