Moth Photographers Group – Macaria brunneata

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91a0704 – 6286 Macaria brunneata (Thunberg, 1784)

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Synonymy:	brunneata (Thunberg, 1784) (Geometra) - MONA 1983: 6286 coreame (Bryk, 1949) (Itame) ferruginaria (Packard, 1873) (Eupistheria) flammata (Fabricius, 1794) (Phalaena) fulvaria (Villers, 1789) (Phalaena) pinetaria (Hübner, 1799) (Geometra) quinquaria (Hübner, 1822) (Geometra) sylvaria (Curtis, 1828) (Speranza)
Taxonomic Notes:	Macaria brunneata (Thunberg, 1784), 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 (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

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Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 76; pl. 1.65-70. order or free PDF
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 27.36m; p. 206. Book Review and ordering
Sihvonen, P. & P. Skou, 2015. Ennominae I. In: A. Hausmann (ed.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe, 5: 1-657.
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
Species Page at Mass Moths

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