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Geometridae
91a0720 – 6304   Macaria bitactata (Walker, 1862)
             Split-lined Angle

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Synonymy: Thera bitactata Walker, 1862
Heterophleps atrosignata Walker, 1862
Itame epigenata Barnes & McDunnough, 1917
Halia packardaria Möschler, 1883
Taxonomic Notes: Macaria bitactata (Walker, 1862), 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).
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 103; pl. 2.35-38. order or free PDF
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 27.38f; 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 bitactata
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Macaria bitactata
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Macaria bitactata
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Macaria bitactata
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Macaria bitactata
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Macaria bitactata
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Macaria bitactata
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Macaria bitactata
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Macaria bitactata
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Macaria bitactata
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