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Southern Emerald

Synchlora frondaria

Photo by AnaMoral
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Description:

According to butterfliesandmoths.org, there is not much information about this cute moth. I have copied what I could find after a saw this beauty on my front porch.
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Geometrinae
Identification: Smaller than Synchlora aerata; pm. Line of forewing more jagged.
Flight: March-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Blackberry, chrysanthemum, Spanish needles and other plants.
Range: Virginia to Florida, west to Texas

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