MANY-LINED ANGLE

MANY-LINED ANGLE

Macaria mulitleneata
GEOMETER MOTH FAMILY (Geometridae)

The Many-lined Angle moth has a wing span of about one inch. The forewing is light gray with a brownish tint beyond the postmedian line. The antemedian, median, and postmedian lines are straight, dark and usually conspicuous. The subterminal line is whitish and extends from the apex to the anal angle. The terminal line is thin and dark. The hind wing is similar but with a dark discal spot between the median and postmedian lines. The larva is greenish with white stripes that are broken into dashes which blend ing with the short scalelike leaves of the host plant. The middorsal stripe is dark green. The head is dark gray-green. The thoracic legs are dark green becoming yellow toward the tips.

 

The frequency of occurrence in this area is not known. It was photographed at Neale Woods on June 10, 2016 coming to moth lights. It ranges from New England to New York and Ontario west to Oklahoma an Nebraska. Adults fly from April to September. The larvae are present from June to November.

 

The larvae feed on leaves of Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginia). The species overwinters as a pupa in soil or leaf litter.

 

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