Macaria

Macaria Curtis, 1826

Macaria Curtis, 1826; British Entomology 3: pl. 132; TS: Phalaena liturata Clerck
- = Semiothisa ; [NACL], 89
Eutropa Hübner, [1831]; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 3: 39; TS: Eutropa distribuaria Hübner
- = Semiothisa ; [NACL], 89
- = ; [MOB11], 160; [MNA17.2], 178; [RFEL]
Philobia Duponchel, 1829; ; TS: Phalaena notata Linnaeus
- = Semiothisa ; [NACL], 89
- = ; [MOB11], 160; [MNA17.2], 178; [RFEL]
Colutogyna Lederer, 1853
- = ; [RFEL]
Sciagraphia Hulst, 1896; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23: 321, 329; TS: Macaria granitata Guenée
- = Semiothisa ; [NACL], 89
- = ; [MOB11], 160; [MNA17.2], 178; [RFEL]
Pseudoisturgia Povolny & Moucha, 1957; Sb. ent. Odd. nar. Mus. Prze 31: 134; TS: Phalaena carbonaria Clerck
- = ; [RFEL]

Macaria (Macariini); [FE]; [MNA17.2], 178; [RFEL]

900x763 (~90Kb) USA: Washington, Chelan Co., LepSoc 2010 Moth Night at Eagle Creek, 9.7.2010, Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of this species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Macaria shanghaisaria Walker, 1861 Altai, Sajan, Transbaikalia, Amur, Primorye, Korea, Japan, NE.China, ....?. See [maps]
- Macaria shanghaisaria Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 926
- Semiothisa shanghaisaria wehrliaria Bryk, 1949
  - = ; [RFEL]
- Semiothisa graphata Hedemann, 1881
  - = ; [RFEL]
- Semiothisa shanghaisaria; [RFEL]
Larva on Populus [RFEL]
Macaria continuaria (Eversmann, 1852) Altai, Sajan, N.Mongolia, Transbaikalia, Amur, Primorye. See [maps]
- Ennomos continuaria Eversmann, 1852
- Semiothisa pumila Kuznetsov, 1929
  - = ; [RFEL]
- Macaria continuaria; [RFEL]
Larva on Larix sibirica, L. gmelinii, Pinus pumila [RFEL]

The notata species-group

Notata; [MNA17.2], 179

Macaria notata (Linnaeus, 1758) . See [maps] Ruskokaarimittari Peacock Moth
- Phalaena notata Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 523; TL: Europe
- Macaria notata, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
- Macaria notata, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
- Macaria notata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
- Macaria notata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria notata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Macaria notata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
- Macaria notata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
- Semiothisa notata;
- Macaria notata; [FE]; [MNA17.2]: 180; [RFEL]
800x436 (~89Kb) Russia, Moscow, 23.6.2006, Photo © D. Smirnov 902x485 (~89Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 27.05.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov 308x348 (~22Kb)

Larva on Betula spp., B. pubescens, Salix spp., Amelanchier sp. [SPRK], Spiraea , Ribes nigrum, Alnus , Corylus avellana, Quercus , Prunus spinosa, Acer rubrum, Betula alleghaniensis, Populus tremuloides [RFEL]
- M. n. notata NEU, CEU, Siberia, Northwest Territories - S.Canada, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Colorado, Connecticut
  - Geometra notataria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 104 (emend.)
  - Macaria notaria Morris, 1861; Nat. Hist. Br. Moths 1: 177 (emend.)
  - Philobia ulsterata Pearsall, 1913; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 21: 188; TL: Big Indian Valley, Catskill Mountains, New York
    
    = Macaria notata ; [RFEL]
    = Macaria notata notata ; [MNA17.2], 182
  - Semiothisa ulsterata; [NACL], #6330
  - Macaria ulsterata; [MOB11], 156 (note)
  - Macaria notata notata; [MNA17.2]: 182, pl. 4, f. 18-20, pl. 11, f. 11
- M. n. kirina Wehrli, 1940 SE.Siberia, Korea, Japan
  - Macaria notata kirina Wehrli, 1940; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 4 (Suppl.): 386, pl. 30 row k
    
    = Macaria notata ; [RFEL]
  - Macaria notata kirina; [MNA17.2], 180
- M. n. appalachiana Ferguson, 2008 North Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, NA.Georgia
  - Macaria notata appalachiana Ferguson, 2008; [MNA17.2]: 182, pl. 4, f. 21-23; TL: Waterrock Knob, 5800ft, Jackson Co., North Carolina
    
