Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eumacaria madopata (Guenée, [1858])
Synonym: Eumacaria latiferrugata - (Walker, [1863])
Numbers
the only species in this genus in North America
Identification
Adult: wings light tan to gray with darker brown shading beyond slightly wavy PM line; veins light; forewing AM line sharply angled; median line straight
[description by Charles Covell]
Range
Quebec to Florida, west to Texas, north to Alberta; also occurs in Nova Scotia and the Okanagan valley of British Columbia
Habitat
orchards and shrublands where host trees grow; adults are nocturnal and come to light
Season
adults fly from April to September in the south; June and July in the far north
Food
larvae feed on leaves of apple, cherry, plum
Life Cycle
one generation per year in the north
Remarks
locally common but rare in parts of its range (e.g. a species "of greatest conservation concern" in New York State)
Print References
Ferguson, D.C., 2008.
The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 62; pl. 1.42-45.
(1)
Powell, J.A., and P.A. Opler, 2009.
Moths of Western North America. Universoty of California Press. pl. 27, fig. 19; p. 205.
(2)Internet References
live adult image plus description, foodplants, flight season (Lynn Scott, Ontario)
live adult image (Darryl Searcy, Alabama)
pinned adult image plus common name reference, description, habitat, foodplants, distribution, seasonality (G.G. Anweiler, U. of Alberta)
pinned adult image (James Adams, Dalton State College, Georgia)
common name reference plus foodplants and flight season (Ohio State U.)
distribution in Canada listing provinces of occurrence (CBIF)
