V-pug

The v-pug (Chloroclystis v-ata) is a <a href="/facts/Moth/bPrkvkGh">moth</a> of the family <a href="/facts/Geometridae/ces6X6JW">Geometridae</a>. It is found throughout the <a href="/facts/Palearctic/DqwBQMyP">Palearctic</a> region, the <a href="/facts/Near_East/gD1vyGQI">Near East</a> and North <a href="/facts/Africa/XkqQUP9s">Africa</a>. It is well distributed in the <a href="/facts/British_Isles/4fBquvMU">British Isles</a> except for the north of <a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2">Scotland</a>. The species was <a href="/facts/Species_description/JyFpxSvJ">first described</a> by <a href="/facts/Adrian_Hardy_Haworth/FIN2wL1e">Adrian Hardy Haworth</a> in 1809.

The forewings of newly emerged adults are green with a characteristic V-shaped black mark which is part of a crossline. The green colouring fades over time but the markings, small size (14–19 mm (0.55–0.75 in)) and triangular resting posture make this an easy species to identify. The hindwings are greyish white. 
Either one or two broods are produced each year and adults can be seen at any time between May and August. The species flies at night and is attracted to light.
The green <a href="/facts/Larva/GKo2FIew">larva</a>, usually with three reddish stripes, feeds on the <a href="/facts/Flower/7gI5Kefw">flowers</a> of a wide range of <a href="/facts/Plant/X5BMDMvS">plants</a> (see list below). The species overwinters as a <a href="/facts/Pupa/0u7NE8Cq">pupa</a>.

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V-pug