Moth Photographers Group – Macaria ulsterata

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91a0751 – 6330 Macaria ulsterata (Pearsall, 1913)

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Synonymy:	ulsterata (Pearsall, 1913) (Philobia) REV. STAT. - MONA 1983: 6330 enotata of authors; not Guenée, [1858] (Macaria) misappl. notata of authors; (not Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) misappl. regulata of authors; (not icius, 1775) (Phalaena) misappl. ssp. a. ulsterata (Pearsall, 1913) (Philobia) - MONA 1983: 6330 ssp. b. appalachiata Ferguson, 2008 (Macaria)
Taxonomic Notes:	Macaria ulsterata (Pearsall, 1913), rev. stat. (Schmidt & McGuinness in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023), was formerly treated as a synonym of Macaria notata (Linnaeus, 1758), a European species extralimital to North America.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB4782 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 180; pl. 4.18-23. order or free PDF
Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 27.29f; p. 205. Book Review and ordering
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
Species Page at Mass Moths