Essex emerald
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Subfamily: | Geometrinae |
Tribe: | Comibaenini |
Genus: | Thetidia |
Species: | T. smaragdaria
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Binomial name | |
Thetidia smaragdaria (Fabricius, 1787)
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The Essex emerald (Thetidia smaragdaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787 as Phalaena smaragdaria.[1] It is distributed throughout the Palearctic region with records from many European countries. The British subspecies Thetidia smaragdaria maritima was last seen in 1991 in Kent and is now presumed extinct.[2] In 2004 the moth was first recorded from Sweden.
The wingspan is 27–35 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-June to mid-July.
The larvae feed on Artemisia maritima and Achillea millefolium. Larvae can be found from July to June the following year. It overwinters in the larval stage.
Subspecies
- Thetidia smaragdaria smaragdaria
- Thetidia smaragdaria gigantea Milliere, 1874
- Thetidia smaragdaria maritima Prout, 1935
- Thetidia smaragdaria volgaria Guenee, 1858
References
- ^ "Thetidia smaragdaria (Fabricius, 1787)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Essex Emerald".
External links
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