Macaria

22 species

In Québec, the genus Macaria (family Geometridae) counts 22 species of insects. The stars? Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth, Red-headed Inchworm Moth and Split-lined Angle, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 17 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale17
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue15
  3. Montérégie13
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  5. Outaouais10
  6. Mauricie8
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  8. Estrie7
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  11. Lanaudière7
  12. Laurentides7
  13. Côte-Nord5
  14. Montréal3
  15. Nord-du-Québec3
  16. Centre-du-Québec2
  17. Laval1