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Genus Caripeta

Southern Pine Looper Moth - Caripeta aretaria - male Red girdle - Caripeta aequaliaria - male moth - Caripeta piniata - male Caripeta macularia - male Moth 6 - Caripeta hilumaria - male Moth -Ventral view - Caripeta aequaliaria - male Caripeta ocellaria Lépidoptère - Caripeta divisata - male
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)
Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily Ennominae
Tribe Ourapterygini
Genus Caripeta
Numbers
13 species in North America (nearctica.com)
4 species in Canada (CBIF)
Size
wingspan 35-40 mm, based on images shown at CBIF
Range
throughout US and southern Canada
Internet References
pinned adult images of all 4 species occurring in Canada (CBIF)
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 30 April, 2005 - 7:18pm

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