Oblique Looper Moth
Iridopsis obliquaria (Grote, 1883)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification:
Wing Span: 2.8-3.8 cm
Life History:
Flight: March to July in California. Year round in southern Arizona.
Caterpillar Hosts:
Adult Food:
Habitat: Sonoran zone from the Mojave Desert of California to the Trans-Pecos area and the Edwards Plateau in Texas.
Range: Arizona, southern and eastern California, southern Nevada, southern Utah, southern Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 12 of 12 verified sightings

Observation date: Mar 28, 2026
Submitted by: jderby
Region: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 14, 2026

Observation date: Mar 28, 2026
Submitted by: jderby
Region: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 14, 2026

Observation date: Mar 20, 2026
Submitted by: jderby
Region: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Mar 29, 2026

Observation date: Mar 20, 2026
Submitted by: jderby
Region: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Mar 29, 2026

Observation date: Mar 20, 2026
Submitted by: jderby
Region: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Mar 29, 2026

Observation date: Mar 20, 2026
Submitted by: jderby
Region: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Mar 25, 2026

Observation date: May 29, 2019
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 05, 2024

Observation date: Jun 04, 2018
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Contra Costa County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Jun 08, 2022

Observation date: May 02, 2017
Submitted by: bns
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Oct 23, 2017

Observation date: Sep 09, 2016
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Aug 28, 2017

Observation date: May 20, 2015
Submitted by: Jim Eckert
Region: Graham County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Jim Eckert
Verified date: Dec 08, 2016

Observation date: Jul 28, 2014
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Aug 19, 2016