    = Macaria notata ; [RFEL]
Macaria aemulataria Walker, 1861 S.Canada, USA. See [maps]
- Macaria aemulataria Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 884; TL: New York
- Macaria sectomaculata Morrison, 1874; Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 16: 198; TL: "Mass., New York"
  - = ; [NACL], #6326; [MNA17.2], 183
- Philobia perplexata Pearsall, 1913; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 21: 190; TL: Provo, Utah
  - = ; [MNA17.2], 183
- Philobia versitata Pearsall, 1913; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 21: 191; TL: Clear Creek, Co[lorado]
  - = ; [MNA17.2], 183
- Philobia aspirata Pearsall, 1913; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 21: 191; TL: Prescott, Arizona
  - = ; [MNA17.2], 183
- Macaria aemulataria, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria aemulataria, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Macaria aemulataria, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
- Semiothisa perplexata; [NACL], #6327
- Semiothisa aspirata; [NACL], #6328
- Semiothisa versitata; [NACL], #6329
- Semiothisa aemulataria; [NACL], #6326
- Macaria aemulataria; [MNA17.2]: 183, f. 3c, pl. 4, f. 24-26, pl. 11, f. 13-14
Larva on Acer , A. rubrum, A. negundo?, A. grandidentatum?, A. glabrum? [MNA17.2], 185

Macaria alternata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

EU, Turkey, Caucasus, Georgia, Kasakhstan, S.Siberia, Altai, Sajan, Amur, Primorye. See [maps] Harmokaarimittari Sharp-angled Peacock

Geometra alternata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
alternaria (Hübner, 1809)

Macaria alternata, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
Macaria alternata, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
Macaria alternata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Macaria alternaria, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Macaria alternata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Macaria alternata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

Semitohisa alternaria;
Macaria alternata; [FE]; [RFEL]

800x571 (~68Kb) female Russia, Gumbaritsa 60 40'N 32 57'E, ex.o. 7.1992, Photo 10.4.1993 © Kimmo Silvonen

902x534 (~92Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 20.05.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov

288x300 (~17Kb)

Larva on Betula spp., Salix spp., Sorbus aucuparia, Hippophae rhamnoides, Rhamnus frangula [SPRK], Ribes nigrum, Malus , Alnus glutinosa, Betula pubescens, Crataegus , Prunus spinosa, Fagus , Quercus [RFEL]

[MNA17.2] does not mention alternata, but placing it here just becauseit is a lookalike of aemulataria/juglandica -- msa

Macaria juglandata Ferguson, 2008 California. See [maps]
- Macaria juglandata Ferguson, 2008; [MNA17.2]: 185, pl. 4, f. 27-29; TL: Los Angeles, California
- Macaria juglandata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Larva on Juglans californica [MNA17.2], 186
Macaria promiscuata (Ferguson, 1974) Maryland, Wisconsin, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, New York. See [maps]
- Semiothisa promiscuata Ferguson, 1974; J. Lep. Soc. 28: 297; TL: Devil's Den State Park, Washington Co., Arkansas
- Macaria promiscuata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria promiscuata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- M. promiscuata, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
- Semiothisa promiscuata; [NACL], #6331
- Macaria promiscuata; [MNA17.2]: 186, f. 3d, pl. 4, f. 30-32, pl. 11, f. 15
Larva on Cercis canadensis [MNA17.2], 187
Macaria solisata Ferguson, 2008 NE.Mexico. See [maps]
- Macaria solisata Ferguson, 2008; [MNA17.2]: 188, pl. 4, f. 33-34; TL: Rancho del Cielo, 3500', 6km NNW of Gomez Farias,Tamaulipas, Mexico
Larva on Cercis canadensis [MNA17.2], 188

The "Unassociated" species-group

"Unassociated"; [MNA17.2], 189

Macaria carpo (Druce, 1893) S.Florida, S.Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba. See [maps]
- Semiothisa carpo Druce, 1893; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 2: 130, 3 pl. 53, f. 13; TL: Mexico
- Semiothisa fidelis Warren, 1897; Novit. zool. 4: 479; TL: Costa Rica
  - = ; [MNA17.2], 189
- Macaria carpo, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria carpo; [MNA17.2]: 189, f. 40a-c, pl. 4, f. 35-38
Larva on Enterolobium cyclocarpum [MNA17.2], 190
Macaria infimata Guenée, 1857 Caeyenne, ...
- Macaria infimata Guenée, 1857; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 10: 81; TL: Cayenne
- Semiothisa infimata; [NACL], #6334
- Macaria infimata; [MNA17.2], 189 (note)

