Large emerald

Geometra papilionaria
Geometer moths (Geometridae)

Green like a leave.
Large emeraldon RikenMon's Nature-Guide

Large emeraldon RikenMon's Nature-Guide

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Blue-green butterfly, the wing edge is curved and on the front wing 3 and on the rear wing 2 faint white horizontal lines. The colour fades to yellow.

Prefers deciduous woodland with birch and beech, mostly active at night but looks like a butterfly. The green caterpillar is sturdy and has some lumps in the centre of the back.

⇔ wsp. 50–65 mm

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Grande nayade

Geometra papilionaria [L.]

Polilla esmeralda

Geometra papilionaria [L.]

Geometra papilionaria [L.]

Geometra papilionaria [L.]

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