''Chloropteryx tepperaria'', the angle-winged emerald moth, is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''met ...

. The species was first described by

George Duryea Hulst George Duryea Hulst (9 March 1846 – 5 November 1900) was an American clergyman, botanist and entomologist. Biography He graduated from Rutgers University in 1866 and received a degree from New Brunswick Theological Seminary in 1869, finally r ...

in 1886 and it is found in the southeastern United States.

Description

Adults

Like many emerald moths, adults have green wings and a green body with a white area between the eyes. The hindwings have a pointed outer margin, motivating the descriptive English name "angle-winged emerald". Forewings and hindwings each have antemedial and postmedial lines of disconnected, white spots and tan and brown, checkered terminal and costal lines.

Range

The species' range extends from Texas and Oklahoma in the west to Florida and Pennsylvania in the east.

Life cycle

Adults

Adults have been reported from March to October north of Florida and year-round in Florida.

References

Geometrinae Moths described in 1886 {{Geometrinae-stub