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''Nemoria'' is a genus of emerald moths in 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 ''metro ...
. 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'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 * '' Nemoria albaria'' (Grote, 1883) * '' Nemoria albilineata'' Cassino, 1927 * '' Nemoria arizonaria'' (Grote, 1883) * '' Nemoria bifilata'' (Walker, 863 – 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, 858 – red-bordered emerald * '' Nemoria mimosaria'' (Guenée, 858 – 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

* Geometrinae {{Geometrinae-stub