Macaria bitactata or subcessaria? - Macaria bitactata

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Ennominae » Macariini » Macaria » Split-Lined Speranza - Hodges#6304 (Macaria bitactata)

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Macaria bitactata or subcessaria? - Macaria bitactata -

Pine Brook, Isanti County, Minnesota, USA
July 17, 2015

Forgive me Bob. I'm still struggling with these. Any advice? This one seems to have a somewhat split median bar. Thanks in advance.

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Contributed by jim sogaard on 31 October, 2019 - 7:22am
Last updated 31 October, 2019 - 9:54pm

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… Bob Biagi, 31 October, 2019 - 9:54pm

Geometrid Moth

In comparison to your last example below, this does look like more of the same, but the splitting of the median bar is different. I think that we can rule out denticulodes and wauaria.

This makes me wonder about the genetics of this group and unfortunately BOLD does not have Macaria combined with Speranza. They have some species bins (duplicated?) in both genera.

… Bob Biagi, 31 October, 2019 - 9:32pm

Thanks for your comments.

Thanks for your comments. It sounds like there is more work to be done.

… jim sogaard, 1 November, 2019 - 7:23am

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