Macaria bisignata
| Macaria bisignata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Macariini |
| Genus: | Macaria |
| Species: | M. bisignata |
| Binomial name | |
| Macaria bisignata Walker, 1866 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macaria bisignata, the redheaded inchworm, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Newfoundland to Georgia, west to Arizona, north to Ontario.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The moths are on wing from May to August depending on the location.
The larva feed on Pinus strobus.
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