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Light Emerald
Campaea margaritaria (Linnaeus, 1767)
Geometridae: Ennominae
1961 / 70.283
Photo © Anthony Speca,  02/09/2023 - Bungay

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Small Emerald
Hemistola chrysoprasaria
Forewing: 18-26mm.
Flight: Two generations May-Aug. Aug-Sept.
Foodplant:   Broadleaved trees and shrubs.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Distinctly local, usually inside woods. Often common among birch at Bentley; Martlesham garden (D); Monks Soham garden, one on 25 June 1912; a few in Blythburgh Wood among beech annually in 1925-35 (Mly). Probably commoner, but unlocalised, in west of County.

Recent Suffolk Status: Very common.

Life history: Double-brooded, with the second brood producing larger numbers. Larvae have been found early in the year in the county.

Identification: Small emerald has curved white lines, not straight.

Habitat: A wide variety of habitats including gardens.

Recorded in 56 (97%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1912.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
29/09/2024125TM47Blythburgh/Dunwich
23/09/2024125TM14Ipswich
23/09/2024125TM24Woodbridge/Martlesham
22/09/2024126TM06Bacton/Stowupland
22/09/2024125TM24Woodbridge/Martlesham
22/09/2024125TM25Wickham Market/Otley
21/09/2024126TL78Brandon/Lakenheath
21/09/2024125TM57Southwold
21/09/2024126TL96Thurston/Elmswell
21/09/2024126TM07Thelnetham/Redgrave
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