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Geometridae 91a0646 – 7059   Synchlora frondaria Guenée, [1858]              Southern Emerald

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae Adoxaceae[Caprifoliaceae] Cupressaceae Cyperaceae Euphorbiaceae Fabaceae Lamiaceae Malvaceae Polygonaceae Rosaceae.  Host genera: Ambrosia Ampelaster[=Aster] Aster[unresolved] Balduina Bidens Carphephorus Chrysanthemum Chrysopsis Cirsium Coreopsis Erigeron[=Conyza] Eupatorium Garberia Glycine Helianthus[=Viguiera] Heliopsis Hete...  Notes: low plants (Beadle & Leckie 2012); feeds on flowers (Ferguson 1985a).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: frondaria Guenée, [1858] (Synchlora) - MONA 1983: 7059 ssp. a. frondaria Guenée, [1858] (Synchlora)  albicostaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870) (Eucrostis)  denticularia (Walker, 1861) (Nemoria)  excurvaria Packard, 1873 (Synchlora)  minuata (Walker, 1866) (Thalera)  pallida (Warren, 1900) (Aplodes) ssp. b. avidaria Pearsall, 1917 (Synchlora)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Ferguson, D. C., 1985. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 18.1: p. 85; pl. 3.67-72. order or free PDF Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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