Bug FAQAngle-winged Emerald
Chloropteryx tepperaria · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Angle Winged Emerald Moth
The hindwings end in a pointed outer margin, giving the moth its “angle-winged” name. They are found from Texas and Oklahoma east to Florida and Pennsylvania.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Adults are green all over with a white patch between the eyes.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Adults appear from March through October in most of their range and can be seen year-round in Florida.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
In northern areas they are on the wing March to October; in Florida they are present all year.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 22 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee, New Jersey, Maryland.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloropteryx_tepperaria
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.