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Nepytia canosaria (Walker, [1863]) - False Hemlock Looper Moth


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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Ennominae
Tribe:
Ourapterygini
P3 Number:
91a1393
MONA Number:
6906.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1948)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The ground color of this species is white, but it may be heavily dusted with gray (Forbes, 1948). The antemedian and postmedian lines are dark and strongly scalloped; in dark individuals, the lines are defined by adjoining white shading. The fringe has a basal row of dots that is sometimes not evident in worn specimens. The vertex is usually yellow in males but can be either yellow or white in females.
Wingspan: 25-30 mm (Forbes, 1948)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Nepytia canosariaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come primarily from cove forests but also from alluvial forests and at least a few high elevation outcrops.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on fir (Abies), Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), spruces (Picea), and occasionally other conifers (Maier et al., 2011). - View
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See also Habitat Account for Hemlock Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNRR [S2S3]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Nepytia canosaria - False Hemlock Looper Moth

43 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-31
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-24
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-20
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-07
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-25
Transylvania Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-10-28
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-18
Watauga Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-11-06
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-10-25
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-10-24
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-10-12
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-16
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-10-25
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-10-14
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-10-11
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-10-08
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-09-13
Ashe Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2021-09-10
Transylvania Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2021-09-04
Transylvania Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-23
Buncombe Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: tom ward on 2021-07-14
Buncombe Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-11-10
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-10-28
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-10-22
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-10-15
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-10-08
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-14
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-06
Madison Co.
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Nepytia canosariaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-26
Madison Co.
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