Common Emerald
Bushes Green Spanner ( Hemithea aestivaria )
The bushes Green Spanner ( Hemithea aestivaria ) is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of the tensioner ( Geometridae ).
- 6.1 Notes and references
- 6.2 Literature
Features
The moths reach a wingspan of 25-30 millimeters. You have on those thirds gray-green forewings two bright, thin, slightly wavy binding the wings about. The wing margin is fringed alternating light gray and black. On the hind wings, which have the same gray -green color, the rear, bright binding continues.
Dissemination
The animals arrive in South and Central Europe in deciduous forests, bush -rich areas and hedges but also in gardens and parks before.
Synonyms
- Phalaena aestivar Hübner, 1789
- Phalaena strigata Müller, 1764
Way of life
The moths fly from dusk until late into the night.
Flight times and caterpillars
The bushes Green Spanner is a generation in which flies from late May to mid-August. The caterpillars are found in August, overwinter and pupate in the following May Occasionally, a second incomplete generation is formed.
Food of the caterpillars
The caterpillars feed on various deciduous trees and shrubs, such as Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), gooseberry (Ribes uva- crispa ), blackberry (Rubus fruticosus ) and blueberry ( Vaccinium myrtillus)
Development
The females lay their eggs in the summer from the forage crops. the green caterpillars have a red-brown and black pattern, V-shaped toggle on the back.