Large numbers of this moth are often seen resting on buildings. Caterpillars feed on leaves of tangan-tangan (Leucaena leucocephala). Semiothisa santaremaria is a junior synonym for this species.
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Macaria abydata, commonly known as the Dot-lined Angle, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is native from northern Argentina to the Caribbean and southern United States (southern states from Arizona to Florida, regularly wandering north to Colorado, Kentucky and other more northern states). It has been introduced to the Pacific and has spread rapidly since. The first introduction occurred in Hawaii in 1970 (recorded from all the main islands in 1984). Further spread occurred as follows:
The wingspan is 22–27 mm.
Recorded host plants for larvae in its natural range are Vachellia farnesiana, Cassia, Sesbania, Parkinsonia aculeata and Glycine max. Larvae have been observed on Acacia koa and introduced Lysiloma latisiliquum and Litchi chinensis in Hawaii. In the Indo-Australian tropics it has been reared from Leucaena and Mimosa diplotricha.
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Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
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Global Range: Native from Argentina and Uruguay to southern and central United States. It was introduced in Hawaii and has spread through the islands of the western Pacific and Indo-Australian region (Ferguson 2008).
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Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked
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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
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Comments: Ferguson (2008) determined that Semiothisa (=Macaria) punctolineata, abydata, infusata, and santaremaria are the same taxon.
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