Kebnat
INSECTS

Wavy-lined Emerald

Synchlora aerata

Insects
Native
Wavy-lined Emerald, photo 1 of 5
Wavy-lined Emerald, Caterpillar
Wavy-lined Emerald, Caterpillar
17 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae with a wingspan of 17 mm. Feeds on plants.

There are 92 observations of Wavy-lined Emerald in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue16
  2. Montérégie14
  3. Capitale-Nationale14
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine11
  5. Outaouais11
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  7. Côte-Nord4
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  9. Mauricie3
  10. Estrie3
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  12. Lanaudière2
  13. Laurentides1
  14. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

American red raspberryRubus idaeus
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta
Allegheny blackberryRubus allegheniensis
Gray goldenrodSolidago nemoralis
TOXIC
RagweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
Black huckleberryGaylussacia baccata
Sweet fernComptonia peregrina
Dense blazing starLiatris spicata
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
Field melilotMelilotus officinalis
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Canada goldenrodSolidago canadensis

Similar species

White-fringed EmeraldNemoria mimosaria
Blackberry Looper MothChlorochlamys chloroleucaria
Bad-wing MothDyspteris abortivaria
Red-fringed EmeraldNemoria bistriaria
Common Tan WavePleuroprucha insulsaria
Day EmeraldMesothea incertata
Common Eupithecia MothEupithecia miserulata
Pale BeautyCampaea perlata