Cypress Emerald Moth
Nemoria elfa Ferguson, 1969
Cypress Emerald Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7141
Synonyms
Hodges #7029 
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Host plant is Bald Cypress.

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Nemoria elfa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Nemoria
Species:
N. elfa
Binomial name
Nemoria elfa
Ferguson, 1969

Nemoria elfa, the cypress emerald moth, is a species of emerald in the family Geometridae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Nemoria elfa is 7029.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Nemoria elfa Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Nemoria elfa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Nemoria elfa Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b "North American Moth Photographers Group, Nemoria elfa". Retrieved 6 February 2018.

Further reading

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  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid moths of the world: a catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). CSIRO Publishing. p. 1016. ISBN 0643063048.