Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Small Pine Looper Moth
Eupithecia palpata (Packard, 1873)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Identification: readily distinguished from other common eastern species, apart from its long palpi, by the deep brownish coloration of the body and primaries with the two oblique, parallel, dark cross lines enclosing the median space and showing a short blunt outward angulation in the cell. The pale s.t. line is not particularly striking but generally forms a small white spot above tornus; it is relieved to a certain extent by short blackish streaks on both sides; this gives a slight striate appearance to the terminal section of the wing. The discal dot is quite improminent. The abdomen is almost entirely deep brown dorsally, with traces of a whitish median line which originates in some pale scaling on the scutellum of the mesothorax, and black lateral streaking; ventrally prominently whitish with slight black sprinkling. There is no indication of a dark transverse band on segment II which is one of the best means of separation from E. columbiata erpata Pearsall, the only eastern species with which it could easily be confus
Wing Span: 2.0-2.3 cm
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: Balsam fir, Eastern hemlock, Eastern larch, Pines, Spruces
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Canada and northeastern United States
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Displaying 1 - 24 of 29 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 13, 2023
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 18, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 03, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 06, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 04, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 06, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 04, 2024
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 06, 2024
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Observation date: May 25, 2024
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 29, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 10, 2022
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
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Observation date: May 30, 2022
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 02, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 06, 2021
Submitted by: Scotiaspinner
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 16, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 01, 2021
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 04, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 15, 2018
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 07, 2021
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Observation date: May 09, 2011
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Union County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 23, 2018
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Observation date: May 26, 2016
Submitted by: CathK
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 06, 2018
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Observation date: May 25, 2016
Submitted by: drkilmer
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 30, 2016
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Observation date: Aug 11, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: AllenRatz
Verified date: Apr 14, 2016
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Observation date: May 24, 2015
Submitted by: tom murray
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Nov 21, 2015
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Observation date: Jun 08, 2015
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 02, 2015
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Observation date: May 09, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 29, 2015
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Observation date: Apr 03, 2015
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Apr 25, 2015
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Observation date: Aug 03, 2014
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 01, 2015
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Observation date: Jun 18, 2014
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 05, 2014
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Observation date: Jun 18, 2014
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 05, 2014
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Observation date: Jun 02, 2014
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 04, 2014
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Observation date: Apr 20, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 24, 2014
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Observation date: Mar 31, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 12, 2014
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