Bug FAQBlurry Chocolate Angle
Macaria transitaria · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Blurry Chocolate Angle Moth
The blurry chocolate angle is a moth in the Geometridae family. Its wingspan measures about 23 to 26 mm. The caterpillars feed on pine trees and it lives across North America.
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How to recognize it
Macaria transitaria, known as the blurry chocolate angle, belongs to the Geometridae family.
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Size
Adults have a wingspan of 23 to 26 mm.
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Where it lives
It is found throughout North America.
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What it eats
The larvae feed on species of pine (Pinus).
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Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 30 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, New Jersey, Alabama, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Delaware.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What do the larvae of the blurry chocolate angle eat?
The caterpillars feed on pine trees (Pinus species).
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaria_transitaria
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