July Pine Looper Moth Nepytia sp. 1Undescribed    Synonyms: Nepytia n. sp..
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Geometridae   >   Genus Nepytia   

Status:

The July flight period is much earlier than the September-October flights of the related, described species False Hemlock Looper Moth and Boreal Pine Looper Moth.

From Glaser et al. and Moths of Maryland: Common. Most specimens collected on the lower Eastern Shore. Baltimore, Dorchester, Somerset, Talbot and Worcester Counties. June 8th to July 28th.

Description:

Also from Glaser et al.: Wing span is 26 to 28 mm, much smaller than N. pellucidaria. The late Douglas Ferguson thought that this wasn't even the correct species [sic]. He was going to revise the genus but never got to it. Reared from Pinus taeda.

Relationships:

Larval hosts are likely pines (Pinus).

There are 26 records in the project database.

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July Pine Looper Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/18/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

July Pine Looper Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/16/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

July Pine Looper Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/3/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

July Pine Looper Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/22/2015). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A July Pine Looper Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/26/2022). Verified by Timothy Reichard. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

July Pine Looper Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2022). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

July Pine Looper Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/8/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

July Pine Looper Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2022). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

July Pine Looper Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/26/2017). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

July Pine Looper Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2022). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

July Pine Looper Moth collected in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/8/). Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)


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