Small Pine Looper Moth

Eupithecia palpata, the small pine looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1873. It is found in Canada (Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia) and the north-eastern parts of the United States. The habitat consists of spruce woods.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Small Pine Looper Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Eupithecia columbiata
• Eupithecia anticaria
• Eupithecia graefii
• Eupithecia cocciferata
• Eupithecia peckorum

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Geometridae

Genus

Eupithecia

Species

Eupithecia palpata

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