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The shrubbery-green fly ( Hemithea aestivaria ) is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the flyers (Geometridae).
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 25 to 30 millimeters. They have gray-green forewings on which two light, thin, slightly wavy bands roughly divide the wings. The edge of the wing is fringed alternately in light gray and black. The rear, light-colored band is continued on the hind wings, which have the same gray-green color.
distribution
The animals are found in southern and central Europe in deciduous forests , bush-rich areas and hedges, but also in gardens and parks.
Synonyms
- Phalaena aestivar Huebner, 1789
- Phalaena strigata Müller, 1764
Way of life
The moths fly from dusk until late at night.
Flight and caterpillar times
The shrubbery green moth forms a generation a year that flies from late May to mid-August. The caterpillars can be 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. B. Hawthorn ( Crataegus spec. ), Blackthorn ( Prunus spinosa ), gooseberry ( Ribes uva-crispa ), blackberry ( Rubus fruticosus ) and blueberry ( Vaccinium myrtillus )
development
The females lay their eggs on the forage plants in summer. the green caterpillars have a reddish-brown pattern and black, V-shaped marks on the back.
swell
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hemithea aestivaria in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved on September 22, 2006
- ↑ Manfred Koch , Wolfgang Heinicke, Bernd Müller: We determine butterflies. Volume 4: Spanner. 2nd, improved and enlarged edition. Neumann, Leipzig / Radebeul 1976, DNB 780451570 .
literature
- Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg Volume 8, Nachtfalter VI (Spanner (Geometridae) 1st part), Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 2001. ISBN 3-8001-3497-7
Web links
- www.schmetterling-raupe.de
- www.lepiforum.de Taxonomy and photos
- www.insektenbox.de
- Ian Kimber: Guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland (English)
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (English)