Images below show representative eggs, larvae and pupae of members of the subfamily. Our lab has reared over 30 species of North American Geometrine moths. For specific images and pages about the immatures stages of individual species, choose any of the links from this list:   

Chlorosea nevadaria larvae,
Nemoria lixaria larvae, 
Nemoria bistriaria larvae,
Nemoria bifilata larvae,
Nemoria rubrifrontaria larvae,
​Nemoria saturiba larvae, 
Nemoria tuscarora larvae, 
Nemoria outina larvae

Nemoria catachloa larvae
​Nemoria elfa larvae,
​Nemoria obliqua larvae,
​Nemoria caerulescens larvae,
​Nemoria arizonaria larvae,
Nemoria pulcherrima larvae, Nemoria darwiniata larvae, Nemoria glaucomarginaria larvae

Nemoria zygotaria larvae
Nemoria festaria larvae, Nemoria albilineata larvae, Nemoria strigataria larvae,
​Nemoria unitaria larvae,
Dichorda illustraria larvae, Dichorda iridaria larvae, 

Dichorda rectaria larvae
​Chlorochlamys appellaria larvae,
​Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria larvae,
​Hethemia pistasciaria larvae, Synchlora aerata larvae, Synchlora frondaria larvae

OVA

Red ovum of Nemoria bistriaria shortly after oviposition

Green Chloropteryx paularia ova

Pale ova of Hethemia pistasciaria

Red Nemoria glaucomarginaria ova on oak twig

Orange Nemoria tuscarora ova on Hypericum

Orange Nemoria albilineata ova on Rhus

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LARVAE

Chloropteryx paularia on Lantana flowers. Parent female collected N. Andros Island, Bahamas.

Eueana niveociliaria on Rhamnus

Nemoria saturiba on sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua

Nemoria obliqua on sumac

Nemoria festaria on oak

Synchlora frondaria on Chrysanthemum

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PUPAE

Green Nemoria tuscarora pupa

Nemoria elfa, prepupal stage, building needle and silk loose cocoon

Nemoria saturiba pupa in leaf shelter

Blue Chlorochlamys appellaria pupa after feeding on Ageratum flowers

Nemoria albilineata pupa, greenwing in wing case, one day before adult emergence

Nemoria zygotaria, brown pupa on twig