Chloropteryx tepperaria
| Chloropteryx tepperaria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Geometrinae |
| Genus: | Chloropteryx |
| Species: | C. tepperaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Chloropteryx tepperaria (Hulst, 1886) | |
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Chloropteryx tepperaria, the angle-winged emerald moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae and is found in the southeastern United States.
Description
Adults
Like many emerald moths, adults have green wings and a green body with a white area between the eyes. The hindwings have a pointed outer margin, motivating the descriptive English name "angle-winged emerald." Forewings and hindwings each have antemedial and postmedial lines of disconnected, white spots and tan and brown, checkered terminal and costal lines.
Range
The species' occurrence range extends from Texas and Oklahoma in the west to Florida and Pennsylvania in the east.[1][2][3]
Life cycle
Adults
Adults have been reported from March to October north of Florida and in every month of the year in Florida.[1][2][3]
References
- 1 2 "Species Chloropteryx tepperaria - Angle-winged Emerald - Hodges#7075". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- 1 2 "Moth Photographers Group - Chloropteryx tepperaria - 7075". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- 1 2 "Attributes of Chloropteryx tepperaria". butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2014-11-19.