Synchlora frondaria

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Synchlora frondaria
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Synchlora
Species:
S. frondaria
Binomial name
Synchlora frondaria
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858

Synchlora frondaria, commonly known as the southern emerald, is a species of emerald moth in the family Geometridae. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America. [1]

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Southern emerald, Synchlora frondaria
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Southern emerald, Synchlora frondaria

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Synchlora frondaria:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Synchlora frondaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  2. 1 2 "Synchlora frondaria species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  3. 1 2 "Synchlora frondaria". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  4. 1 2 "Synchlora frondaria Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  5. "Synchlora frondaria Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

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