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Geometridae
91a0721 – 6304.1   Macaria wauaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
             V-Moth

- © Nolie Schneider
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Synonymy:
  • wauaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)]
  • fuscaria (Thunberg, 1792) (Phalaena)
  • v-nigraria (Haworth, 1809) (Geometra)
  • 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).
    References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    Macaria wauaria
    - © Nolie Schneider
    Macaria wauaria
    - © Nolie Schneider
    Macaria wauaria
    - © John Lee
    Macaria wauaria
    29mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
    Macaria wauaria
    – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Macaria wauaria
    – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill

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