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Similar Macaria sexmaculata, Macaria aemulataria, Mellilla xanthometata, Digrammia ocellinata, Macaria signaria | ||
Macaria granitata, the granite moth, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Pennsylvania, Maine, New Hampshire, New England, New Jersey, southern Quebec, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. There are one to two generations per year.
The larvae mainly feed on Pinus rigida in New England. In southern New Jersey they have been recorded on Pinus rigida and other hard pines.
References
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