Cypress Looper Moth
Iridopsis pergracilis (Hulst, 1900)
Cypress Looper Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/7025
Synonyms
Hodges #6580 
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192 Records

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Relationships

Host plant is Bald Cypress.

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Iridopsis pergracilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Iridopsis
Species:
I. pergracilis
Binomial name
Iridopsis pergracilis
(Hulst, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Synelys pergracilis Hulst 1900
  • Anacamptodes pergracilis

Iridopsis pergracilis, the cypress looper moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1900.[1] It is found in the US from Maryland to Florida.[2]

The wingspan is 26–28 mm.

The larvae feed on Taxodium distichum (including Taxodium distichum var. nutans).[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "910998.00 – 6580 – Iridopsis pergracilis – Cypress Looper Moth – (Hulst, 1900)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. ^ McLeod, Robin (August 4, 2012). "Species Iridopsis pergracilis - Cypress Looper - Hodges#6580". BugGuide. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Dixon, Wayne N. (February 2019). "Cypress looper". Featured Creatures. University of Florida. Retrieved December 16, 2019.


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