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Species Macaria exauspicata - Hodges#6292

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 exauspicata (Macaria exauspicata - Hodges#6292)
Hodges Number
6292
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Macaria exauspicata (Walker, 1861) (1)
Speranza exauspicata Walker, 1861
Size
Forewing length:(1)
♂ 11-16 mm.
♀ 12-16 mm
Identification
Key forewing features:(1)
Four evenly spaced brown to rust shaded wedges along the costa.
Well defined dark discal spot.
Often has brown shaded area below the postmedian line.
Brown spot or patch is usually present in the subterminal area.
Range
Widespread across southern Canada and northern United States. In the eastern states it is found south to West Virginia; in the western states south to Siskiyo and Placer counties, California.(1)
Moth Photographers Group - large range map with some collection dates.
Season
Adults fly from late June to early August, with peak in July.(1)
Food
Larval hosts include:(1)
Bitter cherry, Prunus emarginata (Douglas ex Hook.) D. Dietr.
American elm, Ulmus americana L.
Birch, Betula L.
Alder, Alnus Mill.
Willow, Salix L.
Cottonwood, Populus L.
See Also
Macaria confederata
Macaria anataria
Print References
Ferguson, D.C., 2008. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 94; pl. 2.21-23.(1)
Sihvonen, P. & P. Skou, 2015. Ennominae I. In: A. Hausmann (ed.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe, 5.(2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group(3)
BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data (4)
University of Alberta E. H. Strickland Entomological Museum
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.
2.Ennominae I. In: A. Hausmann (ed.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe, 5
Sihvonen, P. & P. Skou. 2015. Brill.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 12 November, 2012 - 1:00pm
Last updated 10 June, 2018 - 4:58pm

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