Macaria oweni
Macaria oweni, Owen's larch looper or Owen's angle moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Louis W. Swett in 1907. It is found from Newfoundland to west-central Alberta, south in the east to northern New England.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Macaria |
| Species: | M. oweni |
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| Macaria oweni (Swett, 1907) | |
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The wingspan is about 23 mm. Adults are on wing from June to mid-July in Alberta. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Larix laricina.
External links
- "910769.00 – 6351 – Macaria oweni – (Swett, 1907)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- Balaban, John and Jane (July 12, 2012). "Species Macaria oweni - Owen's Larch Granite - Hodges#6351". BugGuide. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- Anweiler, G. G. (May 20, 2004). "Species Page - Digrammia oweni". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- Maier, C.T.; Lemmon, C.R.; Fengler, J.M.; Schweitzer, D.F. & Reardon, R.C. (2004). "Owen's Larch Looper (Macaria oweni)". Caterpillars on the Foliage of Conifers in the Northeastern United States. USDA Forest Service. Archived from the original October 11, 2008.
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