Nemoria mimosaria


Nemoria mimosaria, the white-fringed emerald or flanged looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Nova Scotia to south-eastern Alberta, south to Virginia, Illinois, and Texas.

Nemoria mimosaria
Caterpillar stage
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Tribe:
Nemoriini
Genus:
Nemoria
Species:
N. mimosaria
Binomial name
Nemoria mimosaria
(Guenée, [1858])[1]
Synonyms
  • Aplodes mimosaria Guenée, 1857
  • Iodis tractaria Walker, 1861
  • Hipparchiscus venustus Walsh, 1864
  • Aplodes approximaria Packard, 1873
  • Aplodes latiaria Packard, 1873
  • Aplodes coniferaria Packard, 1884

The wingspan is about 26 mm. Adults are on wing from mid to late June.

The larvae feed on various deciduous shrubs and trees and conifer trees, including Betula papyrifera, Abies balsamifera, Salix, Alnus, and Myrica asplenifolia.

Adult specimen

References
  1. Nemoria mimosaria - White-Fringed Emerald - Hodges#7048, Bug Guide


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