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Red-bordered Emerald Moth (Nemoria lixaria)? - Nemoria lixaria -

California (city)/shopping center, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
September 23, 2017

I found this Nemoria sp. this morning. I think it's a Red-bordered Emerald Moth (Nemoria lixaria). Can you confirm? Thanks!

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Contributed by Jane Kostenko on 23 September, 2017 - 6:26pm
Last updated 2 June, 2020 - 5:24pm

Moved

Moved from Nemoria.

Male

… Bob Biagi, 2 June, 2020 - 5:24pm

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Moved

Moved from Emeralds.

… Kyhl Austin, 4 October, 2018 - 6:49pm

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end of the road?

Based on John Gruber's comments below, he was leaning N. lixaria. Is it not possible to get beyond Nemoria based on this photo? If not, what should I be looking for in the future or does it require dissection?

… Jane Kostenko, 5 October, 2018 - 7:58am

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Moved

Moved from Geometrid Moths.

… Kyhl Austin, 18 December, 2017 - 8:37pm

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Moved

Moved from Butterflies and Moths.

… Kyhl Austin, 28 October, 2017 - 11:54pm

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Nemoria, St. Mary's County

Hi Jane - looking closely at your photograph of this Maryland Nemoria I feel fairly confident that it is indeed Nemoria lixaria. We maintain a website of emerald moth species of US - you can see that here - http://moths.friendscentral.org/ and have done a lot of work with Nemoria lixaria - pages on that species are here: http://moths.friendscentral.org/nemoria-lixaria.html. I've collected lots of lixaria right across the bay in the area around the Pocomoke River. Nemoria lixaria and Nemoria bistriaria can be hard to tell apart in areas where they overlap, but given the color of the wings, the bright white spots, the strong red checkering of the wing fringe and the coastal Chesapeake location, I think it's a fair bet that this is indeed lixaria...

… John Gruber, 25 September, 2017 - 1:43pm

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Beyond genus?

The Maryland Biodiversity Project requires an expert to validate ID and you are in the expert category. Is there anything more I can try to find in my pictures that would move you to declare this Nemoria lixaria so I can submit it? Many thanks for your work!

… Jane Kostenko, 28 May, 2018 - 1:30pm

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