Biology:Macaria aemulataria
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Macaria |
| Species: | M. aemulataria
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| Macaria aemulataria Walker, 1861
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Macaria aemulataria, the common angle moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[2] It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas , north to Oregon and Alberta.[3]
The wingspan is 20–22 mm (0.79–0.87 in). The forewings are cream-grey with three transverse lines and a bold brown patch in the middle outer third. The hindwings have a discal spot and antemedian and postmedian lines. Adults are on wing from mid-June to mid-July in Alberta and from May to September in Ohio.
The larvae feed on Acer species.[4]
References
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- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. "Macaria". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. https://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/ennominae/macaria/.
- ↑ "910750.00 – 6326 – Macaria aemulataria – Common Angle Moth – Walker, 1861". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6326.
- ↑ McLeod, Robin (October 11, 2018). "Species Macaria aemulataria - Common Angle - Hodges#6326". https://bugguide.net/node/view/11558.
- ↑ "Species Details Macaria aemulataria". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. May 3, 2004. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-4584.
Wikidata ☰ Q6722565 entry
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