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Macaria carbonaria

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Wikipedia Abstract

Macaria carbonaria, the netted mountain moth, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in the northern part of the Palearctic ecozone. The wingspan is 23–25 mm (0.91–0.98 in). Adults are on wing from April to June. It is a day-flying species and can be found visiting the flowers of various plants. The larvae feed on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.
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Infraspecies

Macaria carbonaria carbonaria
Macaria carbonaria fuliginaria

Prey / Diet

Betula pendula (European white birch)[1]
Calluna vulgaris (heather)[1]
Salix caprea (goat willow)[1]
Salix cinerea (large gray willow)[1]
Vaccinium myrtillus (myrtle blueberry)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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