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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Geometra papilionaria
Geometra papilionaria(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Geometrinae
  3. Geometrini
  4. Geometra
  5.  papilionaria
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TL: Europe

Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Gardens
  • Marshes, bogs
  • Mixed forests
  • Parks
  • Scrub

Similar species

  • Campaea margaritaria
  • Comibaena bajularia
  • Hemistola chrysoprasaria
  • Hemithea aestivaria
  • Hylaea fasciaria
  • Thetidia (Antonechloris) smaragdaria
MU
FU

40-60 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyZelenopláštník březový
    DanskGrøn birkemåler
    DeutschGrünes Blatt
    Eesti keelHiidvaksik
    EnglishLarge Emerald
    FrançaisGrande Naïade
    FrançaisPapillonaire
    LietuviųDidysis žaliasprindis
    MagyarNagy zöldaraszoló
    NederlandsZomervlinder
    NorskKjempebladmåler
    PolskiMiernik zieleniak
    SlovenčinaPiadivka zelená
    SuomeksiIsomittari
    SvenskaDagfjärilsmätare
    TürkçeBüyük Zümrüt
    РусскийПяденица настоящая большая зеленая
    РусскийПяденица парусниковая
    УкраїнськаП’ядун великий зелений
    中文蝶青尺蛾
    日本語オオシロオビアオシャク
    한국어왕흰띠푸른자나방
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeAlnus glutinosaBlack Alder
    BetulaceaeBetula pendulaSilver Birch
    BetulaceaeBetula pubescensDowny Birch
    BetulaceaeCorylus avellanaCommon Hazel
    BetulaceaeCorylus maximaFilbert
    FagaceaeFagus sylvaticaEuropean Beech
    MalvaceaeTiliaLime
    RosaceaeSorbus aucupariaEuropean Rowan
    SalicaceaeSalix capreaGoat Willow
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeAlnusAlder
    BetulaceaeCorylusHazel
    FagaceaeFagusBeech
    MalvaceaeTiliaLime
    SalicaceaeSalixWillow
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Northamptonshire Wildlife
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Adult, upperside.

Paweł CzudecPoland, Głogów Małopolski

Adult, upperside.

Grzegorz FirlitPoland, Bobolice

Adult, upperside.

Adrian RussellUnited Kingdom

Adult, upperside.

Witold GolińskiPoland, Ligota Prószkowska

Copulating pair.

Izabela PersonaPoland, Kopcie

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Truskaw

Larva, green form.

Igor SiwanowiczGermany, Munich

Larva, green form.

Attribution-NonCommercialJacek DrozdalskiPoland, Wiatrołom

Larva.

Jan ZielińskiPoland, Rzyki

Larva.

Piotr PucekPoland, Zalesie Górne

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Truskaw

Pupa.

Piotr PucekPoland, Zalesie Górne

Pupa.

Andrzej WojtaszewskiPoland
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