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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 » Owen's Larch Granite - Hodges#6351 (Macaria oweni)
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Black-spotted Moth - Macaria oweni
Copyright © 2008 Gord Harrison

Black-spotted Moth - Macaria oweni
Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada
June 27, 2008
Size: Small
This delicate little guy came to my porch light. Since he is on my finger, you can judge his size. This one my be difficult to ID. Any ideas?
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Contributed by Gord Harrison on 17 July, 2008 - 4:00pm
Last updated 21 February, 2015 - 11:04pm

Moved
Moved from Macaria.
… Lee Penner, 21 February, 2015 - 11:04pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Ken Schneider, 11 September, 2008 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

Moth is
Easily in the Macaria genus and looks quite like the Macaria signaria, but since you're an Eastern-er, I could be wrong. (Link to M. signaria is here)
… Illia-Shaundra Chavez, 17 July, 2008 - 4:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Moving -
to genus page for now...
… Ken Schneider, 11 September, 2008 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Black-spot Moth
Thanks very much. I have searched various sites and books and I believe you are correct with Macaria signaria.
… Gord Harrison, 17 July, 2008 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

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