Bug FAQSulphur Angle
Macaria sulphurea · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Sulphur Angle Moth
Sulphur Angle is a geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It lives in North America, which is also its native range. The species was formerly placed in the genus Speranza, so it can be mistaken for those moths.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Sulphur Angle is a geometrid moth in the family Geometridae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 17 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Montana, Maine, Minnesota, Rhode Island, South Dakota.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaria_sulphurea
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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