Geometridae
91a0721 –
6304.1 Macaria wauaria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Similar Species: |
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Synonymy: |
wauaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) fuscaria (Thunberg, 1792) (Phalaena) (synonym of ssp. wauaria) v-nigraria (Haworth, 1809) (Geometra) (synonym of ssp. wauaria) |
Taxonomic Notes: |
Macaria wauaria (Linnaeus, 1758) is recognized among the North American fauna north of Mexico (E. Canada, NE USA). It was transferred to the genus Speranza in Ferguson (2008) a name treated as a synonym of Macaria in Sihvonen & Skou (2015) following Scoble & Krüger (2002). |
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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. 107; pl. 2.39-40. order or free PDF
- 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 Mass Moths
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