Red-bordered Emerald
Nemoria lixaria (Guenée, 1857)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Geometrinae
Identification: Wings pale green with jagged white am. and pm. lines and red terminal lines. Tiny black discal dots on all wings; fringe checkered red and white. Abdominal spots white ringed with red. Melanic specimens brownish green with dark brown lines and fringe.
Wing Span: 2-3 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April-June and July-October northward; all year in the southern U.S. states.
Caterpillar Hosts: Red oak.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Coastal New Jersey to Florida, west to Arkansas and eastern Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 123 verified sightings
Observation date: May 26, 2021
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Virginia, United States, York County
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 12, 2021
Observation date: May 05, 2021
Submitted by: Kland90
Region: Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 09, 2021
Observation date: Mar 16, 2021
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 19, 2021
Observation date: Jan 26, 2021
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jan 27, 2021
Observation date: Mar 14, 2019
Submitted by: jhorrell
Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 24, 2020
Observation date: Apr 17, 2019
Submitted by: johnmiller
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 13, 2020
Observation date: Nov 07, 2020
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Newport News, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 14, 2020
Observation date: Sep 26, 2017
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 11, 2020
Observation date: Oct 25, 2020
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 26, 2020
Observation date: Oct 14, 2020
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 23, 2020
Observation date: Aug 13, 2020
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 22, 2020
Observation date: Aug 27, 2020
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 29, 2020
Observation date: Jul 08, 2020
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 17, 2020
Observation date: May 21, 2020
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 30, 2020
Observation date: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: Brittanie
Region: New York County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 20, 2020
Observation date: May 28, 2020
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 28, 2020
Observation date: May 22, 2020
Submitted by: TioCeBoji
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 22, 2020
Observation date: May 02, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe (Elizabeth Anderegg)
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 02, 2020
Observation date: Apr 25, 2020
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 01, 2020
Observation date: Mar 19, 2020
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 28, 2020
Observation date: Sep 30, 2019
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 13, 2019
Observation date: Sep 27, 2019
Submitted by: gogasa
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 28, 2019
Observation date: Jun 08, 2019
Submitted by: Station5
Region: Madison County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 16, 2019
Observation date: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2019
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