Domain Eukarya Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera | Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae | |
Chloropteryx tepperaria, the angle-winged emerald moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae and is found in the southeastern United States.
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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.
Adults
Adults have been reported from March to October north of Florida and in every month of the year in Florida.
References
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