Moths of North Carolina
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75 NC Records

Nepytia semiclusaria (Walker, [1863]) - Pine Conelet Looper

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeTribe: OurapteryginiP3 Number: 911348.00 MONA Number: 6908.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1948)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The ground color is smoky gray rather than white, with no obvious powdering (Forbes, 1948). The vertex is white in both sexes and terminal dots are usually absent.
Wingspan: 35-40 mm; southern form is similar in size to canosaria (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.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
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Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S3S4
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 semiclusaria - Pine Conelet Looper

48 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-11-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-10-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-09
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-03
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-22
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-08
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-06-14
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-06-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Erich Hofmann, Jesse Anderson on 2023-05-22
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-10-15
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-07-03
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2022-06-22
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-20
Caswell Co.
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Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-06-01
Montgomery Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-10-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-08-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-07-28
Madison Co.
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