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Similar Nemoria bistriaria, Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria, Nemoria mimosaria, Eusarca confusaria, Pleuroprucha insulsaria | ||
Dichorda iridaria, the showy emerald moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
The wingspan is about 25-28 mm.
The larvae feed on Rhus species, including Rhus typhina and Rhus copallina.
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