Nemoria rubrifrontaria, the red-fronted emerald, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae (geometrid moths), in the superfamily Geometroidea (geometrid and swallowtail moths).[1][2] The species was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1873.[3] It is found in North America.[2]
| Nemoria rubrifrontaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Nemoria |
| Species: | N. rubrifrontaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Nemoria rubrifrontaria (Packard, 1873)
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The MONA or Hodges number for Nemoria rubrifrontaria is 7047.[4][5]
The species has pink eggs. Larvae appear to mimic the leaves of sweet fern, and go through five instars.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Nemoria rubrifrontaria Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ a b "Nemoria rubrifrontaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ "Nemoria rubrifrontaria Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ^ "Nemoria rubrifrontaria, Red-fronted Emerald - Hodges#7047". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ Wilson, Louis; Heaton, George (3 October 2017). "Notes on the Life cycle of Nemoria Rubrifrontaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". The Great Lakes Entomologist. 7 (4). ISSN 0090-0222. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
Further reading
edit- Ross H. Arnett. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). 1016.