Species Details
Macaria truncataria
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Common NameBlack-banded Orange
SeasonalityA spring flier, found primarily in May (boreal), June (foothills), and July (alpine).
IdentificationA small, bright, day-flying geometrid; the bold orange and white-bordered brown stripes across both fore- and hindwing are unique. Sexes are similar; males with pectinate antennae and females with simple antennae.
Scientific Name
Macaria truncataria
Common Name
Black-banded Orange
Habitat
Open coniferous woods, particularly open montane pine woods and boreal peat bogs.
Seasonality
A spring flier, found primarily in May (boreal), June (foothills), and July (alpine).
Identification
A small, bright, day-flying geometrid; the bold orange and white-bordered brown stripes across both fore- and hindwing are unique. Sexes are similar; males with pectinate antennae and females with simple antennae.
Life History
The eggs are laid on the underside of the leaf of the hostplant and hatch in one to two weeks. Larvae feed for about 40 days before pupating for the winter (McGuffin 1972). McGuffin (1972) describes the immature…
The eggs are laid on the underside of the leaf of the hostplant and hatch in one to two weeks. Larvae feed for about 40 days before pupating for the winter (McGuffin 1972). McGuffin (1972) describes the immature stages. Adults fly over barren areas where heaths (Ericaceae) grow, and are not known to be active by night. A local but occasionally common moth.
Conservation
Not of concern in Alberta.
Diet Info
Larvae feed on bearberry (Arctostaphylus) in Colorado (Dyar, in Forbes 1948) and leather-leaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata) in the eastern US (Wagner et al. 2001). Adults are often associated with Arctostaphylos uva-ursi…
Larvae feed on bearberry (Arctostaphylus) in Colorado (Dyar, in Forbes 1948) and leather-leaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata) in the eastern US (Wagner et al. 2001). Adults are often associated with Arctostaphylos uva-ursi in Alberta. Probably also feeds on other heaths such as Vaccinium in boreal peat bogs.
Range
A boreo-montane species. Alaska to Newfoundland, south in the Rockies to Colorado, and northern New England in the east (McGuffin 1972). In Alberta found in the mountains from the foothills to the alpine, as well as…
A boreo-montane species. Alaska to Newfoundland, south in the Rockies to Colorado, and northern New England in the east (McGuffin 1972). In Alberta found in the mountains from the foothills to the alpine, as well as in the Boreal Forest region.
Citation
Page Citation for Macaria truncataria
Page Citation
"Species Details - Macaria truncataria, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3931. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
References
Author
Wagner, D.L, D.L. Ferguson, T.L. McCabe and R.C. Reardon
Title
Geometroid Caterpillars of Northeastern and Appalachian Forests
Publication Date
2001
Pages
239
Author
Forbes, William T. M.
Title
Lepidoptera of New York & neighbouring states : Part 2
Publication Date
1948
Series Title
Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station. Memoir
Pages
263
Specimen Information
There are 51 specimens of this Species.
UASM9377 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1920-06-20
UASM9379 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blairmore
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1918-05-05
UASM9381 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1920-06-20
UASM9382 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1920-06-14
UASM9383 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cadomin
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1919-05-14
UASM9384 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1920-06-20
UASM9386 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1920-06-20
UASM9387 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1917-07-13
UASM9388 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cadomin
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1919-05-14
UASM9389 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blairmore
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1918-05-06
UASM9390 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1920-06-07
UASM9391 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1945-05-27
UASM9392 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1925-05-31
UASM9393 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blairmore
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1918-05-05
UASM9394 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blairmore
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1918-05-05
UASM9395 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1941-05-02
UASM9396 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blairmore
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1918-05-09
UASM9398 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blairmore
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1918-05-05
UASM9402 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bilby
Date Collected1924-06-29
UASM9404 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByMackie, Donald
Date Collected1919-06-03
UASM9411 - Macaria truncataria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bilby
Date Collected1924-06-22