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 144 verified sightings
Observation date: Mar 01, 2008
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 07, 2022
Observation date: Jul 29, 2022
Submitted by: catbirdcat
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 31, 2022
Observation date: Jun 29, 2022
Submitted by: Jess D
Region: Paulding County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 05, 2022
Observation date: Jun 02, 2022
Submitted by: lassa8
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 16, 2022
Observation date: May 31, 2022
Submitted by: lassa8
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 16, 2022
Observation date: Jun 17, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 13, 2022
Observation date: May 29, 2022
Submitted by: lassa8
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 20, 2022
Observation date: Jun 03, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 15, 2022
Observation date: May 18, 2022
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 22, 2022
Observation date: May 02, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 12, 2022
Observation date: May 09, 2022
Submitted by: egilley
Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 10, 2022
Observation date: Mar 25, 2022
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 07, 2022
Observation date: Feb 23, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Feb 23, 2022
Observation date: May 03, 2017
Submitted by: tom nolan
Region: Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Sep 29, 2021
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Cecil County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 09, 2021
Observation date: May 21, 2017
Submitted by: chanwi
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 08, 2021
Observation date: Jul 25, 2021
Submitted by: Rick Welton
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 17, 2021
Observation date: Oct 07, 2021
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 11, 2021
Observation date: Oct 09, 2021
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 09, 2021
Observation date: Aug 02, 2021
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 24, 2021
Observation date: Sep 09, 2021
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 14, 2021
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
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