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INSECTS

Pine Measuringworm Moth

Hypagyrtis piniata

Insects
Native
Pine Measuringworm Moth, photo 1 of 5
Pine Measuringworm Moth, Caterpillar
Pine Measuringworm Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 70 observations of Pine Measuringworm Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, 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. Abitibi-Témiscamingue19
  2. Capitale-Nationale12
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean9
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  5. Outaouais5
  6. Laurentides3
  7. Montérégie3
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  9. Estrie3
  10. Côte-Nord3
  11. Nord-du-Québec1
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  13. Lanaudière1
  14. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

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

Similar species

One-spotted VariantHypagyrtis unipunctata
Porcelain GrayProtoboarmia porcelaria
Small EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia