title: Macula (disambiguation)
text: # Macula (disambiguation)
  
  A macula is a spot on the retina of the human eye.
  
  Macula may also refer to:
  
  ## Science and medicine
  
  * Macula (archaeology), a feature visible on an aerial photograph but with no identifiable function
  * Macula (planetary geology), a dark area on the surface of a planet or moon
  * Macula of saccule, in the human ear
  * Macula of utricle, in the human ear
  * Macula adhaerens, a cell structure specialized for cell-to-cell adhesion
  * Macula densa, a group of cells in the kidney that stain darker histologically
  
  ### Species
  
  * Astylopsis macula, a beetle of family Cerambycidae
  * Gibberula macula, a sea snail of family Cystiscidae
  * Goniotorna macula, a moth of family Tortricidae
  * Ortalotrypeta macula, a fruit fly of family Tephritidae
  * Schrankia macula, a moth of family Erebidae
  * Ulotrichopus macula, a moth of family Erebidae
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Macula (footballer) (born 1968), Brazilian footballer
  * A mortal sin in Catholicism
  