Bug FAQSouthern Pine Looper
Caripeta aretaria · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Southern Pine Looper Moth
The southern pine looper is a geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Caripeta aretaria, known as the southern pine looper, belongs to the moth family Geometridae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
This species is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range includes North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 18 of 51 states and DC. Most records: North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Arkansas, Florida, Ohio.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caripeta_aretaria
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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