Macaria banksianae

Macaria banksianae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Macariini
Genus: Macaria
Species: M. banksianae
Binomial name
Macaria banksianae
Ferguson, 1974
Synonyms
  • Semiothisa banksianae
  • Semiothisa marmorata

Macaria banksianae, the jack pine looper, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in North America.

The wingspan is about 23 mm.

The larva feed on Pinus banksiana.


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