Kingdom Animalia Family Geometridae Genus Macaria Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Tribe Macariini Scientific name Macaria abydata Rank Species | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Semiothisa, Elaphria, Crocidosema, Omiodes | ||
Macaria abydata, commonly known as the dot-lined angle, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is native from northern Argentina to the Caribbean and southern United States (southern states from Arizona to Florida, regularly wandering north to Colorado, Kentucky and other more northern states). It has been introduced to the Pacific and has spread rapidly since. The first introduction occurred in Hawaii in 1970 (recorded from all the main islands in 1984). Further spread occurred as follows:
The wingspan is 22–27 mm.
Recorded host plants for larvae in its natural range are Vachellia farnesiana, Cassia, Sesbania, Parkinsonia aculeata and Glycine max. Larvae have been observed on Acacia koa and introduced Lysiloma latisiliquum and Litchi chinensis in Hawaii. In the Indo-Australian tropics it has been reared from Leucaena and Mimosa diplotricha.