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Nolidae : Chloephorinae

Green Silver-lines

PSEUDOIPS prasinana (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Description
Wingspan: 30-35mm
Worldwide Distribution: North and Central Europe : Russia : Siberia : Korea : Japan
UK Distribution: England and Wales-Quite well distributed and frequent : Extreme North and Scotland-local : Ireland and Isle of Man-local : Channel Isles-Widespread but occasional
UK Conservation Status -
  • Common = >300 10Km Squares
European Conservation Status -
  • Least Concern
Original Species Name -
  • Phalaena prasinana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type Species - Pseudoips
  • Pseudoips prasinana Linnaeus sensu (Hüner,[1822])
Type Locality -
  • Not specified
Flight Period: South-May to August : Elsewhere-May to July
Habitat: Deciduous woodland : Gardens
Similar Species -
  • None
Larva: Viewed from side-larva is light green covered in small randomly placed yellow dots.Head is ringed with a yellow band.The larva abdomen is constand for 2/3 of its length before tapering down to the anal claspers which are strangely spread outwards.Viewed on top-two yellow lateral lines in yellow are positioned on outside of abdomen,yellow spots continue.The prolegs and the anal claspers appear to be wearing footware.
Pupa: The pupa overwinters in a tough upside down boat shaped cocoon either underside a leaf or in a bark crevice
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The Green Silver-lines P.prasinana is one of those moths that is instantly recognisable with its green forewings marked with a three white chevrons(with its wings closed) which traverse from dorsum to costa.The head and thorax are also green,the antenae are orange and the front legs pinkish,altogether a very beautiful moth.
The moth has white hindwings.

The moth is a favourite at the light trap where is often appears in good numbers.
Subspecies
P.p.brittanica Warren, 1913-British Isles
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
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Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuoidea
Nolidae
Chloephorinae
Chloephorini
PSEUDOIPS Hübner 1822
Pseudoips prasinana (Linnaeus. 1758)
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Pseudoips prasinana Linnaeus sensu (Hübner, [1822])
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PHALAENA prasinana (Linnaeus, 1758) 
= Pseudoips prasinanus Linnaeus, 1758
= Pyralis fagana Fabricius, 1781
= Pyralis sylvana Fabricius, 1794
= Hylophila fiorii Constantini, 1911
= Hylophila japonica Warren, 1913
= Pseudoips faganus
= Pseudoips fagana.
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Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : Title page : p.530 - n.202
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Not Specified
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P.p.brittanica Warren, 1913-British Isles
P.p.prasinana Linnaeus, 1758 - Nominate subspecies