A Small Pine Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/25/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Small Pine Looper Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Small Pine Looper Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/13/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Small Pine Looper Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
Small Pine Looper Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/21/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
Small Pine Looper Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/21/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
Small Pine Looper Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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A Small Pine Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/25/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Small Pine Looper Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Small Pine Looper Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/13/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Small Pine Looper Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Small Pine Looper Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/21/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Small Pine Looper Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/21/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Small Pine Looper Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. palpata
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| Eupithecia palpata | |
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Eupithecia palpata, the small pine looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1873. It is found in Canada (Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia) and the north-eastern parts of the United States. The habitat consists of spruce woods.
The wingspan is about 23 mm.
The larvae feed on balsam fir, eastern hemlock, eastern larch, pines, spruces and possibly other conifers.
References
[edit]- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia palpata Packard 1873". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
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- Heiman, Maury J. (November 1, 2018). "Species Eupithecia palpata - Small Pine Looper - Hodges#7449". BugGuide. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- "Small Pine Looper (Eupithecia palpata)". BugwoodWiki.
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