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Red-bordered Emerald

Nemoria sp.

Photo by LuisStevens
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22.1884, -100.568

Field Notes

Description:

Green moth, about 50 mm wide ( 2 inches), in a oak and pine forest.
In the second picture, the moth is all green with no brown spots in the middle.

Reference Links:

Species Nemoria lixaria - Red-bordered Emerald - Hodges#7033 - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Emerald moth

Hemithea sp.

Reference Link
NuwanChathuranga
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Nemoria sp.
bayucca
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Comments (7)
LuisStevens
I changed it to Nemoria sp., Thanks Bayucca.
bayucca
I still would go with Nemoria sp. unless we are sure it is really Lixaria. Some more informations and links: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/34152149
LuisStevens
Yes Bayucca, you are right about the location, but they look pretty close. I appreciate very much your help.
bayucca
I am not sure if Lixaria is found in Mexico. According to funet and MPG not. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7033 http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/geometrinae/nemoria/index.html#lixaria Besides this it looks quite fine...
LuisStevens
Thank you Bayucca and Nuwan. With your pointers I think the ID is Red-bordered Emerald Nemoria lixaria http://bugguide.net/node/view/4509/bgimage
bayucca
From the form of the hindwings it is not Hemithea, which is more "triangular". I think it is a Nemoria species, Nemoria bistriaria looks similar, but Nemoria is a tricky genus with several very similar ones. http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxid=15463

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PublishedFebruary 22, 2012

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