Mattia callidaria (Joannis, 1891) - Cyprus

See also -

List of Moths of Cyprus you will find in this blog (Lepidoptera)

All about Cyprus - Όλα για την Κύπρο

 Family Geometridae

Host plants:

The larva feeds on  Sarcopoterium spinosum (Rosaceae).

Habitat:

Mattia callidaria inhabits open and often grazed habitats, especially the Mediterranean garigue with occurrence of the host plant.

Life cycle:

The moths usually fly in October and November. The larvae develop over winter and are mature in early spring. I could beat them abundantly in Cyprus (Paphos) in late February 2017. The pupa aestivates.

Remarks:

Mattia callidaria occurs in the Eastern Mediterranean (S-Greece: especially Peloponnese, Crete, some Eagean Islands as e.g. Samos; S-Turkey; Cyprus; Levante). From http://www.pyrgus.de/Mattia_en.html

Photo by George Konstantinou