Spiny Looper
Phigalia titea (Cramer, 1782)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: Wings pale powdery gray. Forewing lines black, heavy; pm. line wavy, not usually touching straight, broad median line, and not toothed toward costa. Melanics darker gray to black. Female lacks wings; body gray with no abdominal spines.
Wing Span: 3-4 cm (male).
Life History:
Flight: March-April.
Caterpillar Hosts: American basswood, American elm, blueberry, hickories, maple, oaks, and poplars.
Adult Food:
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Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 392 verified sightings
Observation date: Apr 19, 2025
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 19, 2025
Observation date: Apr 19, 2025
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 19, 2025
Observation date: Apr 19, 2025
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 19, 2025
Observation date: Apr 19, 2025
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 19, 2025
Observation date: Apr 16, 2025
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Apr 18, 2025
Observation date: Mar 30, 2025
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Union County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 30, 2025
Observation date: Mar 29, 2025
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 30, 2025
Observation date: Mar 20, 2025
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 22, 2025
Observation date: Mar 19, 2025
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 19, 2025
Observation date: Mar 11, 2025
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 15, 2025
Observation date: Feb 14, 2024
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 15, 2025
Observation date: Jun 08, 2023
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 15, 2025
Observation date: May 20, 2023
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 15, 2025
Observation date: Mar 31, 2024
Submitted by: Brittanie
Region: New York County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 29, 2024
Observation date: May 31, 2024
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 31, 2024
Observation date: May 26, 2024
Submitted by: jwileyrains
Region: Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 26, 2024
Observation date: Apr 23, 2024
Submitted by: prairie fairie
Region: Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: May 19, 2024
Observation date: Apr 10, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Apr 13, 2024
Observation date: Apr 10, 2024
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 10, 2024
Observation date: Apr 08, 2024
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 08, 2024
Observation date: Apr 07, 2024
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 07, 2024
Observation date: Mar 27, 2024
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 30, 2024
Observation date: Mar 15, 2024
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 16, 2024
Observation date: Mar 14, 2024
Submitted by: Lutya
Region: Rensselaer County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 15, 2024
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