Macaria aequiferaria
Macaria aequiferaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Tribe: | Macariini |
Genus: | Macaria |
Species: | M. aequiferaria |
Binomial name | |
Macaria aequiferaria Walker, 1861 | |
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Macaria aequiferaria, the woody angle moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maryland, from Delaware to Florida, west to Texas, as well as in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Kentucky and southern Illinois.[1] It is also found in Mexico.[2]
The wingspan is about 21 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round, with most records between March and September.
The larvae feed on Taxodium species.
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