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

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Ourapterygini		P3 Number:
91a1395		 MONA Number:
6908.00		 Other Common Name:
Southern Nepytia
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Resources: 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.
Nepytia semiclusariaAlamance 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)

Click on graph to enlarge 		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:
Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include fir (Abies), larch (Larix), spruce (Picea), pine (Pinus), and hemlock (Tsuga) (Baker, 1972). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [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 Moth

 81 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-10-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-28
Madison Co.
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Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: David George, Kevin Bischof, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin on 2025-08-15
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-01
Brunswick Co.
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Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-31
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-31
Brunswick Co.
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Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-22
Buncombe Co.
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Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-06
Madison Co.
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Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-14
Madison Co.
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Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
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Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-31
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-26
Madison Co.
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Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-09
Madison Co.
Comment:
Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-19
Orange Co.
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Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-06-18
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-06-17
Lincoln Co.
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Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Hunter Phillips on 2024-06-07
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-07
Orange Co.
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Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment:
Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-25
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Nepytia semiclusaria
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
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