Habitat
- Forest clearings
- Heathlands, moorlands
- Meadows
- Pine forests
- Raised bogs
Similar species
18-25 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyZelenopláštník hlohový 
DanskGrøn lyngmåler 
DeutschGrüner Moorheidenspanner DeutschSteppenheiden-Grünspanner 
Eesti keelSoovaksik 
EnglishSmall Grass Emerald 
FrançaisHerbacée FrançaisPhalène verte des Callunes 
LietuviųMažasis žaliasprindis 
MagyarSárgaszélű zöldaraszoló 
NederlandsSmaragdgroene zomervlinder 
NorskHeibladmåler 
PolskiMiernik seledyniak 
SlovenčinaPiadivka vresovisková 
SuomeksiKanervamittari 
SvenskaLjunglundmätare 
РусскийПяденица угловатая зелёная 
УкраїнськаП’ядун-гострокрил світло-зелений 
中文绿仿锈腰尺蛾
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Artemisia campestris Field Wormwood Betulaceae Betula Birch Betulaceae Corylus avellana Common Hazel Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Fabaceae Cytisus ruthenicus Fabaceae Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow Fabaceae Ononis viscosa Fagaceae Quercus robur Pedunculate oak Ranunculaceae Clematis Traveller's-joy Rosaceae Crataegus rhipidophylla Rosaceae Potentilla Cinquefoil Rosaceae Prunus Cherry Rosaceae Rubus fruticosus Blackberry
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Geometra viridata Linnaeus, 1758 Geometra melinaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
- Links
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Language Website Authors Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepidoptera of Crimea Владимир Савчук Lepiforum e. V. Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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