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''Pseudoips prasinana'', the green silver-lines is a 
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Chloephorinae Moths described in 1758 Moths of Asia Moths of Europe Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Nolidae-stub
''Pseudoips prasinana'', the green silver-lines is a moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
of the family Nolidae
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull coloration, the main distinguishing feature being a silk cocoon with a vertical exit slit. The group is sometimes known as tuft moths, aft ...
, common in wooded regions, and having a wingspan of 30–35 mm. It is found in the Palearctic realm
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The ...
(North and Central Europe, Russia, Siberia, Korea, Japan).
Technical description and variation
Forewing yellow green; costal edge pink, diffused towards apex; inner marginal area pink-suffused, except towards base; inner and outer lines oblique, darker green, conversely edged with white, the outer sometimes pink; subterminal line white, curved into apex: fringe pink with a white line at base; hindwing yellow; fringe pale pink, white at tips from apex to vein 2: abdomen white, dorsally suffused with yellow; in the female the abdomen is white, tinged with brown at base: forewing with costal edge white, and inner margin yellow; hindwing white. In the British form, subspecies ''P. p. britannica'' subsp. nov. (53 k), all the three lines are silvery white; the costal and inner margins in the male reddish only at apex and tornus respectively; in the ab. ''P. p. rufilinea'' ab. nov. (= ab. 2 Hmps.) (53 k) the outer line is marked with red. Larva apple green coarsely shagreened with yellow; the subdorsal line yellow; segment 2 red rimmed in front.Similar species
*''Bena bicolorana
''Bena bicolorana'', the scarce silver-lines, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Johann Kaspar Füssli in 1775. It is found in Europe Turkey, Armenia, Asia Minor and Syria.
Technical description and variation
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Biology
The moth flies from June to July depending on the locationstridulating
Stridulation is the act of producing sound by rubbing together certain body parts. This behavior is mostly associated with insects, but other animals are known to do this as well, such as a number of species of fish, snakes and spiders. The mech ...
on the wing.
In August the larvae feed on oak
An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...
, birch
A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech- oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 3 ...
and several other deciduous trees.
References
Further reading
*South R. (1907). ''The Moths of the British Isles'', (First Series), Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London & NY.External links
Green silver-lines at UKmoths
www.lepiforum.de
Chloephorinae Moths described in 1758 Moths of Asia Moths of Europe Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Nolidae-stub