Chlorissa cloraria

Southern grass emerald
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Chlorissa
Species:	C. cloraria
Binomial name
	Chlorissa cloraria; (Hübner, [1813])
Synonyms
	Geometra cloraria Hübner, [1813] ; Geometra chlorata Treitschke, 1825 ; Geometra porrinata Zeller, 1848 ; Geometra porrinaria Heydenreich, 1851 ; Nemoria prasinata Walker, [1863] ;

Chlorissa cloraria, the southern grass emerald, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark and northern Russia.^[1]

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June.^[2]

The larvae are polyphagous and feed on various trees, shrubs and low plants,^[3] including Corylus avellana and Crataegus species. Larvae can be found from June to September.

References

External links

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

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