Macaria brunneata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Macaria |
| Species: | M. brunneata
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| Macaria brunneata (Thunberg, 1784)
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The Rannoch looper (Macaria brunneata or Speranza brunneata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Siberia, Japan, and northern and mountainous parts of North America, and throughout Europe,[1] though in Britain it is largely or entirely restricted to mature forests in central Scotland.[2]
The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm. It flies during the day, and when at rest often holds its wings closed as a butterfly does. The moth flies in June and July in Britain[2] and in July and August in North America.[3]
The caterpillars feed on bilberry in Britain[2] and on that and other plants of the heath family, such as bearberry, in North America.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b "Macaria brunneata". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ^ a b c Kimber, Ian. "Rannoch Looper Itame brunneata". UKmoths. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ^ "Species Speranza brunneata - Hodges#6286". BugGuide. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
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