Nemoria is a genus of emerald moths in the family Geometridae. It was named by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Description Palpi porrect (extending forward). Forewings with veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked and veins 6 and 11 often being stalked with them. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12, and then with vein 10. Hindwings with rounded outer margin. Veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked. Frenulum present.
Species Species include: Nemoria aemularia Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 Nemoria albaria (Grote, 1883) Nemoria albilineata Cassino, 1927 Nemoria arizonaria (Grote, 1883) Nemoria bifilata (Walker, ) – white-barred emerald Nemoria bistriaria Hübner, 1818 – red-fringed emerald Nemoria caerulescens Prout, 1912 Nemoria catachloa (Hulst, 1898) Nemoria daedalea Ferguson, 1969 Nemoria darwiniata (Dyar, 1904) – Columbian emerald Nemoria diamesa Ferguson, 1969 Nemoria elfa Ferguson, 1969 – cypress emerald Nemoria extremaria (Walker, 1861) Nemoria festaria (Hulst, 1886) Nemoria glaucomarginaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917) Nemoria intensaria (Pearsall, 1911) Nemoria latirosaria (Pearsall, 1906) Nemoria leptalea Ferguson, 1969 Nemoria lixaria (Guenée, ) – red-bordered emerald Nemoria mimosaria (Guenée, ) – white-fringed emerald Nemoria mutaticolor Prout, 1912 Nemoria obliqua (Hulst, 1898) Nemoria outina Ferguson, 1969 Nemoria pistaciaria (Packard, 1876) Nemoria pulcherrima (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916) Nemoria rindgei Ferguson, 1969 Nemoria rubrifrontaria (Packard, 1873) – red-fronted emerald Nemoria saturiba Ferguson, 1969 Nemoria splendidaria (Grossbeck, 1910) Nemoria strigataria (Grossbeck, 1910) Nemoria subsequens Ferguson, 1969 Nemoria tuscarora Ferguson, 1969 Nemoria unitaria (Packard, 1873) – single-lined emerald Nemoria viridicaria (Hulst, 1880) Nemoria zelotes Ferguson, 1969 Nemoria zygotaria (Hulst, 1886)
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