Nepytia canosaria

Nepytia canosaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Nepytia
Species:	N. canosaria
Binomial name
	Nepytia canosaria; Walker, 1863
Synonyms
	Nepytia pulchraria; Nepytia piniaria; Nepytia fuscaria;

Nepytia canosaria, the false hemlock looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Northeastern Alberta east to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, south through New England.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The moth flies from August to September depending on the location.

The larva feed on balsam fir, eastern hemlock, spruces and occasionally other conifer species.

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