Nemoria rubrifrontaria

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| taxon = Nemoria rubrifrontaria

| authority = (Packard, 1873)

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Nemoria rubrifrontaria, the red-fronted emerald, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae (geometrid moths), in the superfamily Geometroidea (geometrid and swallowtail moths).{{cite web|url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/96204|title=Nemoria rubrifrontaria Species Information|website=BugGuide.net|accessdate=2018-01-18}}{{cite web|url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=942463|title=Nemoria rubrifrontaria Report|website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System |accessdate=2018-01-18}} The species was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1873.{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/271770/overview|title=Nemoria rubrifrontaria Species Overview|website=Encyclopedia of Life|accessdate=2018-01-18}} It is found in North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Nemoria rubrifrontaria is 7047.Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302570819_Annotated_taxonomic_checklist_of_the_Lepidoptera_of_North_America_North_of_MexicoAnnotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico]{{cite web|url=http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7047|title=Nemoria rubrifrontaria, Red-fronted Emerald - Hodges#7047|website=North American Moth Photographers Group|publisher=Mississippi State University|accessdate=2018-01-18}}

The species has pink eggs. Larvae appear to mimic the leaves of sweet fern, and go through five instars.{{cite journal |last1=Wilson |first1=Louis |last2=Heaton |first2=George |title=Notes on the Life cycle of Nemoria Rubrifrontaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) |journal=The Great Lakes Entomologist |date=3 October 2017 |volume=7 |issue=4 |url=https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol7/iss4/13/ |access-date=2 January 2023 |issn=0090-0222}}