Green Pug
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Pasiphila rectangulata
Variably common & widespread through Britain.
The stout Larva is green with a reddish stripe and feeds on the flowers of various Rosaceae including apple, blackthorn, cherry, hawthorn, pear and quince.
The species overwinters as an egg.
Typically this species has green wings with distinct dark bars but it can be quite variable and is often mostly dark brown with little green.
The green coloration also fades over time.
"Green, more or less dulled with black, the lines black, the postmedian forming sharper angles than in the two following (C. debiliata, C. agitata).
Underside very sharply marked.
It flies at night in June and July and is attracted to light.