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Geometridae
91a0727 – 6279   Macaria occiduaria (Packard, 1874)

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Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Caulostoma occiduaria Packard, 1874
Diastictis andersoni Swett, 1916
Thamnonoma flavicaria of authors not Packard, 1876
Itame orientis Ferguson, 1953
Taxonomic Notes: Macaria occiduaria (Packard, 1874), formerly placed in the genus Itame in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) and in the genus Speranza in Ferguson (2008), is returned to genus Macaria in Sihvonen & Skou (2015) following Scoble & Krüger (2002).
This species includes as a synonym 6280 Speranza andersoni (Swett, 1916) in Pohl et al. (2010), ZooKeys, 38: 499.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Ferguson, D.C., 2008. Geometroidea Geometridae (Part) Ennominae (Abaxini, Cassymini, Macariini). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: 118; pl. 2, figs. 55-58 (occiduaria). 122; pl. 2, figs. 59-61 (andersoni). order or free PDF
  • Pohl, G.R., G.G. Anweiler, B.C. Schmidt, & N.G. Kondla, 2010. An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada. ZooKeys, 38: 1-549.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 27.35m; p. 206. Book Review and ordering
  • Sihvonen, P. & P. Skou, 2015. Ennominae I. In: A. Hausmann (ed.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe, 5: 1-657.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
Macaria occiduaria
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Macaria occiduaria
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Macaria occiduaria
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Macaria occiduaria
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Macaria occiduaria
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Macaria occiduaria
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Macaria occiduaria
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Macaria occiduaria
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Macaria occiduaria
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Macaria occiduaria
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Macaria occiduaria
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Macaria occiduaria
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Macaria occiduaria
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