Hemithea Emerald Moth

Description:

Possibly a Hemithea tritonaria (Walker, 1863). Emerald geometrid moth, about 22mm in wingspan. Antennae are grayish-white. Wings have white wavy lines, and white broken lines in the borders. Geometrinae (Leach, 1815) is the nominate subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae). It is strongly split, containing a considerable number of tribes of which most are presently very small or monotypic however. These small moths are often a light bluish green, leading to the common name of emerald moths, though a few species called thus are also found in the tribe Campaeini of the Ennominae. There are about 2,300 described species, mostly from the tropics.

Habitat:

Backyard garden.

Notes:

Reference: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax..., ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/geometrinae/index.html. http://v2.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrows....