Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Nepytia semiclusaria (Walker, 1863)
Endropia semiclusaria Walker, 1863
Nepytia fumosaria (Strecker, 1899)
Range
North Carolina to Florida, then west along Gulf Coast.
(2)Food
Larvae feed on the old needles
(1)Life Cycle
Eggs are deposited in masses under bark scales.
(1)
Pupa are sometimes tied together in the pine needles with strands of silk
(1)See Also
False Hemlock Looper (
Nepytia canosaria)
(3). Found in the north, smaller with more contrast to the colors
(2)Print References
Walker, F. 1862. Geometrites.
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 27:
1506.