Chlorissa cloraria

Chlorissa cloraria, the southern grass emerald, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark and northern Russia.^[1]

Southern grass emerald
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Chlorissa
Species:	C. cloraria
Binomial name
Chlorissa cloraria (Hübner, [1813])
Synonyms
Geometra cloraria Hübner, [1813] Geometra chlorata Treitschke, 1825 Geometra porrinata Zeller, 1848 Geometra porrinaria Heydenreich, 1851 Nemoria prasinata Walker, [1863]

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June.^[2]

The larvae are polyphagous and feed on various trees, shrubs and low plants,^[3] including Corylus avellana and Crataegus species. Larvae can be found from June to September.