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Geometridae 91a0752 – 6326   Macaria aemulataria Walker, 1861              Common Angle

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Similar Species: 91a0754 Macaria promiscuata: is larger and tends to be more boldly marked with more falcate wing tips and redder pm. band on underside of wings. Best separated by genitalia and size. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: aemulataria Walker, 1861 (Macaria) - MONA 1983: 6326; TL: New York. aspirata (Pearsall, 1913) (Philobia) - MONA 1983: [6328]; TL: Prescott, Arizona. perplexata (Pearsall, 1913) (Philobia) - MONA 1983: [6327]; TL: Provo, Utah. sectomaculata Morrison, 1874 (Macaria); TL: Massachusetts, New York. versitata (Pearsall, 1913) (Philobia) - MONA 1983: [6329]; TL: Clear Creek, Colorado.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 183; pl. 4.24-26. order or free PDF Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Morrison, H.K., 1873-1874. New North American Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 16: 198. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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