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Columbian Emerald

Nemoria darwiniata

Photo by Brian38
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47.3075, -122.291

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Description:

Adult: forwing green with straight white PM line and fainter oblique AM line; veins faint, whitish; costa and fringe white; orange dot at apex; thorax green; abdomen light green or brown with white dorsal spots surrounded by reddish-brown ring
hindwing similar but PM line with slight bend in middle; tiny reddish or orange discal spot on all wings (a distinctive feature)

Habitat:

Spotted hiding on a large green leaf in a thick forest. Range is British Columbia to California, east to New Mexico, north to Alberta.

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