Jodis lactearia
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The Little Emerald is a moth
of the Geometridae family. It is found throughout the Palearctic ecozone.
The wingspan
is 23-26 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location.
The larva mainly feed on various trees and bushes, including Betula, Crataegus
and Quercus species.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Geometridae family. It is found throughout the Palearctic ecozone.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 23-26 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location.
The larva mainly feed on various trees and bushes, including Betula, Crataegus
Crataegus
Crataegus , commonly called hawthorn or thornapple, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. The name hawthorn was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe,...
and Quercus species.