Chlorissa cloraria

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Chlorissa cloraria
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chlorissa
Species:
C. cloraria
Binomial name
Chlorissa cloraria
(Hübner, [1813])
Synonyms
  • Geometra clorariaHübner, [1813]
  • Geometra chlorataTreitschke, 1825
  • Geometra porrinataZeller, 1848
  • Geometra porrinariaHeydenreich, 1851
  • Nemoria prasinataWalker, [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.

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