Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths) ➔ Family Geometridae (Geometer or inchworm moths)
Macaria notata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hellgrauer Eckflügelspanner Peacock Moth
Synonyms and other combinations:
Phalaena notata Linnaeus, 1758 [original combination] | Semiothisa notata (Linnaeus, 1758) | Geometra notataria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 | Macaria notaria Morris, 1861 | Philobia ulsterata Pearsall, 1913 |
Classification:
Macaria notata belongs to the subfamily Ennominae.Distribution:
Holarctic.Habitat:
Deciduous and mixed forests, forest edges, meadows rich in bushes.Description:
Wingspan 28 - 32 mm; grey-white base coloration; forewings with dark patches and an indentation at the outer edge near the tip; fringes half dark in the indentation; hindwings with distinct tip.A similar species is the Sharp-angled Peacock Macaria alternata. The Peacock Moth is usually slightly paler and has a dark line around the hindwing fringe, which is broken or dotted in the Sharp-angled Peacock. In the Sharp-angled Peacock the indentation near the forewing tip is more concave and the fringes are uniformly dark there.
Biology:
The Peacock Moth Macaria notata flies in Central Europe from May to September and forms 2 generations per year.The caterpillars feed on the leaves of deciduous trees, including birch (Betula), oak (Quercus), poplar (Populus), alder (Alnus) and blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
Macaria notata hibernates in the pupal stage.
References, further reading, links:
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