The Moths of Suffolk
1672 Sussex Emerald, Thalera fimbrialis, (Scopoli, 1763)

Local Status : Non-Suffolk species

National Status : RDB

Wingspan details : Forewing 15-16mm, Wingspan 35-39mm

Identification

Confusion species
    AdultCommon Emerald, Hemithea aestivaria

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Dungeness, Kent (3.viii.2002) © Matthew Deans

Life history chart
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Further Photographs

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Dungeness, Kent (19.vii.2003) © Matthew Deans