Macaria aemulataria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Macaria |
Species: | M. aemulataria
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Binomial name | |
Macaria aemulataria
Walker, 1861
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Macaria aemulataria, the common angle moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861. [2] It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas, north to Oregon and Alberta. [3]
The wingspan is 20–22 mm (0.79–0.87 in). Adults are on wing from mid-June to mid-July in Alberta and from May to September in Ohio.
The larvae feed on Acer species. [4]