# V-pug

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{{short description|Species of moth}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = V-pug
| image = Chloroclystis v-ata01.jpg
| taxon = Chloroclystis v-ata
| authority = ([Haworth](/source/Adrian_Hardy_Haworth), 1809)<ref>{{cite web |last=Yu |first=Dicky Sick Ki |url=http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82853664 |title=''Chloroclystis v-ata'' (Haworth 1809) |website=Home of Ichneumonoidea |publisher=Taxapad |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325101609/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82853664 |archive-date=25 March 2016 |access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref>
| synonyms ={{Specieslist
 |Phalaena v-ata|Haworth, 1809
 |Geometra coronata|Hubner, 1813
 |Chloroclystis lanceolata|Vorbrodt & Muller-Rutz, 1914
 |Eupithecia stabiensis|Stauder, 1929
 |Eupithecia lucinda|Butler, 1879
 }}
}}
The '''v-pug''' ('''''Chloroclystis v-ata''''') is a [moth](/source/moth) of the family [Geometridae](/source/Geometridae). It is found throughout the [Palearctic](/source/Palearctic) region, the [Near East](/source/Near_East) and North [Africa](/source/Africa). It is well distributed in the [British Isles](/source/British_Isles) except for the north of [Scotland](/source/Scotland). The species was [first described](/source/Species_description) by [Adrian Hardy Haworth](/source/Adrian_Hardy_Haworth) in 1809.
thumb|left|200px|Larva

The forewings of newly emerged adults are green with a characteristic V-shaped black mark which is part of a crossline. The green colouring fades over time but the markings, small size ({{convert|14|–|19|mm|abbr=on}}) and triangular resting posture make this an easy species to identify. The hindwings are greyish white.<ref>Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) ''The Macrolepidoptera of the World''. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.[https://archive.org/details/macrolepidoptera1216seit pdf]</ref><ref>Jaan Viidalepp and Axel Hausmann, 2013 In: Axel Hausmann (Hrsg.): ''The Geometrid Moths of Europe''. 1. Auflage. Volume 3: Larentiinae I. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2013, {{ISBN|978-90-04-26097-9}}</ref>

Either one or two broods are produced each year and adults can be seen at any time between May and August. The species flies at night and is attracted to light.

The green [larva](/source/larva), usually with three reddish stripes, feeds on the [flower](/source/flower)s of a wide range of [plant](/source/plant)s (see list below). The species overwinters as a [pupa](/source/pupa).

==Subspecies==
*''Chloroclystis v-ata lucinda'' <small>(Butler, 1879)</small>
*''Chloroclystis v-ata relicta'' <small>Krogerus, 1996</small>

==Recorded food plants==
*''[Achillea](/source/Achillea)'' - yarrow
*''[Angelica](/source/Angelica)''
*''Artemisia'' - [mugwort](/source/mugwort)
*''[Clematis](/source/Clematis)''
*''[Eupatorium](/source/Eupatorium)''
*''[Ligustrum](/source/Ligustrum)'' - [privet](/source/privet)
*''[Lysimachia](/source/Lysimachia)''
*''[Lythrum](/source/Lythrum)''
*''[Rubus](/source/Rubus)''
*''[Sambucus](/source/Sambucus)'' - elder
*''[Solidago](/source/Solidago)'' - goldenrod

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*Chinery, Michael ''Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe'' 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
*Skinner, Bernard ''Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles'' 1984

==External links==
{{Commons category|Chloroclystis v-ata}}
*[https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=156 V-pug at ''UKMoths'']
*[https://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Chloroclystis_V-Ata ''Lepiforum e.V.'']
*[http://vlindernet.nl/vlindersoort.php?vlinderid=286&vq=Chloroclystis ''De Vlinderstichting''] {{in lang|nl}}

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Category:Chloroclystis
Category:Moths described in 1809
Category:Moths of Japan
Category:Moths of Europe
Category:Moths of Asia
Category:Taxa named by Adrian Hardy Haworth

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