Peribatodes rhomboidaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Host plants:
The larvae feed polyphagously on deciduous woods. They can be found quite often on Clematis.

Habitat:
Peribatodes rhomboidaria inhabits especially wood-rich habitats of all kinds, especially forest edges.

Life cycle:
Peribatodes rhomboidaria flies in a single or in two generations between May (or even April) and October, depending on altitude, region and year. The peak is in the case of a single generation in July and August, otherwise from late May to early July and again in August and September. The larva hibernates. I tapped young caterpillars from Clematis vitalba (northern edge of the Swabian Alb) in July 2012. These grew very quickly and released adults of a second generation in August.

Remarks:
Peribatodes rhomboidaria occurs from northwestern Africa across Europa (absent from Central and Northern Scandinavia) and parts of Asia to the Altai mountains.