Macaria aequiferaria

Macaria aequiferaria
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
Synonyms
  • Macaria postrema Walker, 1861
  • Macaria subpunctaria Walker, 1861
  • Macaria morosaria Walker, 1861
  • Diastictis festa Hulst, 1896

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.

References

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