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The White-fringed Emerald is a generalist and host plants are varied. Hardwoods and conifers, along with various shrubs, and other flowering plants have been noted as host plants.
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A White-fringed Emerald in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/18/2013).
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Scott Housten.
A White-fringed Emerald Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/29/2014).
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Matt Tillett.
A White-fringed Emerald Moth in Preston Co., West Virginia (6/14/2008).
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Jim Brighton.
A White-fringed Emerald Moth in Talbot Co., Maryland (7/31/2014). Identified by Tim Reichard.
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Jim Brighton.
Source: Wikipedia
Nemoria mimosaria | |
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Caterpillar stage | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Nemoria |
Species: | N. mimosaria
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Binomial name | |
Nemoria mimosaria (Guenée, [1858])
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Nemoria mimosaria, the white-fringed emerald or flanged looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found from Nova Scotia to south-eastern Alberta, south to Virginia, Illinois, and Texas.
The wingspan is about 26 mm. Adults are on wing from mid to late June.
The larvae feed on various deciduous shrubs and trees and conifer trees, including Betula papyrifera, Abies balsamifera, Salix, Alnus, and Myrica asplenifolia.
References
[edit]- ^ Cotinis (May 26, 2020). "Species Nemoria mimosaria - White-Fringed Emerald - Hodges#7048". BugGuide. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
External links
[edit]- "910629.00 – 7048 – Nemoria mimosaria – White-Fringed Emerald Moth – (Guenée, [1858])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- Schmidt, B. C. (August 2003). "Species Details Nemoria mimosaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- Moths of Maryland