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Emerald - Synchlora aerata - male
Copyright © 2016 Heidi Eaton

Emerald - Synchlora aerata - Male
Cheyenne Mtn State Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
June 4, 2016
Size: ~20mm
The very jagged lines and white wing veins are leading me toward S. frondaria, but that would be a record for CO. I'm not sure that species has red on the edge of the wing like this one either. Any ideas?
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Contributed by Heidi Eaton on 7 June, 2016 - 8:25pm
Last updated 13 January, 2018 - 6:17pm

Moved
Moved from Emeralds.
… Bob Biagi, 13 January, 2018 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

Wavy-lined Emerald?
Your photo is somewhat underexposed, but from what I can detect I can say that this is not a Synchlora frondaria (lines not jagged enough and take different tracks across the wings). A better fit, in my opinion, would be #7058 Synchlora aerata that may sometimes have a reddish tinged costa like this one.
… Peter Homann, 1 January, 2017 - 10:30am login or register to post comments

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