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Geometridae
91a0767 – 6344   Macaria signaria (Hübner, [1809])
             Pale-marked Angle

© John Davis
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Synonymy:
  • signaria (Hübner, [1809]) (Geometra) - MONA 1983: 6344
  • banksianae (Ferguson, 1974) (Semiothisa)
  • dispuncta (Walker, 1860) (Tephrosia)
  • exnotata (Walker, 1862) (Larentia)
  • fraserata (Ferguson, 1974) (Semiothisa)
  • haliata Walker, 1861 (Macaria)
  • inordinaria (Walker, 1860) (Boarmia)
  • irregulata Walker, 1861 (Macaria)
  • marmorata (Ferguson, 1972) (Semiothisa)
  • perplexa McDunnough, 1927 (Macaria)
  • quadrisignata Walker, 1866 (Macaria)
  • subapicaria Walker, 1863 (Macaria)
  • subapiciaria Walker, 1861 (Macaria)
  • submarmorata Walker, 1861 (Macaria)
  • unipunctaria (Wright, 1916) (Melanolophia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Macaria signaria (Hübner, [1809]) includes as a synonym 6346 Macaria unipunctaria, 6349 Macaria marmorata (Semiothisa banksianae Ferguson, 1974 in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist)), and 6350 Macaria submarmorata in Pohl et al. (2010), ZooKeys. 38: 498.
    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. 216; pl. 5.31-36. order or free PDF
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Pohl, G.R., G.G. Anweiler, B.C. Schmidt, & N.G. Kondla, 2010. An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada. ZooKeys, 38: 1-549.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 27.33f; p. 206. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Macaria signaria
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    Macaria signaria
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    Macaria signaria
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    Macaria signaria
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    Macaria signaria
    © Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Picea glauca
    Macaria signaria
    © Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Picea glauca

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