Regional Species


Large Emerald
Geometra papilionaria

 Large Emerald
Photograph by Janet Graham

 

About the Large Emerald

This is a common moth in North Wales. The larvae feed on the leaves of various trees including Birch, Hazel and Alder.

 

Further information available from the NW Lepidoptera Database, including access to detailed records, maps, flight-time charts and photographs.