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title: "Wavy-lined Emerald"
description: "Synchlora aerata — Insecten en spinnen. Synchlora aerata, the wavy-lined emerald moth or camouflaged looper, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/wavy-lined-emerald
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wavy-lined Emerald

> Synchlora aerata — Insecten en spinnen. Synchlora aerata, the wavy-lined emerald moth or camouflaged looper, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae.

- Scientific name: *Synchlora aerata*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 18637
- Wikidata: [Q550030](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550030)
- iNaturalist taxon: [126204](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/126204)

## Names

- en: Wavy-lined Emerald
- es: Polilla esmeralda ondulada

## Countries with the most observations

US (8528), CA (2087), MX (15)

## Summary

Synchlora aerata, the wavy-lined emerald moth or camouflaged looper, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. The species was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798. It is found in the United States and Canada.
The wingspan is about 17 mm.
The larvae are loopers (inchworms) like the rest in the family. They  feed on composite flowers, shrubs, and trees. Recorded food plants include Aster, Rudbeckia, Liatris, Solidago, Artemisia, Achillea and Rubus species. The species overwinters as a partially grown larva.
The caterpillars employ the unusual behavior of affixing bits of the plant tissue on which they…

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

## Photo

![Wavy-lined Emerald](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wavy-lined-emerald/medium.jpg)

Photo: Zygy · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/126204

## Machine access

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