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Chloropteryx tepperaria

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Chloropteryx tepperaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chloropteryx
Species:
C. tepperaria
Binomial name
Chloropteryx tepperaria
(Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Nemoria tepperaria Hulst, 1886

Chloropteryx tepperaria, the angle-winged emerald moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886 and it is found in the southeastern United States.

Description

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Adults

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Like many emerald moths, adults have green wings and a green body with a white area between the eyes. The hindwings have a pointed outer margin, motivating the descriptive English name "angle-winged emerald". Forewings and hindwings each have antemedial and postmedial lines of disconnected, white spots and tan and brown, checkered terminal and costal lines.

Range

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The species' range extends from Texas and Oklahoma in the west to Florida and Pennsylvania in the east.[1][2][3]

Life cycle

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Adults

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Adults have been reported from March to October north of Florida and year-round in Florida.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Species Chloropteryx tepperaria - Angle-winged Emerald - Hodges#7075". BugGuide. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "910658 – 7075 – Chloropteryx tepperaria – Angle-winged Emerald Moth – (Hulst, 1886)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Angle Winged Emerald Moth Chloropteryx tepperaria (Hulst, 1886)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved April 14, 2019.