V-pug
Chloroclystis v-ata
Name means: “after the black V-shaped mark on its front wings”
The V-pug is a tiny moth with green front wings and a black V-shaped mark. When it rests, it holds its wings in a neat triangle. Its green colour slowly fades as the moth gets older.
Lives in
Europe, Asia and North Africa, in gardens, hedges and woods
Wingspan
1.4 to 1.9 cm (0.55 to 0.75 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat the flowers of many plants, like yarrow, elder, privet and goldenrod.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 39 seconds
How big is V-pug compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
V-pug about 9.6 km/h (6 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its caterpillar is green, usually with three reddish stripes.
2
It flies at night and is drawn to lights.
3
It spends the winter as a pupa.
4
You can see adults from May to August.
you asked
Most asked questions about V-pug
?How can you recognise a V-pug?
Look for a tiny green moth with a black V on its front wings, resting in a triangle shape.
?What does the V-pug eat?
Its caterpillars eat the flowers of many plants, like elder and goldenrod.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Chloroclystis v-ata
- Named by
- Haworth, 1809
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Geometridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Geometridae
- Lives on
- Europe, Asia, Africa
Where the facts come from
- V-pug (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Ben Sale from UK. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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