Macaria carbonaria
| Macaria carbonaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Macariini |
| Genus: | Macaria |
| Species: | M. carbonaria |
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| Macaria carbonaria (Clerck, 1759) | |
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Macaria carbonaria, the netted mountain moth, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in the northern part of the Palearctic ecozone.
The wingspan is 23–25 mm (0.91–0.98 in). Adults are on wing from April to June. It is a day-flying species and can be found visiting the flowers of various plants.
The larvae feed on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.
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