Macaria wauaria
| Macaria wauaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Macariini |
| Genus: | Macaria |
| Species: | M. wauaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Macaria wauaria (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Macaria wauaria, the v-moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It has a Holarctic distribution.
Description
The length of the forewings is 14–17 mm.. All wings have a generally light grey to purple-grey ground colour. The forewing apex is slightly angular. There are four dark brown stains, of which the second from the inside has a distinctive v-shaped angle extended from the costa. The hind wings show a slightly darkened marginal band. The antennae of the males are combed on both sides.
Distribution
Occurs from Morocco through North and Central Europe to the Russian Far East , Siberia, Amur and Kamchatka and Central Asia.The North limit distribution area is Lapland.It also occurs in Labrador, Quebec, Ontario and Nova Scotia .In the mountains rises to a height of 1700 meters.
Biology
The moth flies from May to July .
Habitats include hedges, forest edges, orchards, and park landscapes. Also synanthropic in orchards.
Notes
- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Macaria wauaria. |
- The V-Moth up UKmoths
- European Butterflies and Moths by Christopher Jonko
- BioLib
- Lepiforum.de
- Vlindernet.nl (in Dutch)