Bug FAQWhite Pine Angle
Macaria pinistrobata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: White Pine Angle Moth
Source: Wikipedia
The white pine angle is a moth in the Geometridae family and lives in the eastern United States and eastern Canada. Its caterpillars eat white pine, and the species can produce one or two generations each year.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Macaria pinistrobata belongs to the Geometridae family of moths.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The larvae feed on white pine.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
There are one to two generations each year.
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Where it comes from
Its range includes the eastern United States and eastern Canada.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 20 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York.
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
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Questions people ask
What do the larvae of the white pine angle eat?
The caterpillars feed on white pine.
Source: Wikipedia
How many generations does the white pine angle have per year?
It can have one or two generations annually.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaria_pinistrobata
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