Macaria aequiferaria

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Macaria aequiferaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Macaria
Species:
M. aequiferaria
Binomial name
Macaria aequiferaria
Walker, 1861
Synonyms
  • Macaria postremaWalker, 1861
  • Macaria subpunctariaWalker, 1861
  • Macaria morosariaWalker, 1861
  • Diastictis festaHulst, 1896

Macaria aequiferaria, the woody angle moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maryland, and Delaware to Florida, west to Texas, as well as in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Kentucky and southern Illinois. [1] It is also found in Mexico. [2]

The wingspan is about 21 mm (0.83 in). Adults have been recorded on wing year round, with most records between March and September.

The larvae feed on Taxodium species.

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References

  1. "910755.00 – 6335 – Macaria aequiferaria – Woody Angle Moth – Walker, 1861". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Macaria aequiferaria Walker, 1861". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 30, 2019.