Hemistola chrysoprasaria (Esper, 1795)
(Small Emerald)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHemistola chrysoprasaria (Small Emerald)
SubfamilyGEOMETRINAE (a subfamily of geometer moths)
FamilyGEOMETRIDAE (geometrids, carpets, pugs and loopers)
SuperfamilyGEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hemistola chrysoprasaria (Small Emerald) :
1: Hemistola chrysoprasaria (Small Emerald)
29 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Adult, at MV light
Image 1: Adult - lateral view - wings together - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - lateral view - wings together - natural background (2)
2: Hemistola chrysoprasaria (Small Emerald)
28 Jul 2001 OSGR: SU88 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Bucks (VC 24) England
at light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - artificial background
3: Hemistola chrysoprasaria (Small Emerald)
29 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on garage wall after light left on all night
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 2: Adult - ventral view - pale background

Hemistola chrysoprasaria (Small Emerald) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hemistola chrysoprasaria (Small Emerald)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hemistola chrysoprasaria (Small Emerald)
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