Bug FAQBoreal Pine Looper Moth
Nepytia pellucidaria · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Boreal Pine Looper
Source: Wikipedia
The boreal pine looper moth has a wingspan of about 34 to 39 mm. It lives in eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, including Maryland. Its caterpillars eat pitch pine and red pine, which can harm those trees.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults have a wingspan of roughly 34 to 39 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and nearby U.S. states such as Maryland.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes eastern Canada and the northeastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 15 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New Jersey, Michigan, New York, Virginia, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Maryland, Wisconsin.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What trees do the larvae eat?
The caterpillars feed on pitch pine, red pine and maybe other hard pine species.
Source: Wikipedia
Where is the boreal pine looper moth found?
It occurs in eastern Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario) and the northeastern United States, including Maryland.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepytia_pellucidaria
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