- Nemoria mimosaria
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Nemoria mimosaria Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Geometridae Tribe: Nemoriini Genus: Nemoria Species: N. mimosaria Binomial name Nemoria mimosaria
(Guenée, 1857)Synonyms - Aplodes mimosaria Guenée, 1857
- Iodis tractaria Walker, 1861
- Hipparchiscus venustus Walsh, 1864
- Aplodes approximaria Packard, 1873
- Aplodes latiaria Packard, 1873
- Aplodes coniferaria Packard, 1884
The White-fringed Emerald or Flanged Looper (Nemoria mimosaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to south-eastern Alberta, south to Virginia, Illinois and Texas.
The wingspan is about 26 mm. Adults are on wing from mid to late June.
The larvae feed on various deciduous shrubs and trees and conifer trees, including Betula papyrifera, Abies balsamifera, Salix, Alnus and Myrica asplenifolia.
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