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Veined Emerald

Chlorocoma carenaria

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

This emerald moth has a wing span of 40 mm. The wings are plain green but have well marked venation. Both wings have a thin pale curved sub-marginal line; the line is more jagged on the hind wings. <br>
The abdomen has a strong pale median line on the dorsal side.

Habitat:

Spotted under garden lights - warm night.

Notes:

Larvae of this species have been found on Acacia species. <br>

Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Geometrinae

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