Macaria wauaria

Macaria wauaria, the V-moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae with a Holarctic distribution, first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of Systema Naturae. It occurs from Morocco through northern and central Europe to the Russian Far East, Siberia, the Amur region, Kamchatka and Central Asia, reaching Lapland in the north, and is also found in Labrador, Quebec, Ontario and Nova Scotia; in the mountains it rises to about 1700 meters. The forewings are 14 to 17 mm long and light grey to purple-grey, with a slightly angular apex and four dark brown stains, the second of which has a distinctive V-shaped angle that gives the moth its name. The males have antennae combed on both sides. The caterpillars start greenish or bluish and turn purple-brown before pupating, and they feed on Ribes. The adults fly from May to July in hedges, forest edges, orchards and parks.