Macaria pinistrobata (Ferguson, 1972) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Macaria pinistrobata (Ferguson, 1972)

Macaria pinistrobata (Ferguson, 1972)

Macaria pinistrobata (the white pine angle) is a geometrid moth found in eastern North America.

Family
Genus
Macaria
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Macaria pinistrobata (Ferguson, 1972)

Macaria pinistrobata, commonly known as the white pine angle, is a moth species belonging to the family Geometridae. This species was first formally described by Ferguson in 1972. It occurs in Eastern North America: it is found across the Eastern United States, and in the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. The full range of the white pine angle extends from its southern limit in northern Georgia, through the Appalachian Mountains, and into the Great Lakes region and New England.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Geometridae › Macaria

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

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