Macaria alternata (Sharp-angled Peacock)

Systematics :

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: «Macro-heterocera» (Macro-moths)
Family: Geometridae (Geometrid moths)
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Macaria
Species: Macaria alternata (Sharp-angled Peacock)

Norwegian name: Grå buemåler

Host plants: Alder (Alnus), Birch (Betula), Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa), Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), European Bird Cherry (Prunus padus), Goat Willow (Salix caprea), Oak (Quercus), Prunus, Rhamnus, Sorbus, Willows, Sallows and Osiers (Salix)

Confusion species: Macaria notata (Peacock Moth)