Chlorissa cloraria (Hübner, 1813)

southern grass emerald

on dicotyledons

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 15.ix.2021 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Calluna vulgaris; Corylus avellana; Crataegus rhipidophylla; Genista; Rubus fruticosus.

phenology

Bivoltine; hibernation as pupa.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

ei, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

references

Dantart (1990a), Ebert (ed., 2001a), Lepiforum (2021), Peslier (2008b).