Appearance
All wings are generally dark green with grey and white chequered fringes and narrow white fascia, two on the forewing, one on the hindwing. The green colouration tends not to fade over time as much as in other emeralds. The hindwings have a sharply angled termen giving the moth a very distinctive shape. The wingspan is 30–35 mm. It flies at dusk and night in June and July and will come to light.The larva is green with reddish-brown markings and black v-shaped marks along the back. The young larva will feed on most plants but later it feeds on trees and shrubs. The species overwinters as a larva.
Food
*"Aralia"⤷ "Artemisia"
⤷ "Betula" - Birch
⤷ "Camellia"
⤷ "Carpinus" - Hornbeam
⤷ "Castanea" - Chestnut
⤷ "Citrus"
⤷ "Corylus" - Hazel
⤷ "Crataegus" - Hawthorn
⤷ "Diervilla" - Bush Honeysuckle
⤷ "Hypericum" - St John's Wort
⤷ "Juglans" - Walnut
⤷ "Larix" - Larch
⤷ "Ligustrum" - Privet
⤷ "Malus" - Apple
⤷ "Morus" - Mulberry
⤷ "Photinia"
⤷ "Prunus"
⤷ "Quercus" - Oak
⤷ "Rhamnus" - Buckthorn
⤷ "Ribes" - Currant
⤷ "Rosa" - Rose
⤷ "Rubus"
⤷ "Salix" - Willow
⤷ "Sorbus" - Rowan
⤷ "Tilia" - Lime
⤷ "Vaccinium"
⤷ "Viburnum"
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