Biology:Macaria oweni
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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. oweni
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| Macaria oweni (Swett, 1907)
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Macaria oweni, Owen's larch looper or Owen's angle moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Louis W. Swett in 1907. It is found in North America from Newfoundland to west-central Alberta, south in the east to northern New England.
The wingspan is about 23 mm. Adults are on wing from June to mid-July in Alberta. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Larix laricina.
External links
- "910769.00 – 6351 – Macaria oweni – (Swett, 1907)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6351. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- Balaban, John and Jane (July 12, 2012). "Species Macaria oweni - Owen's Larch Granite - Hodges#6351". http://bugguide.net/node/view/247836. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- "Species Details Semiothisa oweni". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-33658.
- Maier, C. T.; Lemmon, C. R.; Fengler, J. M.; Schweitzer, D. F. & Reardon, R. C. (2004). "Owen's Larch Looper (Macaria oweni)". Caterpillars on the Foliage of Conifers in the Northeastern United States. USDA Forest Service. Archived from the original October 11, 2008.
Wikidata ☰ Q6722573 entry
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