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Macaria carbonaria

Insects

Macaria carbonaria, the netted mountain moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae, first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759. It is found across the northern part of the Palearctic realm and has a wingspan of 23 to 25 millimeters. Adults fly by day from April to June and visit various flowers, while the larvae feed on the shrub Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, bearberry. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Scientific Name
Macaria carbonaria 3
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Geometridae, Taxa
Source Macaria carbonaria (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Norway

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Sweden

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Sources
1. Macaria carbonaria (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Macaria carbonaria, the netted mountain moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759.
  • Lead
    The larvae feed on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.
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2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Insectos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Insects","language":"EN"},{"name":"Insectes","language":"FR"},{"name":"昆虫纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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3. Wikipedia: Macaria carbonaria
Wikipedia
4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Macaria carbonaria
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 8237343, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 8237343, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Lepidoptera
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 88
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 88
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":"Lepidoptera","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鳞翅目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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