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Nemoria rubrifrontaria
red-fronted emerald
Nemoria rubrifrontaria, commonly known as the red-fronted emerald, is a geometrid moth species described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1873. The species is distinguished by its pink eggs and leaf-mimicking larvae that develop through five instars. It has been documented in association with sweet fern (Myrica aspleniifolia) in Michigan, with eggs detected on foliage in June.