Biology:Nemoria rubrifrontaria
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | N. rubrifrontaria
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| Nemoria rubrifrontaria (Packard, 1873)
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Nemoria rubrifrontaria, the red-fronted emerald, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae (geometrid moths), in the superfamily Geometroidea (geometrid and swallowtail moths).[1][2] The species was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1873.[3] It is found in North America.[2]
The MONA or Hodges number for Nemoria rubrifrontaria is 7047.[4][5]
The species has pink eggs. Larvae appear to mimic the leaves of sweet fern, and go through five instars.[6]
References
- ↑ "Nemoria rubrifrontaria Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/96204. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nemoria rubrifrontaria Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=942463. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ "Nemoria rubrifrontaria Species Overview". http://eol.org/pages/271770/overview. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ↑ "Nemoria rubrifrontaria, Red-fronted Emerald - Hodges#7047". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7047. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ Wilson, Louis; Heaton, George (3 October 2017). "Notes on the Life cycle of Nemoria Rubrifrontaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". The Great Lakes Entomologist 7 (4). ISSN 0090-0222. https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol7/iss4/13/. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
Further reading
- Ross H. Arnett. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). 1016.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13535570 entry
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