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Geometridae
91a0980 – 6580   Iridopsis pergracilis (Hulst, 1900)
             Cypress Looper

© Tony DeSantis
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Synelys pergracilis Hulst, 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.
  • Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Rindge, F.H., 1966. A revision of the moth genus Anacamptodes (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 132(3) 203.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Iridopsis pergracilis
© Robin Mcleod
Iridopsis pergracilis
© Carol Wolf
Iridopsis pergracilis
– © Bob Belmont
Iridopsis pergracilis
– © Bob Belmont
Iridopsis pergracilis
26mm – © Jim Vargo
Iridopsis pergracilis
28mm - f. – © Jim Vargo
Iridopsis pergracilis
© George Smiley LG
on Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Iridopsis pergracilis
© George Smiley LG
likely descended from Bald Cypress 31mm

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