''Nepytia pellucidaria'', commonly known as the false 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 (
Nova Scotia,
New Brunswick,
Quebec and
Ontario) and in the northeastern parts of the United States, including
Maryland.
The
wingspan of this moth is approximately 34–39 mm.
The
larva feeds on
pitch pine
''Pinus rigida'', the pitch pine, is a small-to-medium-sized pine. It is native to eastern North America, primarily from central Maine south to Georgia and as far west as Kentucky. It is found in environments which other species would find unsuit ...
,
red pine and possibly other hard pines.
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Larval Stage info
Ourapterygini
Taxa named by Alpheus Spring Packard
Moths described in 1873
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