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Geometridae
91a1074 – 6656   Hypagyrtis piniata (Packard, 1870)
             Pine Measuringworm

© Erick Adams
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Paraphia piniata Packard, 1870
Alcis guttata Hulst, [1901] 1900
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Hulst, G.D., 1900. New species of Lepidoptera. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 8(4): 219.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Hypagyrtis piniata
© Anthony W. Thomas - m.
Hypagyrtis piniata
© Carroll Rudy
Hypagyrtis piniata
© Tom Murray
Hypagyrtis piniata
© Nelson Poirier
Hypagyrtis piniata
© Carol Wolf
Hypagyrtis piniata
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Hypagyrtis piniata
26mm – © Jim Vargo
Hypagyrtis piniata
27mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
Hypagyrtis piniata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Hypagyrtis piniata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Hypagyrtis piniata
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea glauca
Hypagyrtis piniata
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea glauca
Hypagyrtis piniata
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Abies balsamea
Hypagyrtis piniata
© Karl Hillig LG
Found on a hemlock twig
Hypagyrtis piniata
© Karl Hillig LG
Found on a hemlock twig
Hypagyrtis piniata
© Jim Sogaard LG
~ 22 mm

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