The bicolorata species-group

Bicolorata; [MNA17.2], 192

Macaria aequiferaria Walker, 1861 Maryland, Delaware - Florida - Texas, Oklahoma, , Mississippi, Kentucky, S.Illinois, Mexico. See [maps]
- Macaria aequiferaria Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 886; TL: East Florida
- Macaria postrema Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 887; TL: East Florida
  - = ; [NACL], #6335; [MNA17.2], 192
- Macaria subpunctaria Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 912; TL: Honduras
  - = ; [NACL], #6335; [MNA17.2], 192
- Macaria morosaria Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 942
  - = ; [NACL], #6335; [MNA17.2], 192
- Macaria aequiferaria, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria aequiferaria, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Semiothisa aequiferaria; [NACL], #6335
- Macaria aequiferaria; [MNA17.2]: 192, f. 3g, 40d-f, pl. 4, f. 39-45, pl. 12, f. 1
Larva on Taxodium , Taxodium mucronatum? [MNA17.2], 194
Macaria bisignata Walker, 1866 Nova Scotia - W.Ontario, Minnesota, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Missouri. See [maps]
- Macaria bisignata Walker, 1866; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 35: 1655; TL: North America
- Macaria consimilata Zeller, 1872; Verh. Zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 22: 483; TL: Massachusetts
  - = Semiothisa bicolorata ; [NACL], #6341
  - = ; [MNA17.2], 195
- Macaria galbineata Zeller, 1872; Verh. Zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 22: 484; TL: Massachusetts
  - = ; [NACL], #6342; [MNA17.2], 195
- Diastictis festa Hulst, 1896; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23: 335; TL: Colorado [error]
  - = Semiothisa aequiferaria ; [NACL], #6335
  - = ; [MNA17.2], 195
- Macaria bisignata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria bisignata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Semiothisa bisignata; [NACL], #6342
- Macaria bisignata; [MNA17.2]: 194, pl. 4, f. 45-50, pl. 12, f. 2-3
Larva on Pinus strobus, P. virginiana?, P. rigida?, P. resinosa [MNA17.2], 196
Macaria masquerata Ferguson, 2008 Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, N.Maine, Quebec, N.New York, Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta. See [maps]
- Macaria masquerata Ferguson, 2008; [MNA17.2]: 196, f. pl. 4, f. 51-53; TL: Purcell's Cove, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia
- Macaria masquerata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Misidentified/misapplied:
- Semiothisa bicolorata; Ferguson, 1954, 301
- Semiothisa bicolorata; McGuffin, 1976, 26
- Semiothisa bicolorata; Brower, 1974, 101
Larva on Pinus banksiana, P. sylvestris?, P. contorta?, P. resinosa? [MNA17.2], 197
Macaria bicolorata (Fabricius, 1798) Massachusetts, Ohio, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York - Florida, Alabama, Texas. See [maps]
- Phalaena (Geometra) bicolorata Fabricius, 1798; Ent. Syst. (Suppl.): 454; TL: Virginia
- Phalaena (Geometra) praeatomata Haworth, 1809; Lepid. Britannica (2): 345
  - = ; [NACL], #6341; [MNA17.2], 198
- Macaria consepta Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 941
  - = ; [NACL], #6341; [MNA17.2], 198
- Macaria grassata Hulst, 1881; Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 4 (5-6): 33; TL: Florida [not Colorado]
  - = ; [NACL], #6341; [MNA17.2], 198
- Macaria bicolorata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria bicolorata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Semiothisa bicolorata; [NACL], #6341
- Macaria bicolorata; [MNA17.2]: 198, pl. 4, f. 54-56
Larva on Pinus virginiana, P. rigida?, P. echinata?, P. taeda? [MNA17.2], 199
Macaria adonis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 British Colombia - California, Utah, Colorado, Montana, South Dakota. See [maps]
- Macaria adonis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918; Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 148; TL: Monache Meadows, Tulare Co., California
- Macaria adonis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria adonis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Semiothisa adonis; [NACL], #6338
- Macaria adonis; [MNA17.2]: 199, pl. 4, f. 57-61, pl. 12, f. 4
Larva on Pinus jeffreyi, P. ponderosa, P. contorta [MNA17.2], 200

Macaria liturata (Clerck, 1759)

. See [maps] Mäntykaarimittari Tawny-barred Angle Veilgrauer Kiefernspanner

Phalaena liturata Clerck, 1759; Icon. Ins. rariorum: pl. 6, f. 6

Macaria liturata, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
Macaria liturata, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
Macaria liturata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Macaria liturata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Macaria liturata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

Macaria liturata; [FE]; [MNA17.2], 192 (note); [RFEL]

900x607 (~84Kb) Finland, V: Bromarv Vettlax 665:27, ex.l. 8.1991, Photo 15.3.1992 © Kimmo Silvonen	943x521 (~95Kb) upperside Russia, Moscow area, 14.6.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov	681x592 (~91Kb) underside Russia, Moscow area, 14.6.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov
316x324 (~20Kb)

Larva on Pinus silvestris, Juniperus communis [SPRK], Larix gmelinii, L. sibirica, Picea , Abies , Pinus sylvestris, P. pumila, P. sibirica, Laris kaempferi [RFEL]

