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Macaria carbonaria, the netted mountain moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759. It is found in the northern part of the Palearctic realm.

Macaria carbonaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Macaria
Species:	M. carbonaria
Binomial name
Macaria carbonaria (Clerck, 1759)
Synonyms
Phalaena carbonaria Clerck, 1759 Semiothisa carbonaria

The wingspan is 23–25 mm (0.91–0.98 in). Adults are on wing from April to June. It is a day-flying species and can be found visiting the flowers of various plants.

The larvae feed on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.

External links

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Wikispecies has information related to Macaria carbonaria.

• Kimber, Ian. "70.216 BF1895 Netted Mountain Moth Macaria carbonaria (Clerck, 1759)". UKMoths. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
• Fauna Europaea
• Lepiforum e.V.

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