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Species Synchlora frondaria - Southern Emerald Moth - Hodges#7059

Synchlora species - final instar larva - Synchlora frondaria

Southern Emerald Moth - Synchlora frondaria

Southern Emerald Moth - Final instar - Synchlora frondaria - male

Southern Emerald Moth - Cocoon - Synchlora frondaria - male

Caterpillar to Moth - Synchlora frondaria

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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)

Tribe Synchlorini

Genus Synchlora

Species frondaria (Southern Emerald Moth - Hodges#7059)

Hodges Number

7059

Size

wingspan: 15mm

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - species page with photographs of life cycle and pinned adults.

Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 21 June, 2005 - 6:32pm
Additional contributions by jvandyk, Maury Heiman
Last updated 6 August, 2009 - 6:06pm

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