Macaria brunneata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Macaria
Species:
M. brunneata
Binomial name
Macaria brunneata
(Thunberg, 1784)
Synonyms[1]
  • Itame brunneata
  • Semiothisa brunneata
  • Speranza brunneata Thunberg, 1784
  • Geometra brunneata Thunberg, 1784
  • Phalaena fulvaria Villers, 1789
  • Geometra pinetaria Hübner, [1799]
  • Geometra quinquaria Hübner, [1822]
  • Speranza sylvaria Curtis, 1828
  • Eupistheria[sic] ferruginaria Packard, 1873

Macaria brunneata, the Rannoch looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1784. It is found in Siberia, Japan, and northern and mountainous parts of North America, and throughout Europe,[2] though in Britain it is largely or entirely restricted to mature forests in central Scotland.[3]

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 25–30 mm (0.98–1.18 in). The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in). It flies during the day, and when at rest often holds its wings closed as a butterfly does. The moth flies in June and July in Britain[3] and in July and August in North America.[4]

The caterpillars feed on bilberry in Britain[3] and on that and other plants of the heath family, such as bearberry, in North America.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Speranza brunneata". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 17 February 2021 – via FUNET.
  2. 1 2 Schmidt, B. C.; Anweiler, G. G.; et al. (November 21, 2003). "Species Details: Macaria brunneata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Kimber, Ian. "Rannoch Looper Itame brunneata". UKMoths. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Species Speranza brunneata - Hodges#6286". BugGuide. Retrieved November 25, 2012.


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