Chlorissa viridata (Linnaeus, 1758)

small grass emerald

on dicotyledons

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 1.vi.2023 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Artemisia campestris; Betula; Calluna vulgaris; Clematis; Corylus avellana; Crataegus rhipidophylla; Cytisus ruthenicus; Ononis spinosa, viscosa; PotentillaPrunus; Quercus robur; 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), Rosenbauer, Heinecke, Boczki & Kostewitz (2015a).