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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

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:
  • piniata (Packard, 1870) (Paraphia) - MONA 1983: 6656
  • guttata (Hulst, [1901] 1900) (Alcis)
  • References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    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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