Biology:Sicya macularia

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Short description: Species of moth

Sicya macularia
Sicya macularia1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Ourapterygini
Genus: Sicya
Species:
S. macularia
Binomial name
Sicya macularia
(Harris in Agassiz & Cabot, 1850)

Sicya macularia, known generally as sharp-lined yellow, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. Other common names include the pink-bordered yellow and two-pronged looper. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Sicya macularia is 6912.[4]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Sicya macularia:

  • Sicya macularia cruzensis Dyar
  • Sicya macularia laetula Barnes & McDunnough
  • Sicya macularia macularia

References

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13557610 entry