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Gray Spruce Looper

Caripeta divisata

Description:

Very interesting face area with fish backbone antennae and "feathers" like decorations. Beautiful design on the wings. About 1.25 inches across.

Habitat:

Park at Rolley Lake, BC forested, well camouflaged in the shade under our picnic table. Westcoast rainforest.

Notes:

Thanks Joshua for the ID and the interesting reference link. I also enjoyed the bugguide page for this moth. Yay, learning!!

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Gray Spruce Looper Moth
Caripeta divisata Moth Photographers Group – Caripeta divisata – 6863


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KathleenMcEachern
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KathleenMcEachern

British Columbia, Canada

Spotted on Aug 10, 2015
Submitted on Aug 12, 2015

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