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GEOMETRIDAE : Geometrinae : Pseudoterpnini
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70.297 Pseudoterpna pruinata (Grass Emerald)
fw: 14-19mm; Jun-Aug, occasionally bivoltine Sep-Oct; gorse (Ulex europaeus), common broom (Cytisus scoparius), petty whin (Genista anglica); common in woodland heath and grassland throughout GB
Pseudoterpna pruinata (Grass Emerald) §1 male
ID: Green with antemedian and postmedian lines a shade darker than the ground colour and a whitish subterminal line. Fades to become whitish with age.
§1 Anglesey; 30/07/2007; male
§2 Conwy Mountain, Caernarvonshire; 17/07/2015; male; fw 17.0mm; to light
§3 Conwy Mountain, Caernarvonshire; 18/07/2015; female; to light
§4 Conwy Mountain, Caernarvonshire; 21/07/2015; female; fw 17.3mm; to light
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 07/07/2017; male; fw 15.9mm; to light
§6 Cranwich Heath, Norfolk; 05/07/2018; female; fw 15.1mm
§7 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; ??/??/20??; male; fw 15.9mm
§8 New Forest, Hampshire; 05/08/2024
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Conwy Mountain, Caernarvonshire; 17/07/2015; male; fw 17.0mm; to light
§3 Conwy Mountain, Caernarvonshire; 18/07/2015; female; to light
§4 Conwy Mountain, Caernarvonshire; 21/07/2015; female; fw 17.3mm; to light
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 07/07/2017; male; fw 15.9mm; to light
§6 Cranwich Heath, Norfolk; 05/07/2018; female; fw 15.1mm
§7 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; ??/??/20??; male; fw 15.9mm
§8 New Forest, Hampshire; 05/08/2024
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 22/03/2013 (§1) | §2-4 added 09/04/2016 | §5 added 21/11/2017 | §6 added 29/04/2019 | §7 added 27/12/2021 |
§8 added 15/10/2024
§8 added 15/10/2024
