Dichorda iridaria

Dichorda iridaria, the showy emerald moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[1]

Dichorda iridaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Dichorda
Species:	D. iridaria
Binomial name
Dichorda iridaria (Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
Geometra iridaria Guenee, 1857 Phalaena albolineata Martyn, 1797 Geometra remotaria Walker, 1861 Slossonia latipennis Hulst, 1898

The wingspan is about 25–28 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Rhus species, including Rhus typhina and Rhus copallina.[3] and Toxicodendron radicans.[4]

Subspecies

• Dichorda iridaria iridaria (from Texas to Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Missouri, Kansas)
• Dichorda iridaria remotaria (Walker, 1861) (from Florida to South Carolina)

References

1. "910634.00 – 7053 – Dichorda iridaria – Showy Emerald Moth – (Guenée, [1858])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
2. Balaban, John and Jane (December 19, 2015). "Species Dichorda iridaria - Showy Emerald - Hodges#7053". BugGuide. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
3. Savela, Markku. "Dichorda iridaria (Guenée, 1857)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
4. Illinois Wildflowers