Macariini

Macariini

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Macariini: /ˌmæ.kəˈraɪ.aɪ.naɪ/

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Images

Digrammia curvata DPG1HEXA0003702 by Dugway Proving Ground Natural History Collection. Used under a CC0 license.
Decorated Granite Moth, Digrammia decorata, -26108, Det. R. Hannawacker, Wallula, Washington. 8 September 1948, W.C. Cook (49551406212) by Robb Hannawacker. Used under a Public domain license.
Curve-lined Angle (Digrammia continuata) - Guelph, Ontario by Ryan Hodnett. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Digrammia curvata by Jeremy deWaard, University of British Columbia. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.
Digrammia delectata, -26404. det. R. Hannawacker, South Rim Grand Canyon, Arizona. 22 August 1941, Louis Schellbach III (49552902436) by Robb Hannawacker. Used under a Public domain license.
Digrammia continuata - Curve-lined Angle Moth? (14935774009) by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Summary

Macariini is a tribe of geometer moths within the subfamily Ennominae characterized by their morphological similarities to both the Sterrhinae and the Boarmiini. The tribe consists of 13 genera and, while they exhibit many shared traits, they preserve ancient characteristics indicative of early Ennominae lineages.

Tags

  • Macariini
  • geometer moths
  • Ennominae
  • Lepidoptera
  • geometricidae