Butterfly or moth
Light Emerald
Campaea margaritaria · Geometridae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsJun–Augmost records
Records330,238in 10 countries
Most seen inUnited Kingdom226,266 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Light Emerald in brief
The light emerald (Campaea margaritaria) is a butterfly or moth of the Geometridae family — species of moth.
Across the 10 countries we cover it has 330,238 published records, most of them from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Switzerland. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in June, July and August and fall to their lowest in February and November.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United Kingdom226,266 records · best Jul, Jun
Netherlands51,152 records · best Aug, May
Switzerland18,606 records · best Jun, Jul
Germany17,762 records · best Jun, Aug
Denmark7,503 records · best Jun, Sep
Austria6,735 records · best Jun, Jul
Luxembourg856 records · best Jun, Jul
Belgium845 records · best Aug, Jun
Czechia374 records · best Jun, Aug
Liechtenstein139 records · best Jun, Aug
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All butterflies & mothsMore of the Geometridae family
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