Chlorissa viridata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Makhov, Ilya, 2023, Geometridae (Lepidoptera) of the Baikal region: identification keys and annotated catalogue with notes to DNA barcoding. Part 2. Archiearinae, Geometrinae, Sterrhinae, Zootaxa 5294 (1), pp. 1-120 : 41

13. Chlorissa viridata (Linnaeus, 1758)

(adults Fig. 18C ; male gen. Figs. 35D, 35E, 35H, 35I , 36A, 36B, 36I, 36J ; female gen. Fig. 38F )

Chlorissa viridata: Berlov & Berlov, 2006: 103 ; 2008: 50; Gordeeva & Gordeev, 2007: 129; 2020: 66; Mironov et al., 2008: 206; Beljaev & Mironov, 2019: 255.

Chlorissa viridata viridata: Viidalepp, 1996: 63 .

Material examined. Irkutskaya Oblast: Lavrentyevo, 14. VI.2012, 4 ♁; same loc., 13–16. VI.2018, 1 ♀; same loc., 19. VI.2011, 1 ♁; same loc., 31. V.2018, 1 ♁ ( GenBank ID: OK641948 ); B. Koty, 2.VII.2012, 1 ♁; Pomortseva, 11. VI.2015, 2 ♁; Rodnik, 13. VI.2016, 1 ♁ (GenBank ID: OK641947 ); Ust-Ordynsky, 8. VI.2016, 2 ♁ (GenBank ID: OK156231 , OK156232), 1 spms., I. Makhov; Listvyanka, 30.VII.1953, 1 ♀, Popova [ ZIN].

Distribution. Euro–Siberian, temperate. From Kaliningradskaya Oblast to Irkutskaya Oblast. Outside Russia in Europe, countries of central Asia.

Hostplants: Betula , Salix , Crataegus , Prunus , Vaccinium , Ledum palustre and others deciduous trees and shrubs, sometimes herbs ( Potentilla , Galium , Hieracium , Artemisia , Ononis ) ( Hausmann 2001).

Figures

FIGURE 18. Adults of Siberian Geometrinae. A—Hemithea aestivaria; B—Dyschloropsis impararia; C—Chlorissa viridata; D—C. obliterata.

FIGURE 35. Male genitalia of Siberian Geometrinae. A—Thalera chlorosaria; B, C—Dyschloropsis impararia; D, E, H, I—Chlorissa viridata; F, G, J—C. obliterata. A, B, D, F—genital segment; C, E, G—phallos; H–J—sternite A8. Scale bar—1 mm.

FIGURE 36. Male genitalia of Siberian Geometrinae. A–D, I, J—Chlorissa viridata; E–H, K, L—C. obliterata. A, B, E, F—vinculum, lateral view; C, D, G, H—phallos; I–L—left valva. Scale bar—1 mm.

FIGURE 38. Female genitalia of Siberian Geometrinae. A—Jodis lactearia; B—J. putata; C—Thalera fimbrialis; D—T. chlorosaria; E—Dyschloropsis impararia; F—Chlorissa viridata; G—C. obliterata. Scale bar—1 mm.