Geometrinae -​ North American Emerald Moths of the US and Canada
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The list below presents the 74 species of North American Geometrinae from the US and Canada recognized in the Hodges checklist†. Highlighted species offer links to descriptive information and images that may assist in the identification of individual species or provide further information on the species life history or distribution. In addition to the North American species listed below, a few images of some neotropical Geometrinae are presented on the following pages: 
Selected Neotropical Nemoria
Selected Neotropical Chavarriella
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Selected Neotropical Oospila



Pyrochlora
Rhodochlora
Tachychlora
Tachyphyle

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Nemoriini
Chlorosea nevadaria Packard
Chlorosea banksaria Sperry
Chlorosea margaretaria Sperry
Chlorosea roseitacta Prout

​Nemoria bistriaria Hübner *
Nemoria mimosaria (Guenée) *
Nemoria rubrifrontaria (Packard) *
Nemoria tuscarora Ferguson*
Nemoria lixaria (Guenée)*
Nemoria elfa Ferguson
Nemoria bifilata (Walker)
Nemoria outina Ferguson
Nemoria catachloa (Hulst)
Nemoria saturiba Ferguson
Nemoria arizonaria (Grote)
Nemoria darwiniata (Dyar)
Nemoria pulcherrima (B. & McD.)
Nemoria mutaticolor Prout
Nemoria unitaria (Packard)
Nemoria latirosaria (Pearsall)
Nemoria aemularia B. & McD.
Nemoria daedalea Ferguson
Nemoria viridicaria (Hulst)
Nemoria subsequens Ferguson
Nemoria diamesa Ferguson
Nemoria albaria (Grote)

Nemoria pistaciaria (Packard)
Nemoria extremaria (Walker)
Nemoria zelotes Ferguson
Nemoria obliqua (Hulst)
Nemoria splendidaria (Grossbeck)
Nemoria strigataria (Grossbeck)
Nemoria zygotaria (Hulst)
Nemoria leptalea Ferguson
Nemoria caerulescens Prout
Nemoria intensaria (Pearsall)
Nemoria festaria (Hulst)
Nemoria albilineata Cassino
Nemoria glaucomarginaria (B. & McD.)
Nemoria rindgei Ferguson






* = known Pennsylvania species



​Nemoriini (cont'd)
Dichorda iridaria (Guenée)*
Dichorda consequaria (Henry Edwards)
Dichorda illustraria (Hulst)
Dichorda rectaria (Grote)
Phrudocentra centrifugaria (Herrich-Schäffer)

Dichordophorini
Dichordophora phoenix (Prout)

Synchlorini
Synchlora aerata (Fabricius) *
Synchlora frondaria Guenée
Synchlora xysteraria (Hulst)
Synchlora herbaria (Fabricius)
Synchlora cupedinaria (Grote)
Synchlora noel (Sperry)
Synchlora gerularia (Hübner)
Synchlora irregularia (B. & McD.)
Synchlora (Cheteoscelis) bistriaria (Packard)
Synchlora (Cheteoscelis) pectinaria (Grossbeck)
Synchlora (Cheteoscelis) faseolaria (Guenée)
Synchlora (Cheteoscelis) graefiaria (Hulst)

Lophochoristini
Lophochorista lesteraria (Grossbeck)
Eueana niveociliaria (Herrich-Schäffer)

Hemitheini
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria (Guenée) *
Chlorochlamys triangularis Prout
Chlorochlamys appellaria Pearsall
Chlorochlamys phyllinaria (Zeller)
Chloropteryx tepperaria (Hulst)
Chloropteryx nordicaria (Schaus)
Chloropteryx paularia (Möschler)
Xerochlora viridipallens (Hulst)
Xerochlora inveterascaria (Swett)
Xerochlora martinaria (Sperry)
Xerochlora masonaria (Schaus)
Xerochlora mesotheides Ferguson
Hemithea aestivaria (Hübner)
Thalera pistasciaria (Guenée) *
Mesothea incertata (Walker)*



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* = known Pennsylvania species

