Hemithea aestivaria (Hübner, 1789)

common emerald

on broadleaved trees

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Acer campestre; Alnus; Clematis vitalba; Cornus sanguinea; Corylus avellana; Lonicera periclymenum, xylosteum; Prunus spinosa; Quercus robur; Rosa canina; Salix caprea; Sorbus; Tilia.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

ei, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

references

Ebert (ed., 2001a), Lepiforum (2021), Lévêque, Archaux & Faucheux (2012a).