Red Bordered Emerald (Nemoria lixaria) [Geometridae , Geometrinae] photo

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29-JUL-2002

Olympus C-2100UZ
1/160s f/2.8 at 7.0mm iso100 full exif

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Hugh McGuinness		17-Jun-2003 20:08
Hi Cindy, I think this is Nemoria bistriaria and not N lixaria. bistriatia is bigger and less finely marked; lixaria is delicate. The problem is bistriaria isn't shown anywhere except Wagner's book on Geometrid caterpillars