Red-fringed emerald

Nemoria bistriaria

''Nemoria bistriaria'', the red-fringed emerald or two-striped emerald, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from New Brunswick to Florida, west to Texas, north to Ontario.
Red-fringed Emerald - Nemoria bistriaria About 20-25 mm. Green moth with an orange/brown border and abdominal spots. Attracted to a moth light in a rural area. Geotagged,Nemoria,Nemoria bistriaria,Summer,United States,moth,moth week 2018,nemoria bistriaria

Appearance

The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are on wing from March to October in the south and from May to August in the north. There are at least two generations per year.

The species occurs in a seasonal brown form where the green colour of the wings is entirely replaced by a light coffee colour.
Red-fringed Emerald - Nemoria bistriaria Attracted to an LED light in a rural area. Geotagged,Moth Week 2021,Nemoria bistriaria,Red-fringed emerald,Summer,United States

Naming

*''Nemoria bistriaria bistriaria''
⤷ ''Nemoria bistriaria siccifolia''
Red-fringed Emerald (Spring Form) - Nemoria bistriaria This emerald moth was a reddish brown color rather than the usual green. This species is green in the summer, but has a spring form, which is described as being light, coffee brown. Habitat: Attracted to a 365 + 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area 2022(15) Geometridae,Geotagged,Nemoria,Nemoria bistriaria,Red-fringed emerald,Spring,United States,moth

Food

The larvae of ssp. ''siccifolia'' feed on ''Quercus alba'', while larvae of the nominate subspecies have been recorded on ''Juglans nigra'', ''Betula nigra'' and ''Quercus''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusNemoria
SpeciesN. bistriaria
Photographed in
United States of America