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Macaria bisignata

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Macaria bisignata
Macaria bisignata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Macaria
Species:
M. bisignata
Binomial name
Macaria bisignata
Walker, 1866
Synonyms
  • Semiothisa bisignata

Macaria bisignata, the redheaded inchworm, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Newfoundland to Georgia, west to Arizona, north to Ontario.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The moths are on wing from May to August depending on the location.

The larva feed on Pinus strobus.