M. l. liturata EU, Turkey, Transcaucasia, N.Kasakhstan, W.Siberia, Turkey, Caucasus, ...
M. l. pressaria Christoph, 1893 Mongolia, Altai, Sajan, Transbaikalia, Sakhalin, Amur, Kuriles, Primorye, Japan, Korea
- Macaria liturata var. pressaria Christoph, 1893

Macaria ponderosae Ferguson, 2008 Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona. See [maps]
- Macaria ponderosae Ferguson, 2008; [MNA17.2]: 201, pl. 5, f. 1-3, pl. 12, f. 5-6; TL: Fort Niobrara [National Wildlife Refuge], Cherry Co., Nebraska
- Macaria ponderosae, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria ponderosae, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Larva on Pinus ponderosa, (reared on) P. virginiana [MNA17.2], 201
Macaria transitaria Walker, 1861 -. See [maps]
- Macaria transitaria Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 886; TL: East Florida
- Macaria transitaria, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria transitaria, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- M. transitaria, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
- Semiothisa transitaria; [NACL], #6339
- Macaria transitaria; [MNA17.2]: 202
- M. t. transitaria Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, NA.Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Texas
  - Macaria transitaria transitaria; [MNA17.2]: 203, pl. 5, f. 4-6
  Larva on Pinus rigida? [MNA17.2], 203
- M. t. resinosae Ferguson, 2008 Nova Scotia, Maine, Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin,
  - Macaria transitaria resinosae Ferguson, 2008; [MNA17.2]: 203, pl. 5, f. 7-9, pl. 12, f. 7-8; TL: Lake Kejimkujik National Park, Queens Co., Nova Scotia
  Larva on Pinus resinosa [MNA17.2], 204
Macaria distribuaria (Hübner, 1825) Pensylvania, North Carolina - Florida, Louisiana - Texas. See [maps]
- Eutropa distribuaria Hübner, 1825; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 3: 39, pl. [101], f. 585-586; TL: Pennsylvania
- Macaria oppositaria Guenée, 1857; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 10: 76, Atlas (Uranides, Phalenides) pl. 4, f. 6; TL: North America
  - = ; [NACL], #6336; [MNA17.2], 204
- Macaria proxantha Walker, [1863]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 26: 1642; TL: East Florida
  - = ; [NACL], #6336; [MNA17.2], 205
- Aspilates ? antaurata Walker, [1863]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 26: 1686
  - = ; [NACL], #6336; [MNA17.2], 205
- Macaria distribuaria, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria distribuaria, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- M. distribuaria, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
- Semiothisa distribuaria; [NACL], #6336
- Macaria distribuaria; [MOB11], 160 (note); [MNA17.2]: 204, pl. 5, f. 10-12, pl. 12, f. 9
Larva on Pinus palustris, P. elliottii?, (reared on) P. banksiana [MNA17.2], 205
Macaria sanfordi (Rindge, 1958) Florida. See [maps]
- Semiothisa sanfordi Rindge, 1958; Amer. mus. Novit. 1910: 5; TL: Port Sewall, Martin Co., Florida
- Macaria sanfordi, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria sanfordi, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Semiothisa sanfordi; [NACL], #6337
- Macaria sanfordi; [MNA17.2]: 206, pl. 5, f. 13-15, pl. 12, f. 10
Larva on Pinus clausa, (reared on) P. virginiana [MNA17.2], 206
Macaria minorata Packard, 1873 Nova Scotia - Ontario, Quebec, Minnesota, New England, Marylan, North Carolina, South Carolina, NA.Georgia. See [maps]
- Macaria minorata Packard, 1873; Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. 5: 66; TL: Natick, Massachusetts
- Macaria minorata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria minorata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- M. minorata, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
- Semiothisa minorata; [NACL], #6340
- Macaria minorata; [MNA17.2]: 207, f. 41a-c, pl. 5, f. 16-18, pl. 12, f. 11
Larva on Pinus strobus [MNA17.2], 209

The signaria species-group

Signaria; [MNA17.2], 209

Macaria sexmaculata Packard, [1867] -. See [maps]
- Macaria sexmaculata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria sexmaculata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Semiothisa sexmaculata; [NACL], #6343
- Macaria sexmaculata; [MNA17.2]: 210
- M. s. sexmaculata Newfoundland, Labrador, Alberta, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Maryland, Michigan, North Dakota
  - Macaria sex-maculata Packard, [1867]; Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 11: 44; TL: Square Island, Labrador
  - Macaria unimodaria Morrison, 1874; Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 16: 196; TL: Massachusetts
    
    = Semiothisa sexmaculata ; [NACL], #6343
    = Macaria sexmaculata sexmaculata ; [MNA17.2], 211
  - Semiothisa labradoriata Möschler, 1883; Stettin Ent. Ztg 44 (1-3): 118; TL: Southern Labrador
    
