Red-fronted Emerald Moth
Nemoria rubrifrontaria Packard, 1873
Red-fronted Emerald Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7146
Synonyms
Hodges #7047 
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Relationships

Host plants include Winged Sumac (Database of World's Lepidopteran Host Plants).

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7 Records

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Nemoria rubrifrontaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Nemoria
Species:
N. rubrifrontaria
Binomial name
Nemoria rubrifrontaria
(Packard, 1873)

Nemoria rubrifrontaria, the red-fronted emerald, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae (geometrid moths), in the superfamily Geometroidea (geometrid and swallowtail moths).[1][2] The species was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1873.[3] It is found in North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Nemoria rubrifrontaria is 7047.[4][5]

The species has pink eggs. Larvae appear to mimic the leaves of sweet fern, and go through five instars.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Nemoria rubrifrontaria Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. ^ a b "Nemoria rubrifrontaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. ^ "Nemoria rubrifrontaria Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  5. ^ "Nemoria rubrifrontaria, Red-fronted Emerald - Hodges#7047". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  6. ^ Wilson, Louis; Heaton, George (3 October 2017). "Notes on the Life cycle of Nemoria Rubrifrontaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". The Great Lakes Entomologist. 7 (4). ISSN 0090-0222. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

Further reading

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  • Ross H. Arnett. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). 1016.
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