Sweetgum-associate

Guides

• Nemoria saturiba

  Red-patched Emerald

  Nemoria saturiba is a small emerald moth in the family Geometridae, described by Ferguson in 1969. It is distributed across the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, with a wingspan of approximately 20 mm. The larvae are specialized feeders on sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua).

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