    = Semiothisa sexmaculata ; [NACL], #6343
    = Macaria sexmaculata sexmaculata ; [MNA17.2], 211
  - deleta Hulst, 1900²
    
    = Macaria sexmaculata sexmaculata ; [MNA17.2], 211
  - Itame deleta; [NACL], #6320
  - Macaria sexmaculata sexmaculata; [MNA17.2]: 211, pl. 5, f. 19-21, pl. 12, f. 12-13
  Larva on Larix laricina, L. decidua? #, [MNA17.2], 212
- M. s. incolorata Dyar, 1904 Alberta - British Columbia, N.Idaho, W.Montana, Washington, oregon
  - Macaria minorata var. incolorata Dyar, 1904; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 27 (1376): 906; TL: Kaslo, British Columbia
  - Sciagraphia purcellata Taylor, 1908; Can. Ent. 40 (3): 98; TL: Kaslo, British Columbia
    
    = Semiothisa sexmaculata incolorata ; [NACL], #6343a
    = Macaria sexmaculata incolorata ; [MNA17.2], 212
  - Semiothisa sexmaculata incolorata; [NACL], #6343a
  - Macaria sexmaculata incolorata; [MNA17.2]: 212, pl. 5, f. 22-24
  Larva on Larix occidentalis, Pseudotsuga [MNA17.2], 212
Macaria fuscaria (Leech, 1891) Sakhalin, Kuriles, Japan. See [maps]
- Halia fuscaria Leech, 1891
- Macaria fuscaria; [MNA17.2], 210 (note)
Larva on Larix kaempferi, Picea jezoensis [RFEL]
Macaria submarmorata Walker, 1861 Canada, Yukon, Main, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Wisconsin. See [maps]
- Macaria ? submarmorata Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 887; TL: St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson Bay [N.Ontario]
- Macaria submarmorata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Semiothisa submarmorata; [NACL], #6350
- Macaria submarmorata; [MNA17.2]: 213, pl. 5, f. 25-27, pl. 12, f. 14
Larva on Larix laricina, L. occidentalis? [MNA17.2], 214
Macaria marmorata (Ferguson, 1972) Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Maine, Michigan, Washington. See [maps]
- Semiothisa marmorata Ferguson, 1972; Can. Ent. 104: 564 (not preocc. Chiasmia marmorata Warren, 1897); TL: Dorchester, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick
  - = Semiothisa banksianae ; [NACL], #6349
- Semiothisa banksianae Ferguson, 1974; Can. Ent. 106: 591 (repl. Semiothisa marmorata Ferguson, 1972); TL: Dorchester, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick
- Semiothisa banksianae; [NACL], #6349
- Macaria marmorata; [MNA17.2]: 214, pl. 5, f. 28-30
Larva on Pinus banksiana, P. contorta [MNA17.2], 215
Macaria signaria (Hübner, [1809]) EU, Turkey, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Urals, Siberia, Far East, Sakhalin, N.Iran, Japan, from (Yukon - Newfoundland) - to (North Carolina, New Mexico, Arizona, California). See [maps] Kuusikaarimittari
- Geometra signaria Hübner, [1809]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [5]: pl. 61, f. 313; TL: Europe
- Tephrosia dispuncta Walker, 1860; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 21: 405; TL: St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson Bay
  - = ; [MNA17.2], 216; [RFEL]
- Boarmia inordinaria Walker, 1860; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 21: 488; TL: Township of Montcalm [Quebec]
  - = Semiothisa signaria dispuncta ; [NACL], #6344a
  - = ; [MNA17.2], 216
- Macaria ? subapiciaria Walker, 1861; In, D'Urban, Can. Naturalist & Geol. 6: 40; TL: Canada ("Valley of the River Rouge")
  - = Semiothisa signaria dispuncta ; [NACL], #6344a
  - = ; [MNA17.2], 216
- Macaria haliata Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 885; TL: Nova Scotia
  - = Semiothisa signaria dispuncta ; [NACL], #6344a
  - = ; [MNA17.2], 216
- Macaria irregulata Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 890; TL: New York
  - = Semiothisa signaria dispuncta ; [NACL], #6344a
  - = ; [MNA17.2], 216
- Larentia ? exnotata Walker, 1862; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 24: 1186; TL: Nova Scotia
  - = Semiothisa signaria dispuncta ; [NACL], #6344a
  - = ; [MNA17.2], 216
- subapicaria Walker, 1863²
  - = Semiothisa signaria dispuncta ; [NACL], #6344a
- Macaria quadrisignata Walker, 1866; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 35: 1655; TL: North America
  - = Semiothisa signaria dispuncta ; [NACL], #6344a
  - = ; [MNA17.2], 216
- Semiothisa fraserata Ferguson, 1974; Can. Ent. 106: 581; TL: Richland Balsam Mountain, 6000', Jackson-Haywood County line, North Carolina
  - = ; [MNA17.2], 216
- Macaria signaria, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
- Macaria signaria, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
- Macaria signaria, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
- Macaria signaria, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria signaria, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Macaria signaria, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
- Macaria signaria, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
- Semiothisa fraserata; [NACL], #6345
- Semiothisa signaria dispuncta; [NACL], #6344a
- Semiothisa signaria; [NACL], #6344
- Macaria signaria; Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002, Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 199; [FE]; [MNA17.2]: 216, f. 2a, pl. 5, f. 31-36, pl. 12, f. 15, pl. 13, f. 1; [RFEL]
929x521 (~95Kb) upperside Russia, Moscow area, 22.6.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov 300x172 (~11Kb)

