Eumacaria is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Packard in 1873. Its only species, Eumacaria madopata, the brown-bordered geometer moth, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia, northern Washington, southern Saskatchewan, from Maine to Florida, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado and New Mexico.[1] The habitat consists of orchards and shrublands. The species is listed as threatened in Connecticut.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Macariini |
| Genus: | Eumacaria Packard, 1873 |
| Species: | E. madopata
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| Eumacaria madopata (Guenée, 1857)
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The wingspan is 20–25 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from early June to early July in the north and from April to September in the south. There is one generation per year.[4]
The larvae feed on Prunus species (including Prunus pensylvanica and Prunus serotina)[5] as well as Pyrus.
References
edit- ^ "910690.00 – 6272 – Eumacaria madopata – Brown-bordered Geometer Moth – (Guenée, [1858])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (December 3, 2013). "Species Eumacaria madopata - Brown-bordered Geometer - Hodges#6272". BugGuide. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ Anweiler, G. G. & Schmidt, B. C. (January 16, 2004). "Species Details: Eumacaria madopata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Eumacaria Packard, 1873". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
External links
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- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.