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The Wavy-lined Emerald Moth or Camouflaged Looper (''Synchlora aerata'') is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of North America. The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults are green with scalloped or wavy white transverse lines.〔(University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum )〕 The larvae feed on a wide variety of plants, including the flower heads of composite flowers and other flowering plants, as well as shrubs and trees.〔(Bug Guide )〕 Recorded food plants include ''Aster'', ''Rudbeckia'', ''Liatris'', ''Solidago'', ''Artemisia'', ''Achillea'' and ''Rubus'' species. They attach bits of the plant tissue on which they are feeding along their backs. (Flickr image ) The species overwinters as a partially grown larva. ==Subspecies== *''Synchlora aerata aerata'' (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Arkansas, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, southern Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Maryland) *''Synchlora aerata albolineata'' Packard, 1873 (from Newfoundland to Alberta and south to Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Maine, New England, Massachusetts, northern Connecticut. It is also found in southern Manitoba) *''Synchlora aerata liquoraria'' Guenée, 1857 (from California, Arizona and New Mexico to British Columbia and Alberta. It is also found in South Dakota) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Synchlora aerata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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