Nepytia canosaria

Nepytia canosaria
Nepytia canosaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Nepytia
Species: N. canosaria
Binomial name
Nepytia canosaria
Walker, 1863
Synonyms
  • 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.

Caterpillar
Puppa

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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