Macaria fusca
| Macaria fusca | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Macaria |
| Species: | M. fusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Macaria fusca (Thunberg, 1792) | |
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Macaria fusca is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Alps, Fennoscandia, the Ural, northern Yakutia and Kamchatka. It is found on altitudes of up to 3,400 meters.
The wingspan is 14–18 mm for males. Females have considerably smaller wings and can only fly with difficulty. Males are on wing from July to August and are day active.
The larva feed on the leaves of various low-growing plants, including Erophila verna and Viola calcarata.
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