Biology:Macaria aequiferaria
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Short description: Species of moth
Macaria aequiferaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Macaria |
Species: | M. aequiferaria
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Binomial name | |
Macaria aequiferaria Walker, 1861
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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.
References
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- ↑ "910755.00 – 6335 – Macaria aequiferaria – Woody Angle Moth – Walker, 1861". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6335. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Macaria aequiferaria Walker, 1861". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/ennominae/macaria/#aequiferaria. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q19597796 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaria aequiferaria.
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