''Macaria brunneata'', the Rannoch looper, is a
moth of the family
Geometridae. The species was
first described by
Carl Peter Thunberg
Carl Peter Thunberg, also known as Karl Peter von Thunberg, Carl Pehr Thunberg, or Carl Per Thunberg (11 November 1743 – 8 August 1828), was a Swedish naturalist and an "apostle" of Carl Linnaeus. After studying under Linnaeus at Uppsala Un ...
in 1784. It is found in
Siberia,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, and northern and mountainous parts of North America, and throughout Europe,
though in Britain it is largely or entirely restricted to mature forests in central Scotland.
The
wingspan is . The length of the forewings is . It flies during the day, and when at rest often holds its wings closed as a butterfly does. The moth flies in June and July in Britain
[ and in July and August in North America.][ and on that and other plants of the ]heath family
The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with c.4250 known species spread across 124 genera, making it th ...
, such as bearberry, in North America.[
]
Notes
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''Lepiforum e.V.''''De Vlinderstichting''
Macariini
Moths described in 1784
Moths of Asia
Moths of Europe
Moths of North America
Taxa named by Carl Peter Thunberg
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