Moth Photographers Group – Synchlora aerata

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91a0645 – 7058 Synchlora aerata (Fabricius, 1798)

Wavy-lined Emerald

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Asteraceae Betulaceae Bignoniaceae Ericaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Grossulariaceae Hypericaceae[Clusiace.. Host genera: Achillea Ageratum Ambrosia Artemisia Aster[unresolved] Betula Castanea Ceanothus Chamaecrista Chilop... Host extended: low plants (Beadle & Leckie 2012); buds and flowers of a wide variety of plants, most often Asterace... (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	aerata (Fabricius, 1798) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7058 ssp. a. aerata (Fabricius, 1798) (Phalaena) glaucaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Aplodes) gracilaria (Packard, 1873) (Eunemoria) mimicata (Walker, 1866) (Geometra) rubivora (Riley, 1869) (Aplodes) rubivoraria Packard, 1876 (Synchlora) emend.; TL: (no type). rubrifrontaria Packard, 1873 (Synchlora) ssp. b. albolineata Packard, 1873 (Synchlora) albolinearia Packard, 1876 (Synchlora) emend.; TL: (no type). ssp. c. liquoraria Guenée, [1858] (Synchlora) tricoloraria (Packard, 1874) (Eunemoria)

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. 82; pl. 3.57-66. order or free PDF
Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 31.20m; p. 221. Book Review and ordering
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