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Photo#456600
Southern Emerald Moth?   - Synchlora aerata - male

Southern Emerald Moth? - Synchlora aerata - Male
Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA
September 19, 2010

Moved
Moved from Synchlora.

Moved
Moved from Moths.
Wish I could help you. Let us keep it among the emeralds at least.

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Moved from ID Request.

Wavy is right…
The southern emerald has more jagged AM and PM lines than the wavy-lined one.

See reference here.

Probably a Wavy-lined Emerald
I think this is probably a Wavy-lined Emerald - Hodges#7058 (Synchlora aerata) based on the location. Take a look at the data maps for the two species.

Southern Emerald Moth
Southern Emerald Moth

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