Macaria brunneata

Macaria brunneata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Macariini
Genus: Macaria
Species: M. brunneata
Binomial name
Macaria brunneata
Thunberg, 1784
Synonyms
  • Itame brunneata
  • Semiothisa brunneata

The Rannoch Looper (Macaria brunneata or Speranza brunneata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Siberia, Japan, and northern and mountainous parts of North America, and throughout Europe,[1] though in Britain it is largely or entirely restricted to mature forests in central Scotland.[2]

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm. It flies during the day, and when at rest often holds its wings closed as a butterfly does. The moth flies in June and July in Britain[2] and in July and August in North America.[3]

The caterpillars feed on bilberry in Britain[2] and on that and other plants of the heath family, such as bearberry, in North America.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Macaria brunneata". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  2. 1 2 3 Kimber, Ian. "Rannoch Looper Itame brunneata". UKmoths. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  3. "Species Speranza brunneata - Hodges#6286". BugGuide. Retrieved 2012-11-25.

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