Kebnat
INSECTS

White-fringed Emerald

Nemoria mimosaria

Insects
Native
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White-fringed Emerald, Adult
White-fringed Emerald, Adult
26 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae with a wingspan of 26 mm. Feeds on plants.

There are 142 observations of White-fringed Emerald in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue51
  2. Estrie25
  3. Capitale-Nationale16
  4. Montérégie10
  5. Outaouais9
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  9. Mauricie4
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  11. Laurentides3
  12. Montréal2
  13. Côte-Nord2

What the caterpillar eats

Balsam firAbies balsamea
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
Gray alderAlnus incana
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
White oakQuercus alba
American basswoodTilia americana
HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
Eastern hemlockTsuga canadensis
TamarackLarix laricina
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides

Similar species

Wavy-lined EmeraldSynchlora aerata
Red-fringed EmeraldNemoria bistriaria
Blackberry Looper MothChlorochlamys chloroleucaria
Bad-wing MothDyspteris abortivaria
Red-fronted EmeraldNemoria rubrifrontaria
Pale BeautyCampaea perlata
Pistachio EmeraldThalera pistasciaria
Day EmeraldMesothea incertata
Showy EmeraldDichorda iridaria
Small WhitePieris rapae