Macaria signaria

Macaria signaria
Macaria signaria
Pinned adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Macariini
Genus: Macaria
Species: M. signaria
Binomial name
Macaria signaria
Hübner, 1809
Synonyms
  • Semiothisa signaria

The Dusky Peacock, Pale-marked Angle or Spruce-fir Looper (Macaria signaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. Subspecies Macaria signaria signaria is found in Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, the Ural, Siberia, Far East, Sakhalin, Northern Iran and Japan. Subspecies Macaria signaria dispuncta is found in North America (from Yukon and Newfoundland to North Carolina, New Mexico, Arizona and California).

The wingspan is 20–28 mm. The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.

The larva feed on Picea abies and Larix sibirica.

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