#common emerald

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Emerald moth (hemithea aestivaria)

Have you seen the common emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onAug 15, 2025

[onenicebugperday]

@trupowieszcz submitted: hi! i'd appreciate help in id'ing this particular friend, i know she's a geometer moth but i cant find the exact species :) found in central poland

Hi there! Geometers can be hard since there are so many of them and they often look so similar. This one appears to be an emerald in the subfamily Geometrinae, and mayyyybe a common emerald, Hemithea aestivaria.

[spilt-teaa]

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[onenicebugperday]

Anonymous submitted: I found this handsome friend on the side of a house here in [removed]. This is the only green moth I've ever seen here, and I was very pleased with it. I looked at a bunch of green moths online, but none of them had the striped border on the wings. Any thoughts?

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Thank you

I have thoughts! And those thoughts are that this moth is beautiful and I love them. It’s an emerald geometer! Specifically a common emerald, Hemithea aestivaria :)

[onenicebugperday]

@smokee78​ submitted: Hi! These lil guys are from (roughly) Vancouver, Canada! I tried finding an ID but couldn't find a match other than a moth from Africa??? Id love to know who they are! :3

Hello! They’re geometer moths! Specifically common emeralds :)

[lycomorpha]

Emerald moths to improve your day - 3: common emerald

Called common, but for me at least it's an infrequent visitor. Its caterpillars eat a similar range of shrubby plants and trees to the light emerald. They're also very good twig mimics and you can see in these photos by Kjeld Brem (find the originals here and here on Flickr)

Look at it's adorable little mush!

Such a good moth. I hope I get some more visit this year.

[lepidopteric]

Common Emerald, Hemithea aestivaria.