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 163 verified sightings
Observation date: May 04, 2025
Submitted by: vsantiagoam
Region: Durham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 07, 2025
Observation date: Jan 31, 2022
Submitted by: owlbyr
Region: Ashley County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 22, 2025
Observation date: Aug 02, 2024
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 02, 2024
Observation date: May 11, 2024
Submitted by: Bugfae
Region: Marion County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 27, 2024
Observation date: Jun 01, 2024
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2024
Observation date: May 21, 2024
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 24, 2024
Observation date: May 02, 2024
Submitted by: Team-Chick
Region: Virginia, York County, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 12, 2024
Observation date: Apr 11, 2024
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 11, 2024
Observation date: Mar 06, 2024
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe (Andy Harrison )
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Mar 06, 2024
Observation date: Sep 14, 2023
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 10, 2023
Observation date: Sep 27, 2023
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 28, 2023
Observation date: Jun 06, 2023
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 11, 2023
Observation date: May 31, 2023
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 07, 2023
Observation date: Jun 03, 2023
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 06, 2023
Observation date: May 24, 2023
Submitted by: cgro
Region: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 24, 2023
Observation date: Apr 28, 2023
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 28, 2023
Observation date: Mar 28, 2022
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 03, 2022
Observation date: Nov 07, 2022
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 09, 2022
Observation date: Nov 02, 2022
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 02, 2022
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
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