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Southern emerald moth - Synchlora frondaria - female
Copyright © 2008 Carmen Champagne

Southern emerald moth - Synchlora frondaria - Female
Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
September 3, 2008
Attracted to our porch light... I can't tell the difference between Wavy-lined emerald and Southern emerald .
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Contributed by Carmen Champagne on 27 January, 2009 - 2:06pm
Last updated 28 January, 2009 - 9:33pm

Southern...
From what I can deduce after scouring professional moth expert websites, the southern emerald has more jagged AM and PM lines than the wavy-lined emerald (more curved lines might be a better way to describe it). I realize this goes against any rational thinking, but that's what these websites have stated. So that makes this one a southern emerald and a female as well. This also means, of course, that many of these moths have probably been misidentified in this guide.
… Ross Hill, 28 January, 2009 - 5:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Very interesting.
Thanks so much for the information. Maybe someone should add it to the guide page for Synchlora?
… Carmen Champagne, 28 January, 2009 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

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