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Geometridae
91a0737 – 6273   Macaria pustularia (Guenée, [1858])
             Lesser Maple Spanworm

© Stephen Gingold
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: 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.
Macaria pustularia
© Jonathan Burishkin
Macaria pustularia
© Jim McClarin
Macaria pustularia
© Bob Patterson
Macaria pustularia
© David Reed
Macaria pustularia
© Carol Wolf
Macaria pustularia
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Macaria pustularia
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Macaria pustularia
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Macaria pustularia
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Macaria pustularia
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Macaria pustularia
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Macaria pustularia
– © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
Macaria pustularia
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Macaria pustularia
24mm – © Jim Vargo
Macaria pustularia
© Canadian National Collection LG


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