Bug FAQChlorosea nevadaria
Chlorosea nevadaria · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Chlorosea nevadaria is an emerald moth in the Geometridae family. It lives in North America. Adult moths are associated with the shrub Arctostaphylos patula, which they also feed on.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Chlorosea nevadaria belongs to the emerald moth group in the Geometridae family.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The species occurs across North America. In adulthood it is linked to the shrub Arctostaphylos patula.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Adult moths feed on Arctostaphylos patula.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 9 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Montana, California, Utah, Nevada.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorosea_nevadaria
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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