Nepytia canosaria: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Geometridae
- Genus
- Nepytia
- Species
- Nepytia canosaria
- Scientific Name
- Nepytia canosaria
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Nepytia canosaria
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.
...Nepytia canosaria in languages:
- English
- False Hemlock Looper
- English
- False Hemlock Looper Moth
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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