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  • Home
  • Geometrine Species
    • Chlorosea >
      • Chlorosea banksaria
      • Chlorosea margaretaria
      • Chlorosea roseitacta
    • Nemoria >
      • Nemoria mimosaria
      • Nemoria bistriaria >
        • Nemoria bistriaria larvae
      • Nemoria rubrifrontaria >
        • Nemoria rubrifrontaria larvae
      • Nemoria elfa >
        • Nemoria elfa larvae
      • Nemoria tuscarora >
        • Nemoria tuscarora larvae
      • Nemoria lixaria >
        • Nemoria lixaria larvae
      • Nemoria bifilata >
        • Nemoria bifilata larvae
      • Nemoria catachloa >
        • Nemoria catachloa larvae
      • Nemoria outina >
        • Nemoria outina larvae
      • Nemoria saturiba >
        • Nemoria saturiba larvae
      • Nemoria arizonaria >
        • Nemoria arizonaria larvae
      • Nemoria darwiniata >
        • Nemoria darwiniata larvae
      • Nemoria unitaria >
        • Nemoria unitaria larvae
      • Nemoria pulcherrima >
        • Nemoria pulcherrima larvae
      • Nemoria mutaticolor
      • Nemoria daedalea
      • Nemoria diamesa
      • Nemoria latirosaria
      • Nemoria viridicaria
      • Nemoria subsequens
      • Nemoria albaria
      • Nemoria pistaciaria
      • Nemoria extremaria
      • Nemoria zelotes
      • Nemoria obliqua >
        • Nemoria obliqua larvae
      • Nemoria splendidaria
      • Nemoria zygotaria >
        • Nemoria zygotaria larvae
      • Nemoria intensaria
      • Nemoria leptalea
      • Nemoria caerulescens >
        • Nemoria caerulescens larvae
      • Nemoria strigataria >
        • Nemoria strigataria larvae
      • Nemoria festaria >
        • Nemoria festaria larvae
      • Nemoria albilineata >
        • Nemoria albilineata larvae
      • Nemoria glaucomarginaria >
        • Nemoria glaucomarginaria larvae
      • Nemoria rindgei
    • Dichorda >
      • Dichorda iridaria >
        • Dichorda iridaria larvae
      • Dichorda consequaria
      • Dichorda illustraria >
        • DIchorda illustraria larvae
      • Dichorda rectaria >
        • Dichorda rectaria larvae
    • Dichordophora >
      • Dichordophora phoenix
    • Synchlora >
      • Synchlora cupedinaria
      • Synchlora aerata >
        • Synchlora aerata larvae
      • Synchlora frondaria >
        • Synchlora frondaria larvae
      • Synchlora xysteraria
      • Synchlora herbaria
      • Synchlora noel
      • Synchlora gerularia
      • Synchlora irregularia
      • Synchlora bistriaria
      • Synchlora pectinaria
      • Synchlora faseolaria
      • Synchlora graefiaria
    • Phrudocentra >
      • Phrudocentra centrifugaria
    • Lophochorista >
      • Lophochorista lesteraria
    • Xerochlora >
      • Xerochlora mesotheides
      • Xerochlora viridipallens
      • Xerochlora inveterascaria
      • Xerochlora martinaria
      • Xerochlora masonaria
    • Eueana >
      • Eueana niveociliaria
    • Chlorochlamys >
      • Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria >
        • Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria larvae
      • Chlorochlamys triangularis
      • Chlorochlamys appellaria >
        • Chlorochlamys appellaria larvae
        • Chlorochlamys appellaria genitalia
      • Chlorochlamys phyllinaria
    • Chloropteryx >
      • Chloropteryx tepperaria
      • Chloropteryx nordicaria
      • Chloropteryx paularia
    • Hemithea >
      • Hemithea aestivaria
    • Thalera >
      • Thalera pistasciaria >
        • Thalera pistasciaria larvae
    • Mesothea >
      • Mesothea incertata
  • Other Subfamilies
    • Archiearis infans
    • Campaea perlata
    • Caripeta
    • Eriplatymetra
    • Philtraea
    • Eulithis
    • Hydriomena
    • Stamnodes
    • Cyclophora pendulinaria
  • Immature Stages
  • FCS Research
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