Larva on Picea abies, Larix sibirica [SPRK], Pinus monticola, P. contorta latifolia [MNA17.2], 218, Picea , Picea jezoensis, Pinus koraiensis, P. pumila, P. monticola, P. contorta, Abies , A. balsamea, Larix , Pseudotsuga menziesii, Tsuga [RFEL]
Macaria unipunctaria (Wright, 1916) Alberta, British Columbia - California, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona. See [maps]
- Melanolophia unipunctaria Wright, 1916; Ent. News 27 (10): 458; TL: Glen Alpine Creek, Tahoe, Calif.
- Macaria perplexa McDunnough, 1927; Can. ent. 59: 244; TL: Nicola, B.C.
  - = ; [MNA17.2], 219
- Macaria unipunctaria, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Macaria unipunctaria, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
- Semiothisa unipunctaria; [NACL], #6346
- Semiothisa unipunctaria perplexa; [NACL], #6346a
- Macaria unipunctaria; [MNA17.2]: 219, pl. 5, f. 37-42, pl. 13, f. 2
Larva on Pseudotsuga [MNA17.2], 219
Macaria pinistrobata (Ferguson, 1972) Nova Scotia, Maine, Quebec, Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, NA.Georgia?. See [maps]
- Semiothisa pinistrobata Ferguson, 1972; Can. Ent. 104: 563; TL: Lake Kejimkujik, Queens Co., Nova Scotia
- Macaria pinistrobata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria pinistrobata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Semiothisa pinistrobata; [NACL], #6347
- Macaria pinistrobata; [MNA17.2]: 221, pl. 5, f. 43-46, pl. 13, f. 3
Larva on Pinus strobus [MNA17.2], 222
Macaria fissinotata (Walker, [1863]) Nova Scotia - Quebec, Ontario, Wisconsin, New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, NA.Georgia. See [maps]
- Acidalia ? fissinotata Walker, [1863]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 26: 1595; TL: renton Falls, New York
- Macaria retinotata Walker, [1863]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 26: 1642; TL: Nova Scotia
  - = ; [NACL], #6348; [MNA17.2], 223
- Macaria fissinotata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria fissinotata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Semiothisa fissinotata; [NACL], #6348
- Macaria fissinotata; [MNA17.2]: 223, pl. 5, f. 47-50, pl. 13, f. 4
Larva on Tsuga canadensis [MNA17.2], 224
Macaria oweni (Swett, 1907) Newfoundland - Alberta, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin. See [maps]
- Sciagraphia granitata var. oweni Swett, 1907; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 15: 128-129; TL: Grand Lake, Newfoundland
- Macaria oweni, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria oweni, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Semiothisa oweni; [NACL], #6351
- Macaria oweni; [MNA17.2]: 224, pl. 5, f. 51-53, pl. 13, f. 5
Larva on Larix laricina [MNA17.2], 225
Macaria granitata Guenée, 1857 Pennsylvania, Maine, New Hampshire, S.Quebec, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, NA.Georgia. See [maps]
- Macaria granitata Guenée, 1857; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 10: 85; TL: Pennsylvania
- Macaria succosata Zeller, 1872; Verh. Zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 22: 485; TL: Massachusetts
  - = ; [NACL], #6352
- Macaria granitata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria granitata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- M. granitata, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
- Semiothisa granitata; [NACL], #6352
- Macaria granitata; [MOB11], 160 (note); [MNA17.2]: 225, pl. 5, f. 54-57, pl. 13, f. 6-7
Larva on Pinus rigida [MNA17.2], 226

