Macaria bicolorata (Fabricius, 1798) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Macaria bicolorata (Fabricius, 1798)

Macaria bicolorata (Fabricius, 1798)

Macaria bicolorata, the bicolored angle, is a Geometridae moth found in Eastern North America whose larvae feed on Pinus species.

Family
Genus
Macaria
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Macaria bicolorata (Fabricius, 1798)

Macaria bicolorata, commonly called the bicolored angle, is a moth species that belongs to the Geometridae family. This species is distributed in Eastern North America. Its wingspan reaches approximately 30 millimeters, or 1.2 inches. Adult moths are active from May to August, with flight timing varying by location. The larvae of Macaria bicolorata feed on plants of the Pinus genus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Geometridae › Macaria

More from Geometridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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