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Geometridae
91a0751 – 6330   Macaria ulsterata (Pearsall, 1913)
             Birch Angle
Distribution Data for Macaria ulsterata
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Synonymy:
  • ulsterata Pearsall 1913 (Philobia) - MONA 1983: 6330
  • ssp. a. ulsterata Pearsall 1913 (Philobia) - MONA 1983: 6330
  • notata of authors not Linnaeus 1758 (Phalaena)
  • enotata of authors not Guenée [1858] (Macaria)
  • regulata of authors not icius 1775 (Phalaena)
  • ssp. b. appalachiata Ferguson 2008 (Macaria)
  • 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) - BIN: BOLD:AAB4782 - Caution: 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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