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Macaria brunneata (rannoch looper)

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Wikipedia Abstract

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, though in Britain it is largely or entirely restricted to mature forests in central Scotland. 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 and in July and August in North America.
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Prey / Diet

Betula papyrifera (mountain paper birch)[1]
Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)[1]
Shepherdia canadensis (russet buffalo-berry)[1]
Vaccinium myrtillus (myrtle blueberry)[1]
Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry)[2]

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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0