Nepytia pellucidaria
Nepytia pellucidaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Nepytia |
Species: | N. pellucidaria |
Binomial name | |
Nepytia pellucidaria Packard, 1873 | |
The False Pine Looper (Nepytia pellucidaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario) and the North-eastern parts of the United States (including Maryland).
The wingspan is about 34–39 mm.
The larva feed on Pitch pine, Red pine and possibly other hard pines.