Nepytia canosaria
In 3 days ~10%
Nepytia canosaria, the false hemlock looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found from southwest British Columbia east to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, south through New England.
The wingspan is about 30 mm. The moth flies from August to September depending on the location. The larva feeds on balsam fir, eastern hemlock, spruces and occasionally other conifer species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a False Hemlock Looper Moth sighting in Toronto on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1296th most-seen of the 1689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a False Hemlock Looper Moth in Toronto on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most False Hemlock Looper Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Toronto, in our data
Toronto is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate False Hemlock Looper Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the False Hemlock Looper Moth that you can see in Toronto (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Chickweed Geometer Moth (about 10%), Pale Beauty (about 10%) and Single-Dotted Wave (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the False Hemlock Looper Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Toronto (7 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
