Nemoria mimosaria, the white-fringed emerald or flanged looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found from Nova Scotia to south-eastern Alberta, south to Virginia, Illinois, and Texas.

Nemoria mimosaria
Caterpillar stage
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Nemoria
Species:
N. mimosaria
Binomial name
Nemoria mimosaria
(Guenée, [1858])
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

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  1. ^ Cotinis (May 26, 2020). "Species Nemoria mimosaria - White-Fringed Emerald - Hodges#7048". BugGuide. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
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