Common emerald
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The common emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species is found throughout the Nearctic and Palearctic regions and the Near East. It is mostly commonly found in the southern half of Ireland and Britain. It was accidentally introduced into southern British Columbia in 1973.[1][2]
Description
All wings are generally soft grey-green with grey and white chequered fringes and narrow white fascia, two on the forewing, one on the hindwing. The green colouration tends not to fade over time as much as in other emeralds. The hindwings have a sharply angled termen giving the moth a very distinctive shape. The wingspan is 30–35 mm.[3]
Biology
It flies at dusk and night in June and July[4] and will come to light.
The larva is green with reddish-brown markings and black v-shaped marks along the back. The young larva will feed on most plants but later it feeds on trees and shrubs. The species overwinters as a larva.[5]
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Recorded food plants
- Aralia
- Artemisia
- Betula – birch
- Camellia
- Carpinus – hornbeam
- Castanea – chestnut
- Citrus
- Corylus – hazel
- Crataegus - hawthorn
- Diervilla – bush honeysuckle
- Hypericum – St John's wort
- Juglans – walnut
- Larix – larch
- Ligustrum – privet
- Malus – apple
- Morus – mulberry
- Photinia
- Prunus
- Quercus – oak
- Rhamnus – buckthorn
- Ribes – currant
- Rosa – rose
- Rubus
- Salix – willow
- Sorbus – rowan
- Tilia – lime
- Vaccinium
- Viburnum
Gallery
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Museum specimen
Synonymy
- Phalaena aestivaria Hübner, 1789
- Phalaena strigata Müller,
- Phalaena vernaria Esper, 1795
- Nemoria alboundulata Hedemann, 1879
- krajniki Komarek, 1950
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Miktat, Doğanlar; Beirne, Bryan Patrick (October 1979). "Hemithea aestivaria, a geometrid new to North America, established in British Columbia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". The Canadian Entomologist. 111 (10): 1121. doi:10.4039/Ent1111121a-10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schmidt, Christian; Anctil, Alexandre (21 May 2021). "Hemithea aestivaria (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a Palaearctic moth, new to eastern North America". Biodiversity Data Journal. 9. doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e64985. PMC 8163713.
- ^ Axel Hausmann, 2021 In: Axel Hausmann (Hrsg.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe. 1. Auflage. Volume 1: (Introduction to the series. Archiearinae, Oenochrominae, Geometrinae) . Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2021 ISBN 978-90-04-32254-7
- ^ Powell, J. A. and P.A. Opler. (2009). Moths of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada (2013-12-31). "Common emerald". tidcf.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
- Chinery, Michael Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
- Skinner, Bernard Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles 1984
External links
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- Lepiforum
- Common emerald UKMoths
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Savela, Markku. "Hemithea aestivaria (Hübner, 1789)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- "07980 Hemithea aestivaria (Hübner, 1789) - Gebüsch-Grünspanner". Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
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