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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Emeralds (Geometrinae) » Nemoriini » Chlorosea » Chlorosea nevadaria - Hodges#7012 (Chlorosea nevadaria)

Species Chlorosea nevadaria - Hodges#7012

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Chlorosea nevadaria Chlorosea nevadaria cf Chlorosea margaretaria - Chlorosea nevadaria cf Chlorosea margaretaria - Chlorosea nevadaria Chlorosea nevadaria
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)
Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily Geometrinae (Emeralds)
Tribe Nemoriini
Genus Chlorosea
Species nevadaria (Chlorosea nevadaria - Hodges#7012)
Hodges Number
7012
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Chlorosea nevadaria Packard, 1873 (1), (2)
syn. Chlorosea proutaria Pearsall, 1911
Numbers
There are four named Chlorosea species found in America north of Mexico. (3), (1)
Size
Forewing length: (1)
♂ 16.5-19.5 mm
♀ 15.5-19.5 mm
Identification
The postmedial line of the forewing is nearly parallel to the outer margin. The abdomen has no markings. (1)
Range
California, Arizona and Colorado to British Columbia and Alberta. (4), (5), (3), (6), (1)
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Habitat
Usually found at elevations of 5,000 to 9,000 feet.(1)
Season
Adults are most often reported from June to August. (1)
Food
Unknown. (1)
Photo posted on Bug Guide of adult perched on mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius) Nutt.
Life Cycle
Life cycle is unknown.(1)
See Also
Chlorosea banksaria, which is nearly identical but has red markings on the abdomen and is found in the Pacific Coast region.

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Chlorosea margaretaria, in which the postmedial line is oblique, running from the middle of the inner margin towards the apex.
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Compare to other related species on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group
Print References
Ferguson, D.C. 1985. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 18.1, p. 16; pl. 1.1-4.(1)
Packard, 1874. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 16: 31.
Pearsall, 1911. The Canadian Entomologist. 43: 250.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems
Friends' Central School Lepidoptera Research
lepbarcoding.org
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico Fascicle 18.1. Geometroidea, Geometridae (Part), Geometrinae
Douglas C. Ferguson . 1985. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2. A revision of the moths of the subfamily Geometrinae of America north of Mexico (Insecta, Lepidoptera)
Douglas C. Ferguson. 1969. Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale University Bulletin 29.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.Essig Museum of Entomology, California Moth Species List
5. Moths of Rocky Mountain National Park (USGS)
6.Survey of Utah Moth Species
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 19 January, 2012 - 3:36pm
Last updated 24 October, 2013 - 12:05am

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