Macaria pinistrobata, the white pine angle, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Eastern United States as well as the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Macaria |
| Species: | M. pinistrobata
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| Macaria pinistrobata (Ferguson, 1972)
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Life history
editThere are one to two generations per year. As the common name suggests, larvae feed on White pine.
Distribution
editThe white pine angle ranges from its southernmost distribution in northern Georgia through the Appalachians into the Great Lakes region and New England.
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