GEOMETRIDAE : Geometrinae : Hemitheini
70.305 Hemithea aestivaria (Common Emerald) 1669
fw: 14-17mm; Jun-Jul; polyphagous on a variety of trees and shrubs; common in England and Wales
Hemithea aestivaria (Common Emerald) §1; Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 21/06/2007 © Chris Lewis
ID: Characterised by a chequered fringe and a single pointed projection of the hindwing termen.
Thalera fimbrialis (Sussex Emerald) is very similar but has two pointed projections of the hindwing termen.
Thalera fimbrialis (Sussex Emerald) is very similar but has two pointed projections of the hindwing termen.
Page published 22/03/2013 | §2 added 25/08/2013
