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Geometridae
91a1339 – 6863   Caripeta divisata Walker, [1863]
             Gray Spruce Looper

© Libby & Rick Avis - DNA
Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • divisata Walker, [1863] (Caripeta) - MONA 1983: 6863
  • albopunctata (Morrison, 1874) (Cidaria)
  • nigraria Forbes, 1924 (Caripeta)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Morrison, H.K., 1873-1874. New North American Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 16: 202.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Caripeta divisata
    © Naomi Smith
    Caripeta divisata
    © John Davis
    Caripeta divisata
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Caripeta divisata
    © Carol Wolf
    Caripeta divisata
    © Carol Wolf
    Caripeta divisata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Caripeta divisata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Caripeta divisata
    34mm – © Jim Vargo
    Caripeta divisata
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Caripeta divisata
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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