Brown-lined Looper

Neoalcis californiaria

"Neoalcis" is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by James Halliday McDunnough in 1920. Its only species, "Neoalcis californiaria", the brown-lined looper, was described by Packard in 1871. It is found along the west coast of North America, from California to British Columbia.
A Male Brown-lined Looper Moth One of the many of his kind attracted to our back porch light. Brown-lined Looper,Canada,Geotagged,Neoalcis californiaria,Summer

Appearance

The wingspan is about 34 mm.
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Food

The larvae feed on various broadleaf trees and shrubs, but mainly Douglas-fir. Other host plants include western hemlock, western red cedar, grand fir and lodgepole pine.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusNeoalcis
SpeciesN. californiaria
Photographed in
Canada
United States of America