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Species Hethemia pistasciaria - Pistachio Emerald - Hodges#7084

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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 Hemitheini
Genus Hethemia
Species pistasciaria (Pistachio Emerald - Hodges#7084)
Hodges Number
7084
Size
16-31mm wingspan.
Identification
Larva light green inchworm, with a thin reddish dorsal line, and reddish cleft head.

Adult, deep yellowish to grayish green when fresh, turning various yellows greens, orange, or brown. AM and PM lines dotted, white, and inconspicuous. HW squarred off but not sharply pointed.
Range
Southern Canada to Florida and Texas.
Season
adults April-July
Food
Larva eat basswood, birch, blueberry, ironwood, ninebark, willow, oak, and other woody plants.
Print References
(1)Wagner
(2)Covell
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.Caterpillars of Eastern North America
David L. Wagner. 2005. Princeton University Press.
2.Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America
Charles V. Covell, Jr. 2005.
Contributed by tom murray on 27 August, 2005 - 9:10pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2, Kyhl Austin, Steve Morris
Last updated 28 March, 2022 - 11:27am

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