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INSECTS

Gray Spruce Looper Moth

Caripeta divisata

Insects
Native
Gray Spruce Looper Moth, Adult
Gray Spruce Looper Moth, photo 2 of 5
Gray Spruce Looper Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 420 observations of Gray Spruce Looper Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 14 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. Estrie85
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine65
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue60
  4. Capitale-Nationale44
  5. Laurentides28
  6. Outaouais28
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean24
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent22
  9. Lanaudière15
  10. Mauricie14
  11. Montérégie12
  12. Côte-Nord12
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  14. Nord-du-Québec4

What the caterpillar eats

Balsam firAbies balsamea
Eastern white pinePinus strobus
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
Red sprucePicea rubens
Black sprucePicea mariana
TamarackLarix laricina
Jack pinePinus banksiana
ArborvitaeThuja occidentalis
Eastern hemlockTsuga canadensis
Norway pinePinus resinosa

Similar species

Brown Pine Looper MothCaripeta angustiorata