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Macaria liturata

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is 22–27 mm. The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm. The wings have a purple-grey ground colour. There are three dark crossbars on the forewings, which are thickened at the front edge and often dissolve into points. A wide reddish-yellow transverse band is visible behind the outer cross
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line, beginning with a brownish red stain on the front edge and continuing on to the hindwings. The forewings are slightly indented below the apex, the hindwings show a short tip in the middle.
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The species inhabited prefers coniferous and mixed forests.
250:. In the south and western Mediterranean it is found in 674: 270:. It rises to about 1600 meters above sea level in the 399: 314:The caterpillars feed on coniferous trees such as 274:. The nominate subspecies is found in the West 694: 8: 343:. This may vary in other parts of the range. 208:in 1759 and it is found throughout Europe. 701: 687: 387: 31: 20: 311:The moth flies from May to September. 7: 662: 660: 520:64b7fd79-84e0-411c-8841-98c69f54388e 745:Taxa named by Carl Alexander Clerck 266:. In the north it occurs above the 673:. 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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Geometridae
Macaria
Binomial name
Clerck
Synonyms
moth
Geometridae
first described
Carl Alexander Clerck

John Curtis
British Entomology
British Isles
Siberia
Russian Far East
Japan
Italy
Balkans
Black Sea
Caucasus
Arctic Circle
Alps

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