Macaria 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.

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

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.


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