Nemoria elfa

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Nemoria elfa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Nemoria
Species:N. elfa
Binomial name
Nemoria elfa
Ferguson, 1969

Nemoria elfa, the cypress emerald moth, is a species of emerald in the family Geometridae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [2]

Emerald green gemstone, a beryl variety

Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes vanadium. Beryl has a hardness of 7.5–8 on the Mohs scale. Most emeralds are highly included, so their toughness (resistance to breakage) is classified as generally poor. Emerald is a cyclosilicate.

The MONA or Hodges number for Nemoria elfa is 7029. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nemoria elfa Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. 1 2 "Nemoria elfa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  3. ↑ "Nemoria elfa Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  4. 1 2 "North American Moth Photographers Group, Nemoria elfa" . Retrieved 2018-02-06.

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