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Species Details
Eumacaria madopata
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Common NameBrown-bordered Geometer
SeasonalityAdults have been collected in Alberta from early June to early July.
IdentificationEumacaria madopata is the only member of the genus in North America. The wing pattern is unique. The wings are grey with fine but distinct AM, median and PM lines. Marginal third of wings brown, with a row of indistinct submarginal dark spots on the forewing. Sexes similar, males with pectinate and females with filiform antennae.
Scientific Name
Eumacaria madopata
Common Name
Brown-bordered Geometer
Habitat
Found in Alberta only in cherry shrublands.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in Alberta from early June to early July.
Identification
Eumacaria madopata is the only member of the genus in North America. The wing pattern is unique. The wings are grey with fine but distinct AM, median and PM lines. Marginal third of wings brown, with a row of…
Eumacaria madopata is the only member of the genus in North America. The wing pattern is unique. The wings are grey with fine but distinct AM, median and PM lines. Marginal third of wings brown, with a row of indistinct submarginal dark spots on the forewing. Sexes similar, males with pectinate and females with filiform antennae.
Life History
McGuffin (1972) gives a detailed description of the immature stages. It is single brooded, and adults come to light.
Conservation
Uncommon and local in Alberta.
Diet Info
Larvae feed on rosaceous shrubs, primarily cherry (Prunus sp.) but also apple (Pyrus malus). (Forbes 1948.)
Range
East-central Alberta east to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Texas; also in the Okanagan region of southern BC (McGuffin 1972). In Alberta this is an uncommon localized species, found associated with cherry copses…
East-central Alberta east to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Texas; also in the Okanagan region of southern BC (McGuffin 1972). In Alberta this is an uncommon localized species, found associated with cherry copses in the drier parts of the aspen parklands and northen grasslands regions.
Citation
Page Citation for Eumacaria madopata
Page Citation
"Species Details - Eumacaria madopata, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-4205/9-54473. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
References
Author
McGuffin, W. C.
Title
Guide to the Geometridae of Canada. II. Subfamily Ennominae. 1.
Publication Date
1972
Series Title
Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada
Volume
86
Pages
159
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 13 specimens of this Species.
UASM9179 - Eumacaria madopata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lloydminster
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1942-06-05
UASM24114 - Eumacaria madopata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wainwright Dunes Ecological Reserve
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2002-07-13
UASM41849 - Eumacaria madopata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Melville Beach
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected1996-07-08
BIRD1539 - Eumacaria madopata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2001-06-08
BIRD1540 - Eumacaria madopata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Arrowwood
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2003-06-27
UASM58161 - Eumacaria madopata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spruce Woods Provincial Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2004-07-29
UASM58162 - Eumacaria madopata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spruce Woods Provincial Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2004-07-29
UASM57525 - Eumacaria madopata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Buffalo
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2005-06-16
BIRD20436 - Eumacaria madopata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Arrowwood
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2007-06-01
BIRD21752 - Eumacaria madopata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Erskine
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2008-07-03
JD6455 - Eumacaria madopata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Fort Steele
Collected ByDombroskie, J. J.; Brunet, B.
Date Collected2009-06-16
JD6685 - Eumacaria madopata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Tranquille Ecological Reserve
Collected ByDombroskie, J. J.
Date Collected2009-06-29
BIRD35809 - Eumacaria madopata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2012-08-04