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Photo: Dean Stables
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Latin name: Geometra papilionaria
Size: Wingspan up to 64mms.
Distribution: Found in most parts of the UK.
Months seen: June to August
Food: The caterpillars feed on birch, hazel and beech
Habitat: Woodlands, heaths and gardens
Special features: When the large emerald moth first emerges from the
chrysalis it is a vivid bright green. After a few days this fades to a pale
green.
The caterpillars are also green, but in winter time they turn brown to
camouflage themselves against twigs and branches. To add to the effect there are
eight little bumps along their backs with brown tips which give them a very
twig-like appearance.
UK Safari Moth Section
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