''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
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
,
Sicily,
Malta and
Crete.
The
wingspan is 26–31 mm.
The larvae feed on ''
Malva'' and ''
Lavatera
''Malva'' is a genus of herbaceous annual, biennial, and perennial plants in the family Malvaceae. It is one of several closely related genera in the family to bear the common English name mallow. The genus is widespread throughout the tempe ...
'' species.
Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
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References
Moths described in 1833
Larentiini
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Jules Pierre Rambur
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