Nolidae : Chloephorinae
Green Silver-lines
PSEUDOIPS prasinana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Green Silver-lines
PSEUDOIPS prasinana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Life Cycle Guide
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 -
Habitat: Deciduous woodland : Gardens
Similar Species -
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.
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
- Least Concern
- Phalaena prasinana (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pseudoips prasinana Linnaeus sensu (Hüner,[1822])
- Not specified
Habitat: Deciduous woodland : Gardens
Similar Species -
- None
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
P.p.brittanica Warren, 1913-British Isles
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Alnus incana - Grey Alder
- Betula pendula - Silver Birch
- Betula pubescens - Downy Birch
- Corylus avellana - Hazel
- Fagaceae - Oak - Chestnut - Beech Family
- Quercus robur - Pedunculate Oak - Common Oak
- Salicaceae - Willow Family
- Populus tremula - Aspen Poplar
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species-PSEUDOIPS: Original Species Name: Species Names: Literary Ref: Type Locality: Subspecies: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Nolidae Chloephorinae Chloephorini PSEUDOIPS Hübner 1822 Pseudoips prasinana (Linnaeus. 1758) - Pseudoips prasinana Linnaeus sensu (Hübner, [1822]) - 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. - Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : Title page : p.530 - n.202 - Not Specified - P.p.brittanica Warren, 1913-British Isles P.p.prasinana Linnaeus, 1758 - Nominate subspecies |