---
title: "Southern Emerald"
description: "Synchlora frondaria — Insectes et araignées. Synchlora frondaria, commonly known as the southern emerald, is a species of emerald moth in the family Geometridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/southern-emerald
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Emerald

> Synchlora frondaria — Insectes et araignées. Synchlora frondaria, commonly known as the southern emerald, is a species of emerald moth in the family Geometridae.

- Scientific name: *Synchlora frondaria*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 10738
- Wikidata: [Q13540796](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13540796)
- iNaturalist taxon: [207924](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/207924)

## Names

- en: Southern Emerald
- es: Polilla esmeralda del sur

## Countries with the most observations

US (7411), MX (408), BR (73), CO (14), BM (11), CR (11), HN (9), AR (8), EC (8), NI (5), TT (5), PA (4)

## Summary

Synchlora frondaria, commonly known as the southern emerald, is a species of emerald moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchlora_frondaria

## Photo

![Southern Emerald](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-emerald/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nautilus 211 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31155516

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-emerald?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).