Pseudoips prasinana
Pseudoips prasinana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nolidae |
Genus: | Pseudoips |
Species: | P. prasinana |
Binomial name | |
Pseudoips prasinana (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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The Green Silver-lines (Pseudoips prasinana) is a moth of the family Nolidae, common in wooded regions, and having a wingspan of 30-35mm. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone (North and Central Europe, Russia, Siberia Korea, Japan).


Caterpillar

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.
In August the larvae feed on Oak, Birch and several other deciduous trees. [1]
References
Further reading
- South R. (1907) The Moths of the British Isles, (First Series), Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London & NY: 359 pp. online
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