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

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pustularia Guenée [1858] (Stegania) - MONA 1983: 6273 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: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. 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.

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