Nemoria
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Geometrinae |
| Tribe: | Nemoriini |
| Genus: | Hübner, 1818 |
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Nemoria is a genus of emerald moths in the family Geometridae. It was named by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1]
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward). Forewings with veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked and veins 6 and 11 often being stalked with them. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12, and then with vein 10. Hindwings with rounded outer margin. Veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked. Frenulum present.[2]
Species
Species include:
- Nemoria aemularia Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
- Nemoria albaria (Grote, 1883)
- Nemoria albilineata Cassino, 1927
- Nemoria arizonaria (Grote, 1883)
- Nemoria bifilata (Walker, [1863]) – white-barred emerald
- Nemoria bistriaria Hübner, 1818 – red-fringed emerald
- Nemoria caerulescens Prout, 1912
- Nemoria catachloa (Hulst, 1898)
- Nemoria daedalea Ferguson, 1969
- Nemoria darwiniata (Dyar, 1904) – Columbian emerald
- Nemoria diamesa Ferguson, 1969
- Nemoria elfa Ferguson, 1969 – cypress emerald
- Nemoria extremaria (Walker, 1861)
- Nemoria festaria (Hulst, 1886)
- Nemoria glaucomarginaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917)
- Nemoria intensaria (Pearsall, 1911)
- Nemoria latirosaria (Pearsall, 1906)
- Nemoria leptalea Ferguson, 1969
- Nemoria lixaria (Guenée, [1858]) – red-bordered emerald
- Nemoria mimosaria (Guenée, [1858]) – white-fringed emerald
- Nemoria mutaticolor Prout, 1912
- Nemoria obliqua (Hulst, 1898)
- Nemoria outina Ferguson, 1969
- Nemoria pistaciaria (Packard, 1876)
- Nemoria pulcherrima (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916)
- Nemoria rindgei Ferguson, 1969
- Nemoria rubrifrontaria (Packard, 1873) – red-fronted emerald
- Nemoria saturiba Ferguson, 1969
- Nemoria splendidaria (Grossbeck, 1910)
- Nemoria strigataria (Grossbeck, 1910)
- Nemoria subsequens Ferguson, 1969
- Nemoria tuscarora Ferguson, 1969
- Nemoria unitaria (Packard, 1873) – single-lined emerald
- Nemoria viridicaria (Hulst, 1880)
- Nemoria zelotes Ferguson, 1969
- Nemoria zygotaria (Hulst, 1886)
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Nemoria Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Nemoria Hübner, 1818". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 1, 2018.