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 121 - 144 of 168 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 27, 2014
Submitted by: TallyCannon
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 11, 2014
Observation date: Jun 29, 2012
Submitted by: JD
Region: Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Apr 08, 2014
Observation date: Apr 01, 2014
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 03, 2014
Observation date: Mar 10, 2014
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 11, 2014
Observation date: Feb 18, 2014
Submitted by: Stuart Marcus
Region: Texas, Liberty County, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 18, 2014
Observation date: May 18, 2013
Submitted by: rosenthal.k
Region: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 16, 2014
Observation date: May 28, 2013
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 22, 2014
Observation date: May 26, 2013
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 21, 2014
Observation date: Nov 14, 2013
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 15, 2013
Observation date: Nov 01, 2013
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 01, 2013
Observation date: Oct 02, 2013
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Henrico County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 03, 2013
Observation date: Sep 05, 2013
Submitted by: hkynut99@comcast.net
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 20, 2013
Observation date: Sep 06, 2013
Submitted by: Sheryl Johnson
Region: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2013
Observation date: Mar 09, 2013
Submitted by: MaryAnn Friedman
Region: Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 10, 2013
Observation date: Sep 09, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Feb 15, 2013
Observation date: Dec 16, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Feb 15, 2013
Observation date: Feb 04, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Feb 05, 2013
Observation date: Feb 03, 2013
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 03, 2013
Observation date: Dec 13, 2012
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 14, 2012
Observation date: Dec 04, 2012
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 04, 2012
Observation date: Sep 12, 2012
Submitted by: K and G Campbell (Karen and Gary Campbell)
Region: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 31, 2012
Observation date: Oct 10, 2012
Submitted by: James Fox
Region: Virginia, Warren County, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 10, 2012
Observation date: Sep 11, 2012
Submitted by: Chip Krilowicz
Region: Camden County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness
Verified date: Oct 09, 2012
Observation date: Oct 06, 2012
Submitted by: Matt ODonnell
Region: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 07, 2012
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