Geometridae : Ennominae
Tawny-barred Angle
MACARIA liturata (Clerck, 1759)
Tawny-barred Angle
MACARIA liturata (Clerck, 1759)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 28-34mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe east to Japan and the Amur region of NE China-SE Siberia
UK Distribution: Well distributed in Great Britain : Isle of Man-local and infrequent : Ireland-local : Channel Isles-rare
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Coniferous woodland : Gardens : anywhere larval food plant grows
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates on the ground among pine needles or underground
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The moth is easy to recognise,when settled,with its "Peacock" looking wing shape,typical of the "Macaria" genus, with curvature near the apex and its three dark brownish-black cross-lines,which are sometimes broken and stronger at the costa, and the diagnostic orange adjacent to the subterminal fascia both on forewing and hindwing.
Appearing in most populations in small numbers of the form M.l.nigrofulvata Collins, 1905 which is described as "suffused greyish-brown tone,postmedial line russet-brown".
The moth can be seen during the day near its larval food plant and is attracted to light,being a regular visitor to the moth trap,often in good numbers.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe east to Japan and the Amur region of NE China-SE Siberia
UK Distribution: Well distributed in Great Britain : Isle of Man-local and infrequent : Ireland-local : Channel Isles-rare
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena liturata Clerck, 1759
- [Phalaena] liturata Clerck, 1759
- Not given in original publication
Habitat: Coniferous woodland : Gardens : anywhere larval food plant grows
Similar Species -
- Dusky Peacock Macaria signaria Hübner, 1809
Pupa: Pupates on the ground among pine needles or underground
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The moth is easy to recognise,when settled,with its "Peacock" looking wing shape,typical of the "Macaria" genus, with curvature near the apex and its three dark brownish-black cross-lines,which are sometimes broken and stronger at the costa, and the diagnostic orange adjacent to the subterminal fascia both on forewing and hindwing.
Appearing in most populations in small numbers of the form M.l.nigrofulvata Collins, 1905 which is described as "suffused greyish-brown tone,postmedial line russet-brown".
The moth can be seen during the day near its larval food plant and is attracted to light,being a regular visitor to the moth trap,often in good numbers.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Cupressaceae - Cypress Family
- Juniperus communis - Juniper
- Pinaceae - Pine Family
- Picea abies - Norway Spruce
- Pinus pumila - Dwarf Siberian Pine
- Pinus Strobus - White Pine
- Pinus sylvestris - Scot's Pine
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species MACARIA: Original Species Name: Genus Group Name: Literary Ref: Type Locality: Forms/Aberrations: Subspecies: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometroidea Geometridae Ennominae Macariini MACARIA Curtis, 1826 Macaria liturata (Clerck, 1759) - Phalaena liturata (Clerck, 1759) - = PHALAENA liturata (Clerck, 1759) - = MACARIA Curtis 1826 = Pygmaena Boisduval 1840 = Semiothisa liturata - Clerck, C. 1759. Icones insectorum rariorum cum nomibus eorum trivialibus, locique e C. Linnæi. - pp. [1-10], Title Page Tab. 1-16. Holmiæ. : pl.6 - fig.6 - Not given in original publication - M.l.f.nigrofulvata Collins, 1905-suffused greyish-brown tone,postmedial line russet-brown M.l.f.lineata Kempke, 1953-cross lines distinct M.l.f.brunnescens Lempke, 1970-submarginal line clear and yellowish,forewing grey-brown-markings shaded out M.l.f.marginata Lempke, 1970-all wings distal area dark smokey grey - M.l.pressaria Christoph, 1893-from Europe to Amur region of NE China-SE Siberia M.l.hispanica Herbulot, 1957-Spain,wing background yellower M.l.deceptans Staudinger, 1901-northwards from Spain to Finland,Denmark and east to Greece. |