- Nepytia canosaria
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Nepytia canosaria Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Geometridae Genus: Nepytia Species: N. canosaria Binomial name Nepytia canosaria
Walker, 1863Synonyms - Nepytia pulchraria
- Nepytia piniaria
- Nepytia fuscaria
The False Hemlock Looper (Nepytia canosaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Northeastern Alberta 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 feed on Balsam fir, Eastern hemlock, Spruces and occasionally other Conifer species.
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