Hemithea aestivaria (Hübner, 1789)

common emerald

on broadleaved trees

Hemithea aestivaria on Rosa, larva

Rosa, Belgium, prov Namur, Viroinval, Les Rivelottes et le Gay, 10.v.2014 © Carina Van Steenwinkel

Hemithea aestivaria

Hoofddorp, 23.vi.2023 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Acer campestre; Alnus; Betula; Clematis vitalba; Cornus sanguinea; Corylus avellana; Crataegus monogyna; Lonicera periclymenum, xylosteum; Prunus padus, serotina, spinosa; Quercus robur; Rhamnus; Ribes rubrum; Rosa canina; Salix caprea; Sorbus aucuparia; Tilia.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

ei, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

references

Dapporto (1998a), Ebert (ed., 2001a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), Lévêque, Archaux & Faucheux (2012a), Nowakowska & Halarewicz (2006a), Peslier (2008b), pyrgus.de (2023.