False Hemlock Looper Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/22/2013).
A False Hemlock Looper Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/22/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A male False Hemlock Looper Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/16/2022). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A False Hemlock Looper Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/10/2003).
False Hemlock Looper Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A False Hemlock Looper Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/12/2018).
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False Hemlock Looper Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/22/2013).
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Matt Tillett.
A False Hemlock Looper Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/22/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Scott Housten.
A male False Hemlock Looper Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/16/2022). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
A False Hemlock Looper Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/10/2003).
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Larry Line.
False Hemlock Looper Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A False Hemlock Looper Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/12/2018).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Nepytia canosaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Nepytia |
| Species: | N. canosaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Nepytia canosaria Walker, 1863
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Nepytia canosaria, the false hemlock looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found from southwest British Columbia east to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, south through New England.
The wingspan is about 30 mm. The moth flies from August to September depending on the location.
The larva feeds on balsam fir, eastern hemlock, spruces and occasionally other conifer species.
External links
[edit]- Schmidt, B. C. & Anweiler, G. G. (April 5, 2004). "Species Details Nepytia canosaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- "False Hemlock Looper (Nepytia canosaria)". Bugwood Wiki.
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