Moth Photographers Group – Macaria pustularia

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910735.00 – 6273 Macaria pustularia (Guenée, [1858])

Lesser Maple Spanworm

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Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	• Stegania pustularia Guenée, [1858]
Taxonomic Notes:	Macaria pustularia (Guenée, [1858]), formerly placed in the genus Itame in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) and in the genus Speranza in Ferguson (2008), is returned to genus Macaria in Sihvonen & Skou (2015) following Scoble & Krüger (2002).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 138; pl. 3.22-27. order or free PDF
Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
Sihvonen, P. & P. Skou, 2015. Ennominae I. In: A. Hausmann (ed.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe, 5: 1-657.
Species Page at Block Island Moths
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at Mass Moths
Species page at Moths of North Dakota.