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Species Xerochlora viridipallens - Hodges#7078

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Emerald - Xerochlora viridipallens Emerald - Xerochlora viridipallens possible Xerochlora viridipallens - Xerochlora viridipallens - male Xerochlora inveterascaria? - Xerochlora viridipallens - male Arizona Moth - Xerochlora viridipallens Arizona Moth - Xerochlora viridipallens Arizona Moth - Xerochlora viridipallens Xerochlora viridipallens - - Xerochlora viridipallens
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

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 Hemitheini
Genus Xerochlora
Species viridipallens (Xerochlora viridipallens - Hodges#7078)

Hodges Number

7078

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Xerochlora viridipallens (Hulst, 1896)
Chlorochlamys volantaria Pearsall, 1906
Synchlora viridipallens Hulst, 1896

Size

forewing length: 9-12 mm (1)

Identification

Description can be found in MONA Fascicle 18-1 at link in citations below. (1)

Range

Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California (1)

Season

mid-July to early September (1)

Internet References

Pinned image at North American Moth Photographers Group.
Friendscentral.org
Pinned image at Moths of Southeastern Arizona.
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

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.
Contributed by Ken Schneider on 10 June, 2009 - 3:35pm
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi, Steve Morris
Last updated 9 September, 2023 - 9:54am

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