Nemoria is a genus of emerald moths in the family Geometridae. It was named by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
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.
Species
Species include:
- Nemoria aemularia <small>Barnes & McDunnough, 1918</small>
- Nemoria albaria <small>(Grote, 1883)</small>
- Nemoria albilineata <small>Cassino, 1927</small>
- Nemoria arizonaria <small>(Grote, 1883)</small>
- Nemoria bifilata <small>(Walker, [1863])</small> â white-barred emerald
- Nemoria bistriaria <small>Hübner, 1818</small> â red-fringed emerald
- Nemoria caerulescens <small>Prout, 1912</small>
- Nemoria catachloa <small>(Hulst, 1898)</small>
- Nemoria daedalea <small>Ferguson, 1969</small>
- Nemoria darwiniata <small>(Dyar, 1904)</small> â Columbian emerald
- Nemoria diamesa <small>Ferguson, 1969</small>
- Nemoria elfa <small>Ferguson, 1969</small> â cypress emerald
- Nemoria extremaria <small>(Walker, 1861)</small>
- Nemoria festaria <small>(Hulst, 1886)</small>
- Nemoria glaucomarginaria <small>(Barnes & McDunnough, 1917)</small>
- Nemoria intensaria <small>(Pearsall, 1911)</small>
- Nemoria latirosaria <small>(Pearsall, 1906)</small>
- Nemoria leptalea <small>Ferguson, 1969</small>
- Nemoria lixaria <small>(Guenée, [1858])</small> â red-bordered emerald
- Nemoria mimosaria <small>(Guenée, [1858])</small> â white-fringed emerald
- Nemoria mutaticolor <small>Prout, 1912</small>
- Nemoria obliqua <small>(Hulst, 1898)</small>
- Nemoria outina <small>Ferguson, 1969</small>
- Nemoria pistaciaria <small>(Packard, 1876)</small>
- Nemoria pulcherrima <small>(Barnes & McDunnough, 1916)</small>
- Nemoria rindgei <small>Ferguson, 1969</small>
- Nemoria rubrifrontaria <small>(Packard, 1873)</small> â red-fronted emerald
- Nemoria saturiba <small>Ferguson, 1969</small>
- Nemoria splendidaria <small>(Grossbeck, 1910)</small>
- Nemoria strigataria <small>(Grossbeck, 1910)</small>
- Nemoria subsequens <small>Ferguson, 1969</small>
- Nemoria tuscarora <small>Ferguson, 1969</small>
- Nemoria unitaria <small>(Packard, 1873)</small> â single-lined emerald
- Nemoria viridicaria <small>(Hulst, 1880)</small>
- Nemoria zelotes <small>Ferguson, 1969</small>
- Nemoria zygotaria <small>(Hulst, 1886)</small>
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