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Synchlora? - Synchlora frondaria
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Schimming

Synchlora? - Synchlora frondaria
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
June 17, 2005
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 18 June, 2005 - 4:50pm
Last updated 21 June, 2005 - 6:32pm

Yes. Based on the Degree of Waviness.......
of the lines on the forewings, I'd call it 7059 - Southern Emerald Moth - Synchlora frondaria. The problem is that you are in the zone of overlap with S. aerata, and some hybridization is known to occur. S. frondaria just barely reaches my yard at the very northern limits of its range (southern Maryland). I'll probably see 3-4 per year vs. 100 or more of S. aerata. Ferguson did not find hybrids in our area.
… Bob Patterson, 18 June, 2005 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I've moved it to Synchlora...do you think I should make a species page for it or leave it at the genus level?
… Lynette Schimming, 18 June, 2005 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

 
synchlora
I have to agree with Bob and call it frondaria. I have a good series of both species he mentioned. Aerata seems a bit more "crisp" in its features, where frondaria looks a bit looser or wavier in its line pattern.
… Dennis Profant, 21 June, 2005 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I'll move it there.
… Lynette Schimming, 21 June, 2005 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

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