Subfamily Geometrinae - Emeralds

Classification · Identification · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Showy Emerald Caterpillar - Dichorda iridaria

Synchlora species - 4th instar larva - Synchlora frondaria - male

inch worm covered in flowers - Synchlora

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Geometroidea

Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)

Subfamily Geometrinae (Emeralds)

Identification

Small moths named for their delicate green color; a few are yellowish or have brownish spring forms. M2 arises distinctly above middle of discal cells in FW and HW.

Print References

(1)

Internet References

Friends' Central School

Works Cited

1.	Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths By Charles V. Covell

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 4 April, 2005 - 2:19am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 6 January, 2006 - 6:00pm

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