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Species Macaria anataria - Hodges#6287

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 anataria (Macaria anataria - Hodges#6287)
Hodges Number
6287
Size
forewing length = 13-16 mm (1)
Identification
Detailed description available in MONA Fascicle 17-2 at link in citations below. (1)
Range
northeast - southern Labrador and northern Newfoundland to southern Quebec and southeast Ontario to Wisconsin, and southward in mountains of eastern states of New York, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. (1)
Season
June to August (1)
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2, Geometroidea, Geometridae, Ennominae.
Douglas C. Ferguson . 2008. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.