Sicya macularia

Sicya macularia, known generally as sharp-lined yellow, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. Other common names include the pink-bordered yellow and two-pronged looper. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Sicya macularia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Ourapterygini
Genus: Sicya
Species:
S. macularia
Binomial name
Sicya macularia
(Harris in Agassiz & Cabot, 1850)

The MONA or Hodges number for Sicya macularia is 6912.[4]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Sicya macularia:

  • Sicya macularia cruzensis Dyar
  • Sicya macularia laetula Barnes & McDunnough
  • Sicya macularia macularia

References

  1. "Sicya macularia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Sicya macularia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Sicya macularia". Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading


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