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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Macaria alternata
Macaria alternata(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Ennominae
  3. Macariini
  4. Macaria
  5.  alternata
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Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Forest clearings
  • Mixed forests
  • Scrub

Similar species

  • Macaria notata
MU

22-30 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyKropenatec dubový
    DanskSpidsvinget tørstetræmåler
    DeutschDunkelgrauer Eckflügelspanner
    DeutschWeiden-Eckflügelspanner
    EnglishSharp-angled Peacock
    FrançaisPhilobie alternée
    LietuviųPilkasis miškasprinis
    NederlandsDonker klaverblaadje
    PolskiWitalnik zmiennik
    SlovenčinaListnatka kosákovitá
    SuomeksiHarmokaarimittari
    SvenskaAlbågmätare
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeAlnusAlder
    FagaceaeQuercusOak
    RosaceaePrunus padusBird Cherry
    RosaceaePrunus spinosaBlackthorn
    SalicaceaeSalix capreaGoat Willow
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Semiothisa alternariaHübner, 1809
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Garden SafariHania Berdys
    Insekten BoxWilfried Funk
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Northamptonshire Wildlife
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Adult, upperside.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Adult, upperside.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Markowa

Adult, upperside.

Paulo Lopes RodriguesPortugal, Parque Natural de Montezinho, Lama Grande

Adult, upperside.

Jacek SerafinPoland, Suchatówka

Female, upperside.

Kimmo Silvonen †Russia, Gumbaritsa

Larva.

Tomasz BinkiewiczPoland, Annopol

Larva.

Tomasz BinkiewiczPoland, Annopol

Pupa.

Tomasz BinkiewiczPoland, Annopol
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