| Macaria anataria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Macaria |
| Species: | M. anataria |
| Binomial name | |
| Macaria anataria (Swett, 1913) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Macaria anataria, commonly known as the duck geometer moth, [2] is a moth in the family Geometridae. [3] It was first described by Swett in 1913.
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek geo γεω, and metron μέτρον "measure" in reference to the way their larvae, or inchworms, appear to measure the earth as they move along in a looping fashion. A very large family, it has around 23,000 species of moths described, and over 1400 species from six subfamilies indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, Biston betularia, which has been subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pests.
The Macariini are a tribe of geometer moths in the subfamily Ennominae. Though they share many traits with the Sterrhinae, this is probably plesiomorphic rather than indicative of a close relationship, and DNA sequence data points to the Boarmiini as particularly close relatives of the Macariini. All things considered, this tribe might still resemble the first Ennominae more than any other living lineage in the subfamily.
Larentiinae is a subfamily of moths containing roughly 5,800 species that occur mostly in the temperate regions of the world. They are generally considered a subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) and are divided into a few large or good-sized tribes, and numerous very small or even monotypic ones which might not always be valid. Well-known members are the "pug moths" of the Eupitheciini and the "carpets", mainly of the Cidariini and Xanthorhoini. The subfamily was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1845.
Physocarpus opulifolius, known as common ninebark, Eastern ninebark, Atlantic ninebark, or simply ninebark, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae, native to eastern North America.
Macaria alternata, the sharp-angled peacock, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Georgia and South Siberia.
Macaria signaria, the dusky peacock, pale-marked angle or spruce-fir looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1809. Subspecies Semiothisa signaria signaria is found in Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, the Ural, Siberia, Far East, Sakhalin, northern Iran and Japan. Subspecies Macaria signaria dispuncta is found in North America.
Macaria is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by John Curtis in 1826. It is sometimes placed as a synonym of Semiothisa. Species are cosmopolitan.
Macaria carbonaria, the netted mountain moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759. It is found in the northern part of the Palearctic realm.
Macaria aemulataria, the common angle moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas, north to Oregon and Alberta.
Speranza is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by John Curtis in 1828.
Macaria minorata, the minor angle moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1873. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Ontario, Quebec, Minnesota, New England, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
Macaria sulphurea is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. This species was formerly in the genus Speranza.
Macaria submarmorata is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Macaria sanfordi is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae.
Macaria ponderosae is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Macaria unipunctaria is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Macaria ribearia, the currant spanworm, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Macaria promiscuata, the promiscuous angle, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae.
Macaria distribuaria, the southern coastal plain angle moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.