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Geometridae
91a1393 – 6906   Nepytia canosaria (Walker, [1863])
             False Hemlock Looper

© David Reed
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Aspilates canosaria Walker, [1863]
Nepytia fuscaria Barnes & Benjamin, 1923
Zerene piniaria Packard, 1870
Cleora pulchraria Minot, 1869
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Nepytia canosaria
© Anthony W. Thomas - f.
Nepytia canosaria
© Bev Wigney
Nepytia canosaria
© Nolie Schneider
Nepytia canosaria
© Tom Murray
Nepytia canosaria
© Carol Wolf
Nepytia canosaria
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Nepytia canosaria
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Nepytia canosaria
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Nepytia canosaria
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Nepytia canosaria
28mm – © Jim Vargo
Nepytia canosaria
© Jim Sogaard LG
From red pine in pine barrens
Nepytia canosaria
© Jim Sogaard LG
From red pine in pine barrens
Nepytia canosaria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea mariana
Nepytia canosaria
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Pinus banksiana
Nepytia canosaria
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea mariana
Nepytia canosaria
© Colin Gillette LG

Nepytia canosaria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Pinus strobus

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