Moth Photographers Group – Macaria aemulataria

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Geometridae

91a0752 – 6326 Macaria aemulataria Walker, 1861

Common Angle

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Distribution Data for Macaria aemulataria

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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.
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.
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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