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
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 108 verified sightings
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
Observation date: Jul 02, 2018
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 14, 2019
Observation date: May 05, 2019
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Harrison County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 06, 2019
Observation date: Mar 11, 2019
Submitted by: Jmassenburg93
Region: Wake County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 12, 2019
Observation date: Jun 01, 2018
Submitted by: KateTweedy
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Feb 09, 2019
Observation date: Nov 07, 2018
Submitted by: HSVGardenGirl
Region: Saline County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 21, 2018
Observation date: Oct 01, 2018
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 17, 2018
Observation date: May 15, 2016
Submitted by: daffodale
Region: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 05, 2018
Observation date: Jul 29, 2018
Submitted by: franpope
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 05, 2018
Observation date: May 29, 2018
Submitted by: Kandis
Region: Prince William County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 24, 2018
Observation date: Jul 18, 2013
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jun 22, 2018
Observation date: Apr 28, 2018
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 20, 2018
Observation date: Sep 15, 2017
Submitted by: jdzadik
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 13, 2017
Observation date: Jun 22, 2017
Submitted by: Kurt R. Schwarz
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 13, 2017
Observation date: Sep 16, 2017
Submitted by: Col
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 12, 2017
Observation date: Oct 28, 2017
Submitted by: Rchapa
Region: Cherokee County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 18, 2017
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