small grass emerald vs Southern Grass Emerald

Chlorissa viridata compared with Chlorissa cloraria

Key Differences

• small grass emerald is Vulnerable while Southern Grass Emerald is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small grass emerald	Southern Grass Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Geometridae	Geometridae
Genus same	Chlorissa	Chlorissa
Species	Chlorissa viridata	Chlorissa cloraria

Evolutionary Relationship

small grass emerald and Southern Grass Emerald share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chlorissa.

Conservation Status

small grass emerald

VU — Vulnerable

Southern Grass Emerald

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small grass emerald	Southern Grass Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

small grass emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Southern Grass Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium