GEOMETRIDAE : Geometrinae : Hemitheini
70.305 Hemithea aestivaria (Common Emerald)
fw: 14-17mm; Jun-Jul; polyphagous on a variety of trees and shrubs; common in England and Wales
Hemithea aestivaria (Common Emerald) §1
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.
Dissection
Male genitalia
§1Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 21/06/2007
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 13/07/2013; male
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 30/06/2018; male; fw 13.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 13/07/2013; male
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 30/06/2018; male; fw 13.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 22/03/2013 | §2 added 25/08/2013 | §3 added 23/04/2019
