Southern emerald
Synchlora frondaria
The southern emerald is a small moth from the group called emerald moths, which are named for their green colour. It lives in warm parts of the Americas. Its caterpillar moves by looping its body, like other geometer caterpillars.
Lives in
North, Central and South America and the Caribbean
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. Moths cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat plants.
How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Southern emerald about 14 km/h (8.7 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Emerald moths got their name because many of them are green like the gemstone.
2
It lives in a big area, from North America through the Caribbean down to South America.
3
Scientists know two subspecies of it.
you asked
Most asked questions about Southern emerald
?Why is it called the southern emerald?
It is one of the emerald moths, a group of mostly green moths, and it lives in the warm south.
?Is the southern emerald harmful?
No. It is a small, harmless moth.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Synchlora frondaria
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Geometridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Geometridae
- Lives on
- North America, South America
Where the facts come from
- Synchlora frondaria (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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