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

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Synonymy: Synchlora frondaria Guenée, [1858]
Eucrostis albicostaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1870
Nemoria denticularia Walker, 1861
Synchlora excurvaria Packard, 1873
Thalera minuata Walker, 1866
Aplodes pallida Warren, 1900
Synchlora avidaria Pearsall, 1917
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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)
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Synchlora frondaria
© Patrick Coin
Synchlora frondaria
© Alan Chin-Lee
Synchlora frondaria
© Charles Melton
Synchlora frondaria
© Bob Patterson
Synchlora frondaria
© Arlene Ripley
Synchlora frondaria
© Carol Wolf
Synchlora frondaria
15mm – © Jim Vargo
Synchlora frondaria
© Robert Patterson

Synchlora frondaria
© Machele White
pupa
Synchlora frondaria
© Machele White
host plant

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