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Geometra papilionaria · didysis žaliasprindis

EN · large emerald DE · Grünes Blatt LT · didysis žaliasprindis LV · lielais zaļsprīžmetis PL · miernik zieleniak

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_emerald It flies at night from June to August and is attracted to light. The hibernating larva is a reddish brown colour matching dead leaves. It turns green after hibernation to match spring leaves. It feeds mainly on birch though it has also been recorded on alder, beech, hazel and rowan. The chrysalis, enclosed in a flimsy silken web among the dead leaves, usually on the ground, is of a delicate green colour, dotted with buff on the back, and shaded with buff on the wing cases.