Species Macaria promiscuata - Promiscuous Angle - Hodges#6331

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Promiscuous Angle - Hodges#6331 - Macaria promiscuata

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Delicate cream colored moth with notched wings, photo #2 - Macaria promiscuata

Macaria aemulataria - Macaria promiscuata

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)

Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)

Subfamily Ennominae

Tribe Macariini

Genus Macaria

Species promiscuata (Promiscuous Angle - Hodges#6331)

Hodges Number

6331

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Macaria promiscuata (Ferguson, 1974)

Semiothisa promiscuata Ferguson, 1974

Size

Wingspan: ~25-31 mm

Forewing length: ♂, 12-13 mm, ♀, 12.5-15 mm (Ferguson, 1974)

Identification

Hind tibia of promiscuata is elongated and greatly swollen separating it from all other species in the genus - paraphrased (Ferguson, 1974)

See "See Also" below

See Also

Macaria aemulataria - Macaria promiscuata "is somewhat larger, generally paler than southern examples of aemulataria from the same region, and with the markings more boldly defined, especially the intense, red-brown postmedial bands on the undersides of both wings... occurs from Maryland to Florida, and west to Illinois, Arkansas and eastern Texas." (Ferguson, 1974)

Print References

Ferguson, D.C., 1974. A new species of the genus Semiothisa from the southeastern United States (Geometridae) The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 28: 297.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (1)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)

Works Cited

1.	North American Moth Photographers Group

2.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Jason D. Roberts on 6 March, 2008 - 7:16pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Maury Heiman
Last updated 11 October, 2018 - 3:41am

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