Species Details

ABH: 70.299

BF: 1666

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Geometrinae

Taxon: Geometra papilionaria

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Large Emerald

Account: Common in woodland, scrubby heathland, hedgerows, gardens and parks throughout much of the British Isles Unmistakable. Larva feeds on Downy Birch, Silver Birch, Hazel and Alder.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 50 — 64 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 8 Jun (1994) — 19 Sep (2012)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Alnus glutinosa (Alder), Betula sp. (a birch), Corylus sp., Fagus sp.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/geometra-papilionaria/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 497

Individuals: 215

Earliest Year: 1899

Latest Year: 2024

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