Hemistola chrysoprasaria (Esper, 1795) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:29 p.m.
A not-so-common but widespread species in Belgium, more distributed in the south of the country.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Geometrinae > Tribus: Hemistolini > Genus: Hemistola > Species: Hemistola chrysoprasaria
- Vernacular names
- Tere zomervlinder (NL), Small Emerald (EN), L'Hémithée printanière (FR), Waldreben-Grünspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Hemistola vernaria sensu (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 15.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 28–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives on Clematis vitalba and other cultivated forms of Clematis. Hibernates as young larva on the food plant.
The adults come to light in small numbers.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from early May till mid-August, although most observations are starting from mid-June. Very occasionally, a partial second generation occurs from late August till mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Clematis vitalba
The larva lives on Clematis vitalba and other cultivated forms of Clematis.
