{{short description|Species of moth}} {{Speciesbox | name = V-pug | image = Chloroclystis v-ata01.jpg | taxon = Chloroclystis v-ata | authority = (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 of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa. It is well distributed in the British Isles except for the north of Scotland. The species was first described by 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, usually with three reddish stripes, feeds on the flowers of a wide range of plants (see list below). The species overwinters as a pupa.
==Subspecies== *''Chloroclystis v-ata lucinda'' <small>(Butler, 1879)</small> *''Chloroclystis v-ata relicta'' <small>Krogerus, 1996</small>
==Recorded food plants== *''Achillea'' - yarrow *''Angelica'' *''Artemisia'' - mugwort *''Clematis'' *''Eupatorium'' *''Ligustrum'' - privet *''Lysimachia'' *''Lythrum'' *''Rubus'' *''Sambucus'' - elder *''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