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Iridopsis pergracilis (cypress looper)

Synonyms: Anacamptodes pergracilis; Synelys pergracilis

Wikipedia Abstract

Iridopsis pergracilis, the cypress looper moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Maryland to Florida. The wingspan is 26–28 mm. Adults have whitish or pale tan wings with black antemedial and postmedial lines, often bordered by dark grey shading. In southern Florida, adults are on wing year round.
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Attributes

Wing Span [1]  1.142 inches (.029 m)

Prey / Diet

Taxodium distichum (Swamp Cypress)[1]
Taxodium distichum var. distichum (Gulf Cypress)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Anacamptodes pergracilis (Hulst) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Geometridae), Wayne N. Dixon, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, July 2003
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0