Macaria bicolorata

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Macaria bicolorata, the bicolored angle, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Eastern North America.

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Macaria bicolorata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Macaria
Species:
M. bicolorata
Binomial name
Macaria bicolorata
Fabricius, 1798
Synonyms[1]
  • Semiothisa bicolorata
  • Phalaena bicolorata Fabricius, 1798
  • Macaria concepta Walker, 1861
  • Macaria consimilata Zeller, 1872
  • Macaria grassata Hulst, 1881
  • Phalaena praeatomata Haworth, 1809
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The wingspan is about 30 mm (1.2 in). The moths are on wing from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Pinus species.

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