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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) » Hemitheini » Mesothea » Day Emerald - Hodges#7085 (Mesothea incertata)
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Emerald Moth - possible Mesothea incertata - Mesothea incertata
Copyright © 2017 Mark Olivier

Emerald Moth - possible Mesothea incertata - Mesothea incertata
Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
May 24, 2015
flushed as I approached it so photos are at a distance and not really crisp. Color on leading edge of frontwings, yet trailing edge appears whitish. Multiple photos re-cropped, slightly darkened and entered as new request for identification.
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Contributed by Mark Olivier on 6 April, 2017 - 9:11am
Last updated 13 January, 2018 - 6:15pm

Moved
Moved from Emeralds.
… Bob Biagi, 13 January, 2018 - 6:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 10 April, 2017 - 12:18am login or register to post comments

Day Emerald Moth
You can rule out the Wavy-lined Emerald Moth, Synchlora aerata, which have a white dorsal stripe on the abdomen.
Check out the fringe and also the leading edge on the wings below.
Mesothea incertata: The wing shape and also the all-green head and body rule out most other choices.
… Bob Biagi, 7 April, 2017 - 1:01am login or register to post comments

 
possible Way-lined Emerald Moth - edited
Bob,
Thanks for the information. I have spent several years learning and documenting the butterfly species of my region. Resources for moth identification are quite limited. I might need to try the local universities' library for reference/resources. Mark
… Mark Olivier, 7 April, 2017 - 10:53am login or register to post comments

 
Better Crops
Yes, please go and ask them about this species. I would like to know what they tell you. If you read the comment history on many of the images, they were not moved there, until an expert helped to define that species choice.
This might be a first for Ontario, on the BugGuide. The MPG range dots have a large splotch around northern Michigan.
… Bob Biagi, 7 April, 2017 - 12:04pm login or register to post comments

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