The multilineata species-group

Multilineata; [MNA17.2], 227

Macaria multilineata Packard, 1873 Massachusetts, Connecticut - South Carolina, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas. See [maps]
- Macaria multilineata Packard, 1873; Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. 5: 65
- Semiothisa patriciata Grote, 1883; Can. Ent. 15 (7): 129; TL: North Carolina
  - = ; [NACL], #6353; [MNA17.2], 227
- Macaria multilineata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Macaria multilineata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- M. multilineata, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
- Semiothisa multilineata; [NACL], #6353
- Macaria multilineata; [MNA17.2]: 227, f. 42a-c, pl. 5, f. 58-62, pl. 13, f. 8
Larva on Juniperus virginiana, J. silicicola? [MNA17.2], 228
Macaria ochrifascia (Warren, 1897) Bermuda
- Thamnonoma ochrifascia Warren, 1897; Novit. zool. 4: 484; TL: "Bermuda"
- Alcis verrilliata Dyar, 1902; in Verrill, Trans. Connecticut Acad. Sci. 11: 890; TL: Bermuda
  - = ; [MNA17.2], 231
- Macaria ochrifascia; [MNA17.2]: 231, f. 42d-e, pl. 5, f. 63-64
Larva on Juniperus bermudiana [MNA17.2], 231
Macaria angulata (Warren, 1897) Jamaica
- Thamnonoma angulata Warren, 1897; Novit. zool. 4: 484; TL: Newcastle, Jamaica
- Macaria angulata; [MNA17.2], 227 (note)

Macaria bifilaria Hampson, 1904 Bahamas, ...?
- Macaria bifilaria Hampson, 1904; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 14 (81): 176; TL: Nassau
- Semiothisa bifilaria; [NHM card]

Macaria carbonaria (Clerck, 1759) NEU, N.Siberia. See [maps] Rämemittari Netted Mountain Moth
- Phalaena carbonaria Clerck, 1759; Icon. Ins. rariorum: pl. 1, f. 11; TL: [Europe]
- Macaria carbonaria, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
- Macaria carbonaria, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
- Macaria carbonaria, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
- Macaria carbonaria, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
- Macaria carbonaria, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
- Macaria carbonaria; [FE]
- ?Epelis carbonaria; [MNA17.2], 162 (note)
240x256 (~15Kb)

Larva on Andromeda polifolia, Empetrum nigrum?, Vaccinium vitis-idaea? [SPRK]
Macaria albapicaria Holland, 1900 Buru
- Macaria albapicaria Holland, 1900; Novit. Zool. 7 (3): 579; TL: Buru

Unknown or unplaced taxa

Tephrina haliata Guenée, 1857; 97 (type lost); TL: California

; [MNA17.2], 216 (note)

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References:

[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA] electronic
BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[Bruce Walsh]
Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[EF]
Entomologica Fennica
[FE] Fauna Europaea
Fauna Europaea
[GALEPS] Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States
James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[Heiner Ziegler]
Switzerland / Schweiz; www.pieris.ch
[JLS]
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society; the original J. Lep. Soc. articles
[Kimmo Silvonen] Espoo, Finland
Kimmo's Lep Site
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[MBE] Moths and Butteflies of Europe
Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NHM] Natural History Museum
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index; Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[²] This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:

Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
Notes and new species Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 61-208, pl. 11-25, (3): 211-278, pl. 26-40
Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002
An annotated checklist of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from the Kamchatka Peninsula and adjacent islands Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 195-235
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1857
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Volume 10. Uranides et Phalénites Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 10 : 1-584, Atlas (Uranides, Phalenides): pl. 1-11, (Uranides) pl. 1 (1858), Atlas (Uranides, Phalenides, Siculides): pl. 12-22, (Siculides) pl. 1 (1858)
Clerck, 1759
Icones Insectorum Rariorum cum Nominibus eorum Trivialibus, Locisque e C. Linnaei ... Systema Naturae allegatis. Holmiae Icon. Ins. rariorum : pl. 1-12 (1759), : pl. 13-55 (1764)
Curtis, 1826
British Entomology; being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insecta found in Great Britain and Ireland: Containing coloured Figures from Nature of the Most Rare and Beautiful Species, an in Many Instances of the Plants Upon Which They are Found British Entomology 1: pl. 1-50 (1824), 2: pl. 51-98 (1825), 3: pl. 99-146 (1826), 4: pl. 147-194 (1827), 5: pl. 195-241 (1828), 6: pl. 242-289 (1829), 7: pl. 290-337 (1830), 8: pl. 338-383 (1831), 9: pl. 384-433 (1832), 10: pl. 434-481 (1833), 11: pl. 482-529 (1834), 12: pl. 530-577 (1835), 13: pl. 578-625 (1836), 14: pl. 626-673 (1837), 15: pl. 674-721 (1838), 16: pl. 722-769 (1839)
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend : 1-322, pl. 1a-b
Dyar, 1904
The Lepidoptera of the Kootenai District of British Columbia Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 27 (1376) : 779-938
Fabricius, 1798
Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae Ent. Syst. (Suppl.) : 1-572, (index) 1-53
Ferguson, 1972
Two new conifer-freeding species of the genus Semiothisa (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) Can. Ent. 104: 563-565
Ferguson, 1974
A new species of the genus Semiothisa from the southeastern United States (Geometridae) J. Lep. Soc. 28: 297-301
Ferguson, 1974
Moths of the Semiothisa signaria complex (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) Can. Ent. 106: 569-621
[MNA17.2]; Ferguson, 2008
GEOMETROIDEA: Geometridae (Part); Ennominae (Part - Abraxini, Cassymini, Macariini) Moths America N of Mexico 17.2
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1893
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 2: 1-692, 3: pl. 1-101
Grote, 1883
New species and notes on structure of moths and genera Can. Ent. 15 (1): 3-13, (2): 23-31, (5): 86-89, (7): 121-133
Hampson, 1904
Lepidoptera-Phalaenae of the Bahamas Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 14 (81) : 165-188
Haworth, 1809
Lepidoptera Britannica, sistens digestimen novam lepidopterorum quae in Magna Britannica reperiunter ... adjunguntur dissertationes variae ad historiam naturalam spectantes Lepid. Britannica (1): 1-136 (1803), (2): 137-376 ([1809]), (3): 377-512 ([1811]), (4): 513-609 (1828)
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Holland, 1900
The Lepidoptera of Buru. (1) Rhopalocera, (2) Heterocera Novit. Zool. 7 (1): 54-86, (3): 555-591
[MOB11]; Holloway, 1993
Family Geometridae, Subfamily Ennominae Moths of Borneo 11
Hübner, [1809]
Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. V. Geometrae - Spanner ("Vierte Band") Samml. eur. Schmett. [5] : pl. 1-59, f. 1-307 (1796-1799), : pl. 60, f. 308-312 (1799-1800), : pl. 61-66, f. 313-346 (1800-1809), : pl. 67-89, f. 347-460 (1809-1813), : pl. 90-95, f. 461-492 (1814-1817), : pl. 96-98, f. 493-508 (1818-1819), : pl. 99-100, f. 509-519 (1819-1822), : pl. 101-102, f. 520-531 (1824-1825), : pl. 103-105, f. 532-549 (1825-1826), : pl. 106-108, f. 550-568 (1828-1831), : pl. 109-111, f. 569-585 (1833), : pl. 112-113, f. 586-596 (1838), : [1-14], 15-24 (1800?)
Hübner, 1825; Hübner, [1831]
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 3 [1824-] 1825 [-1831] Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 3 : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-40, [41-48] (1827 - 1831), : pl. [70-100], f. 401-582 (1824), : pl. [101-103], f. 583-600 (1825)
Hulst, 1881
Descriptions of some new species of Geometridae, II Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 4 (5-6) : 33-34
Hulst, 1896
Classification of the Geometrina of North America with descriptions of new genera and species Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23 : 245-386, pl. 10-11
[RFEL]; Leley, 2016
Annotated catalogue of the insects of Russian Far East. Volume II. Lepidoptera Cat. ins. Russian Far East. 2 : 1-812
Linnaeus, 1758
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824
McDunnough, 1927
The Lepidoptera of the Seton Lake Region, British Columbia Can. ent. 59 : 152-162,193-199,207-214,239-246,266-277
Möschler, 1883
Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Labrador Stettin Ent. Ztg 44 (1-3) : 114-124
Packard, [1867]
View of the lepidopterous fauna of Labrador Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 11 : 32-63
Pearsall, 1913
The genus Philobia Duponchel and some representatives in our Fauna (Lep., Geom.) J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 21 : 186-193
Rindge, 1958
Descriptions of and notes on North American Geometridae (Lepidoptera). No. 3 Amer. mus. Novit. 1910: 1-24
[SPRK]; Seppänen, 1970
Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit Animalia Fennica 14
Swett, 1907
Some Newfoundland Geometridae, with description of a new variety J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 15 : 128-129
Taylor, 1908
Notes on the Lepidoptera of Kaslo, B. C., with descriptions of seven new species Can. Ent. 40 (2): 54-60, (3): 98-100
Walker, 1860; Walker, 1861; Walker, 1862; Walker, [1863]
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 20: 1-276 (1860), 21: 277-498 (1860), 22: 499-755 (1861), 23: 757-1020 (1861), 24: 1021-1280 (1862), 25: 1281-1477 (1862), 26: 1479-1796 ([1863])
Walker, 1866
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 1-322 ([1865]), 32: 323-706 (1865), 33: 707-1120 (1865), 34: 1121-1534 ([1866]), 35: 1535-2040 (1866)
Warren, 1897
New genera and species of Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae from South and Central America and the West Indies, in the Tring Museum Novit. zool. 4 : 408-507
Wright, 1916
Some new California Geometridae (Lepid.) Ent. News 27 (10) : 457-460
Zeller, 1872
Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamerikanischen Nachtfälter, besonders der Microlepidopteren (1) Verh. Zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 22 : 447-566, pl. 2-3

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