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Macaria brunneata

Insects

Macaria brunneata, known as the Rannoch looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae, first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1784. 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. 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
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Scientific Name
Macaria brunneata 5
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Geometridae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Macaria brunneata
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Belgium

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Norway

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Sweden

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United States

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Sources
1. Macaria brunneata (Wikipedia)
Lead
Quote, Lead
The caterpillars feed on bilberry in Britain and on that and other plants of the heath family, such as bearberry, in North America.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Macaria brunneata
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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4. 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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5. Wikipedia: Macaria brunneata
WikipediaWikidata Q25606 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Macaria brunneata
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5880559, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 5880559, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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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Wikidata: Macaria brunneata
Child Taxon Of: Geometridae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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