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Geometridae
91a0757 – 6342   Macaria bisignata Walker, 1866
             Red-headed Inchworm

© Carol Wolf
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • bisignata Walker, 1866 (Macaria) - MONA 1983: 6342
  • consimilata Zeller, 1872 (Macaria)
  • festa (Hulst, 1896) (Diastictis)
  • galbineata Zeller, 1872 (Macaria)
  • 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. 194; pl. 4.46-50. order or free PDF
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Wagner, D.L., D.C. Ferguson, T.L. McCabe, R.C. Reardon, 2001. Geometroid Caterpillars of Northeastern and Appalachian Forests. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, FHTET-2001-10: 42.
    Macaria bisignata
    © Bob Patterson
    Macaria bisignata
    © Lewis Scharpf
    Macaria bisignata
    © Cindy Mead
    Macaria bisignata
    © Cindy Mead
    Macaria bisignata
    © Larry Line
    Macaria bisignata
    © Nolie Schneider
    Macaria bisignata
    – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Macaria bisignata
    – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Macaria bisignata
    – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Macaria bisignata
    – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Macaria bisignata
    - ventral – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Macaria bisignata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Macaria bisignata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Macaria bisignata
    25mm – © Jim Vargo
    Macaria bisignata
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Macaria bisignata
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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