Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Variable Girdle Moth
Enypia venata (Grote, 1883)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: A mid-sized, grey geometrid with heavy grey speckling and a dark broad median band, with a heavily scalloped border. Hindwing paler, with a faint PM line. Discal spot black, not white as in Caripeta species. Very similar to Nepytia species (particulary freemani), but in Enypia the forewing PM line comes closest to the wing margin near the apex (where it joins the costa), and in Nepytia the PM line is is nearest the wing margin in the subapica (not apical) area. Distinguished from E. griseata by the AM line, which jogs out to the discal spot in venata - the discal spot is well-separated from the AM band in griseata.
Wing Span:
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: conifers. Western hemlock (Tsuga), Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga), and spruce (Picea)
Adult Food:
Habitat: Montane coniferous forest.
Range: Southern Alaska to New Mexico, east to western Alberta (McGuffin 1987).
Conservation:
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Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: None.

Verified Sightings

Displaying 1 - 21 of 21 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 23, 2022
Submitted by: WYbutterflyer1
Region: Albany County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Sep 19, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 07, 2021
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Clallam County, Washington, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 07, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2021
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 20, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 04, 2020
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Nov 17, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 31, 2019
Submitted by: Aat
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 08, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 18, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 29, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 31, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 16, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 31, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 05, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 05, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 05, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 29, 2019
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Observation date: Sep 16, 2017
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 19, 2017
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Observation date: Aug 20, 2017
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 06, 2017
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Observation date: Aug 27, 2016
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 03, 2016
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Observation date: Sep 16, 2016
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 28, 2016
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Observation date: Jul 25, 2015
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 06, 2015
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2014
Submitted by: styringa
Region: Thurston County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 17, 2014
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Observation date: Sep 12, 2013
Submitted by: skywatcher
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 16, 2013
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Observation date: Aug 11, 2013
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 13, 2013
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2012
Submitted by: John Barry
Region: Clallam County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 07, 2012
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