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INSECTS

Brown Pine Looper Moth

Caripeta angustiorata

Insects
Native
Brown Pine Looper Moth, photo 1 of 5
Brown Pine Looper Moth, Adult
Brown Pine Looper Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 79 observations of Brown Pine Looper Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue34
  2. Estrie9
  3. Capitale-Nationale7
  4. Outaouais7
  5. Montérégie6
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  7. Laurentides3
  8. Côte-Nord3
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  12. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

Eastern white pinePinus strobus
Scots pinePinus sylvestris
Norway sprucePicea abies
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
Jack pinePinus banksiana
Balsam firAbies balsamea
TamarackLarix laricina
Red sprucePicea rubens

Similar species

Northern Pine Looper MothCaripeta piniata
Gray Spruce Looper MothCaripeta divisata