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Macaria signaria · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Dusky Peacock, Pale-marked Angle, Pale-marked Angle Moth
Macaria signaria is a small moth with a wingspan of about 20 to 28 mm and belongs to the Geometridae family. It occurs in Europe and Asia as one subspecies and across North America as another, flying from May to July.
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Size
Adults have a wingspan ranging from 20 to 28 mm.
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What it eats
Caterpillars feed on Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Siberian larch (Larix sibirica).
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When you see it
Adults are on the wing between May and July, depending on location.
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Where it comes from
One subspecies lives in Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Siberia, the Far East, Sakhalin, northern Iran and Japan.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 29 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, Montana, California, Colorado, North Carolina, Michigan.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
When are these moths active?
Adults fly from May through July, with exact timing varying by region.
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What do the larvae eat?
The caterpillars feed on spruce and larch trees, specifically Picea abies and Larix sibirica.
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Where is this moth found?
One form lives across Europe and parts of Asia, while another form ranges throughout North America from Canada to the southern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaria_signaria
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.