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INSECTS

Northern Pine Looper Moth

Caripeta piniata

Insects
Native
Northern Pine Looper Moth, Adult
Northern Pine Looper Moth, photo 2 of 5
Northern Pine Looper Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 72 observations of Northern Pine Looper Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie20
  2. Outaouais13
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue13
  4. Estrie11
  5. Capitale-Nationale6
  6. Laurentides3
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  9. Lanaudière1
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  11. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

Eastern white pinePinus strobus
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
Norway pinePinus resinosa
Jack pinePinus banksiana

Similar species

Brown Pine Looper MothCaripeta angustiorata