Macaria aemulataria

Macaria aemulataria, the common angle moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861.^[2] It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas, north to Oregon and Alberta.^[3]

Macaria aemulataria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Macaria
Species:	M. aemulataria
Binomial name
Macaria aemulataria Walker, 1861
Synonyms[1]
Macaria sectomaculata Morrison, 1874 Philobia perplexata Pearsall, 1913 Philobia versitata Pearsall, 1913 Philobia aspirata Pearsall, 1913 Semiothisa perplexata Semiothisa aspirata Semiothisa versitata Semiothisa aemulataria

The wingspan is 20–22 mm (0.79–0.87 in). Adults are on wing from mid-June to mid-July in Alberta and from May to September in Ohio.

The larvae feed on Acer species.^[4]