Moth Photographers Group – Macaria loricaria

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910733.00 – 6290 Macaria loricaria (Eversmann, 1837)

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Distribution:	Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	• Fidonia loricaria Eversmann, 1837 • Sympherta julia Hulst, 1896 • Thamnonoma nubilata Warren, 1904 • Idaea vinctaria Zeller, 1846
Taxonomic Notes:	Macaria loricaria (Eversmann, 1837), 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. 134; pl. 3.16-17. order or free PDF
Sihvonen, P. & P. Skou, 2015. Ennominae I. In: A. Hausmann (ed.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe, 5: 1-657.
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