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Geometridae 91a0636 – 7048   Nemoria mimosaria (Guenée, [1858])              White-Fringed Emerald

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Betulaceae Fagaceae Lauraceae Malvaceae[Tiliaceae] Myricaceae Oleaceae Pinaceae Rosaceae Salicaceae ..  Host genera: Abies Acer Alnus Betula Carpinus Comptonia Crataegus Fagus Fraxinus Larix Morella Myrica[unresolved]...  Host extended: various trees (Beadle & Leckie 2012); Many trees & shrubs ().  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: mimosaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Aplodes) - MONA 1983: 7048 approximaria (Packard, 1873) (Aplodes) coniferaria (Packard, 1884) (Aplodes) latiaria (Packard, 1873) (Aplodes) tractaria (Walker, 1861) (Iodis) venustus (Walsh, 1864) (Hipparchiscus)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Ferguson, D. C., 1985. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 18.1: p. 66; pl. 3.25-29. order or free PDF Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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