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Chloropteryx tepperaria
Emerald Moth, green in color with angled wings containing fringed borders. Forewing length: ♂ 9-10.5 mm, ♀ 9.5-12 mm.
Range: New Jersey to Florida and west to Texas, Oklahoma. This one was attracted to a porch light adjacent to a southern deciduous forest in Edgefield County, SC.
Per BAMONA, this spotting is a new species record for Edgefield County, SC. Hodges#7075. Host plants include Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum), Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and Winged Sumac (Rhus copallina).
Spotted on May 11, 2013
Submitted on Jun 16, 2013
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