A Half-wing Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/24/2014).

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A Half-wing Moth at Frostburg State University campus, Allegany Co., Maryland (4/10/2013).

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A Half-wing Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (3/25/2017).

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A Half-wing Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/11/2016).

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A Half-wing Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/3/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Half-wing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (3/23/2014).

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A Half-wing Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/16/2016).

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A Half-wing Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/16/2016).

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A Half-wing Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/16/2014).

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Half-wing Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/3/2014). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1323927 - Psn: 89)

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A Half-wing Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/10/2006).

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A Half-wing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (3/25/2003).

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A Half-wing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (3/25/2003).

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A Half-wing Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/3/2002).

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Half-wing Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/7/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Half-wing Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (4/2/2025). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1225040 - Psn: 200)

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Half-wing Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (4/2/2025). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1225041 - Psn: 200)

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Half-wing Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1225137 - Psn: 200)

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Half-wing Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/4/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1225731 - Psn: 200)

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Half-wing Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1477780 - Psn: 200)

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Half-wing Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1477781 - Psn: 200)

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Half-wing Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1477782 - Psn: 200)

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Half-wing Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (4/3/2026). (c) gilbertj, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>) (Photo ID: 1481146 - Psn: 200)

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A Half-wing Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/24/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Half-wing Moth at Frostburg State University campus, Allegany Co., Maryland (4/10/2013). View Record Details Media by Matt Tillett.

A Half-wing Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (3/25/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Half-wing Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/11/2016). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

A Half-wing Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/3/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

A Half-wing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (3/23/2014). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

A Half-wing Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/16/2016). View Record Details Media by Rod Burley.

A Half-wing Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/16/2014). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Half-wing Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/10/2006). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Half-wing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (3/25/2003). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Half-wing Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/3/2002). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Half-wing Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/7/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

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Phigalia titea


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Phigalia
Species:	P. titea
Binomial name
*Phigalia titea* (Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
Deileptenia titearia Hübner, [1825] Phigalia cinctaria French, 1878 Phigalia deplorans Franclemont, 1938 Phigalia olivacearia mephistarua Reiff, 1913 Phigalia revocata Walker, [1863] Apocheima titea (Cramer, 1780)

Phigalia titea, the spiny looper or half-wing moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.^[1]^[2] The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780 (some sources give 1782).^[3] The average wingspan is about 34 mm.

References

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^ "911079.00 – 6658 – Phigalia titea – Half-wing Moth – (Cramer, 1780)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^ Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Spiny Looper Phigalia titea (Cramer, 1782)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^ Savela, Markku. "Apocheima titea (Cramer, 1780)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

Taxon identifiers
Phigalia titea	Wikidata: Q7181628 Wikispecies: Phigalia titea BAMONA: Phigalia-titea BOLD: 19026 BugGuide: 13846 CoL: 9394Z EoL: 443478 EPPO: PHIGTI GBIF: 5144386 iNaturalist: 209713 IRMNG: 10309572 ITIS: 942572 LepIndex: 242796 MONA: 6658 NatureServe: 2.745729 NCBI: 687504 Open Tree of Life: 246250

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Half-wing Moth

Phigalia titea (Cramer, 1780)

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