Macaria granitata

Macaria granitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Macaria
Species:	M. granitata
Binomial name
	Macaria granitata; Guenée, 1857
Synonyms
	Macaria succosata Zeller, 1872; Semiothisa granitata;

Macaria granitata, the granite moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Pennsylvania, Maine, New Hampshire, New England, New Jersey, southern Quebec, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

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The wingspan is about 25 mm. There are one to two generations per year.

The larvae mainly feed on Pinus rigida in New England. In southern New Jersey they have been recorded on Pinus rigida and other hard pines.

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