Columbian Emerald

Nemoria darwiniata

"Nemoria darwiniata", the Columbian emerald, is a species of emerald moth in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904 and it is found in North America.
A Night Time Visitor! Another new one for me! I am quite sure this N. darwiniata rather than N. lixaria due to our location on the west coast of North America. I was surprised to see the red markings on the body. I didn’t notice them when looking at this moth in the light of our back door light. Nemoria darwiniata, Columbian Emerald, Darwin’s Emerald. Canada,Columbian Emerald,Darwin’s Emerald,Geotagged,Nemoria darwiniata,Summer

Naming

There are two subspecies:
⤷  "Nemoria darwiniata darwiniata" g
⤷  "Nemoria darwiniata punctularia" Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 c g
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusNemoria
SpeciesN. darwiniata
Photographed in
Canada