Geometridae: Geometrinae

1670 (ABH70.306) Small Grass Emerald Chlorissa viridata, (Linnaeus, 1758)

KR07982

 pre-2000
 2000-2009
 2010-2019
 2020-onwards

General Information

Flies from dusk.

 

Pupates on the food plant or leaf litter, suspended by silken threads.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a pupa.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: 11-13mm.
Foodplant(s): broadleaved shrubs
Flying: One generation, June-July
UK Presence: Resident, Possible Immigrant
National status: Nationally Scarce A

Habitat

Damp heaths and mosses.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Huntingdonshire.

Similar Species
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire
 Photo © Martin Lovell
Little Emerald Jodis lactearia

Nationally Scarce A

Larva/Leafmine:
Larva Type:
Smooth
Colours:
Green, white, pink, brown
No. of Proleg Pairs:
2