Red-bordered Emerald Moth

Nemoria lixaria (Guenée in Boisduval and Guenée, 1858) Red-bordered Emerald Moth - Nemoria lixaria (Guenée in Boisduval and Guenée, 1858): https://linda.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/7143
Synonyms
  • Hodges #7033
  • Red-bordered Emerald

Seasonality Snapshot

Description

Note soft lime wings trimmed with lacy red border. Three white abdominal spots also edged in red.

Relationships

Host plants include various oak species and Red Maple.

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Source: Wikipedia

Nemoria lixaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Nemoriini
Genus: Nemoria
Species:
N. lixaria
Binomial name
Nemoria lixaria
(Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858)
Red-bordered Emerald Moth

Nemoria lixaria, the red-bordered emerald, is a species of emerald moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Nemoria lixaria is 7033.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nemoria lixaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Nemoria lixaria". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Nemoria lixaria". Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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