White-fringed emerald

Nemoria mimosaria

''Nemoria mimosaria'', the white-fringed emerald or flanged looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Nova Scotia to south-eastern Alberta, south to Virginia, Illinois, and Texas.
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Appearance

The wingspan is about 26 mm. Adults are on wing from mid to late June.
White-fringed Emerald (Nemoria mimosaria) Habitat: Mesic forest Geotagged,Nemoria mimosaria,Spring,United States,White-fringed emerald,emerald,geometridae,moth,nemoria

Food

The larvae feed on various deciduous shrubs and trees and conifer trees, including ''Betula papyrifera'', ''Abies balsamifera'', ''Salix'', ''Alnus'', and ''Myrica asplenifolia''.

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