Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


larch looper
Macaria sexmaculata sexmaculata Packard

Resources



Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)

2252045
2252045

larch looper
Macaria sexmaculata sexmaculata
Larva(e)
Jerald E. Dewey
2252044
2252044

larch looper
Macaria sexmaculata sexmaculata
Damage
Scott Tunnock


Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Geometroidea
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Macariini
Genus: Macaria



References

Common Name Reference: Furniss, R.L. and Carolin, V.M. 1977. Western forest insects. U.S.D.A. Forest Service. Misc. Publ. 1339, Wash. D.C., 654 pp.
Scientific Name Reference: Geometrid Moths of the World A Catalog, 1999, Malcolm J. Scoble (ed.) Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, CSIRO Publishing