Small Emerald - Hemistola chrysoprasaria.

Small Emerald - Hemistola chrysoprasaria. A macro moth species from the family of Geometridae subfamily Geometrinae. A distinctive moth. It has emerald, green wings that are crossed with white lines. The green wing colour often fades in more mature specimens. The moth has a wingspan of 28-32 mm. The moth as one generation from June to August. The moth's habitat favours woodland edges, and hedgerows mainly on chalk downs, and limestone where the foodplant grows. The larva foodplants are on Traveller's-joy. in September and October when it is brown, matching dead stems and reaching about 12 mm in length. From November to March, it diapauses, before completing feeding and growth in April and May when it is green, matching live plants. The larva can be distinguished by the pair of forward-pointing cones near the head and its many small white warts. The moth is classified nationally as a Common species of the UK

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