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Geometridae
91a1339 – 6863   Caripeta divisata Walker, [1863]
             Gray Spruce Looper

© Libby & Rick Avis - DNA
Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Caripeta divisata Walker, [1863]
Cidaria albopunctata Morrison, 1874
Caripeta nigraria Forbes, 1924
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.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Morrison, H.K., 1873-1874. New North American Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 16: 202.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Caripeta divisata
© Naomi Smith
Caripeta divisata
© John Davis
Caripeta divisata
© Jason Dombroskie
Caripeta divisata
© Carol Wolf
Caripeta divisata
© Carol Wolf
Caripeta divisata
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Caripeta divisata
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Caripeta divisata
34mm – © Jim Vargo
Caripeta divisata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Caripeta divisata
© Canadian National Collection LG


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