Geometra papilionaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Geometroidea → family Geometridae → subfamily Geometrinae → tribe Geometrini → genus Geometra → species Geometra papilionaria
Species name(s)
Geometra papilionaria (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena (Geometra) papilionaria Linnaeus, 1758 = Phalaena prasinaria Hufnagel, 1767 = Geometra albopunctata Mattuschka, 1805 = alba Gillmer, 1909 = cuneata Burrows, 1905 = deleta Burrows, 1905 = subcaerulescens Burrows, 1905 = subobsoleta Burrows, 1905 = diffluata Marschner, 1932 = lutescens Bergmann, 1955.
Large Emerald
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Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Russia regions
#1. Kaliningradsky; #2. Kolsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #18. Nizhneobsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #21. Severo-Yeniseisky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #30. Vostochno-Yakutsky; #31. Yuzhno-Yakutsky; #32. Chukotsky; #33. Severo-Okhotomorsky; #34. Kamchatsky; #35. Sredne-Okhotsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #38. Sakhalin; #39. Yuzhno-Kurilsky; #40. Primorsky.
Forewing length
23—25 mm.
Wingspan
40—60 mm.
Primary colors
Green, White.
Flight time
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Larva lifespan
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Over-wintering stage
Larva.

Detailed information with references
Habitus and Differences from alike species
- The length of the front wing is relatively long - up to 2.5 cm or more. It certainly will be three bands of white gear, a couple of them will continue on the back flap. Live butterflies intensely green, dried specimens as quickly fade until the white color and streaks vanish or disintegrate into separate spots. [5]. Peter Khramov.
- Wingspan: 40-60 mm. Personal communication. Vasiliy Feoktistov.
- Wingspan: 40-60 mm. Personal communication. Vasiliy Feoktistov.
Distribution
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and the Soviet Union - the European part of Turkey - European part of Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1]. Peter Khramov.
- Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, East Yakutia, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Kamchatsky, Karelia, Kola, Krasnoyarsk,Nizhne-Amur, Nizhneobsky, Prealtay, of Baikal, Pribaikalskiy, Primorye, Sakhalin, the North-Yenisei North Okhotsk, Mid-Amur, Mid-Volzhsky, Average Okhotsk, Mid-Ural, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, Chukotka, South West Siberian, South Kuril, South Ural, South Yakutia. [3]. Peter Khramov.
- Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland)Russia, Romania, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10]. Peter Khramov.
- Areal - deciduous forests of Europe. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Lifespan
- From May to August. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Additional info about Imago
- Fly imago large green marsh moths on Forests (often Bereznyak) and flooded meadows. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Larva lifespan
- Larvae live in the autumn of June. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Larva food plants
- Betula, Alnus, Corylus, Sorbus. [28]. Peter Khramov.
- Birch and alder, hazel. [5]. Peter Khramov.
- Birch (Betula), alder (Alnus), hazel (Corylus), Rowan (Sorbus), linden (Tilia), Willow Oak (Quercus) Personal communication. Vasiliy Feoktistov.
Overwintering stage
- Caterpillar. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Subspecies Geometra papilionaria
- G. p. herbacearia Ménétries, 1859.
- G. p. papilionaria.
- G. p. subrigua (Proute, 1935).
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Vitaly Gumenuk. Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.
Main characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.
Color characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
- [3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
- [5] Райххолф-Рим Х. Бабочки. М.: Астрель, 2002
- [10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
- [28] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (leps.it), 2012
- Vasiliy Feoktistov, personal communication
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