Macaria quadrilinearia (Packard, 1873)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification:
Wing Span: males 1.1-1.6 cm, females 1.4-1.6 cm
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: Ceanothus species.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: A western species from British Columbia south to southern California; occurs in Idaho, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico. Ferguson mentions it is absent from Arizona and Montana.
Conservation:
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Taxonomy Notes: Macaria quadrilinearia (Packard, 1873), formerly placed in the genus Itame in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) and in the genus Speranza in Ferguson (2008), is returned to genus Macaria in Sihvonen & Skou (2015) following Scoble & Krüger (2002).
This species includes as a synonym 6307 Speranza pallescens (Grossbeck, 1907) in Ferguson (2008).
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 16, 2017
Submitted by: rebeccafm
Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Oct 06, 2023
Observation date: Aug 22, 2022
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 25, 2022
Observation date: Aug 20, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 25, 2022
Observation date: Aug 15, 2022
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 16, 2022
Observation date: Jul 24, 2020
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 01, 2020
Observation date: Jun 30, 2018
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Saguache County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jan 04, 2019
Observation date: Jun 23, 2018
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 25, 2018
Observation date: Jun 30, 2001
Submitted by: AndrewPigniolo
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Jan 18, 2016
Observation date: Jul 04, 1999
Submitted by: AndrewPigniolo
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Dec 23, 2015
Observation date: Jul 03, 2014
Submitted by: Finatic02
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Dec 18, 2014
Observation date: Aug 07, 2014
Submitted by: jim.odonater
Region: Klamath County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Sep 30, 2014
Observation date: Jun 01, 2013
Submitted by: diwalks2@gmail.com
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: Jan 23, 2014
Observation date: Apr 11, 2012
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 05, 2013