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light green moth - Nemoria mimosaria
Copyright © 2012 James Reben

light green moth - Nemoria mimosaria
Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine, USA
June 13, 2012
Contributed by James Reben on 13 June, 2012 - 11:18pm
Last updated 15 June, 2012 - 5:48am

Nemoria mimosaria - White-Fringed Emerald - Hodges #7048
Moved from Moths.

showing some wear, but the white spot on the dorsal of the abdomen base is distinctive.(1)
The species is expected in Maine during June, but this is the first photo posted to the guide from the state.

Thanks
… Maury J. Heiman, 14 June, 2012 - 6:56pm

 
Thanks
for the identification
… James Reben, 15 June, 2012 - 5:49am

Geometridae: Synchlora aerata?
Hmmm...this specimen may resemble the Wavy-lined Emerald (7058), I think.
… Carl Barrentine, 14 June, 2012 - 3:10pm

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