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Geometridae
91a0751 – 6330   Macaria ulsterata (Pearsall, 1913)
             Birch Angle
Distribution Data for Macaria ulsterata
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Synonymy: Philobia ulsterata (Pearsall, 1913)
Phalaena notata of authors, not Linnaeus, 1758
Macaria enotata of authors, not Guenée, [1858]
Phalaena regulata of authors;,(not Fabricius, 1775)
Macaria appalachiata Ferguson, 2008
Taxonomic Notes: Macaria ulsterata (Pearsall, 1913), rev. stat. (Schmidt & McGuinness in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023), was formerly treated as a synonym of Macaria notata (Linnaeus, 1758), a European species extralimital to North America.
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. 180; pl. 4.18-23. order or free PDF
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 27.29f; p. 205. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Macaria ulsterata
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Macaria ulsterata
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Macaria ulsterata
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Macaria ulsterata
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Macaria ulsterata
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Macaria ulsterata
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Macaria ulsterata
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Macaria ulsterata
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Macaria ulsterata
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Macaria ulsterata
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Macaria ulsterata
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Macaria ulsterata
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Macaria ulsterata
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