Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Scientific name Hypagyrtis esther | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hypagyrtis Rank Species | |
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Similar Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Melanolophia canadaria, Melanolophia signataria, Lytrosis unitaria, Euchlaena amoenaria | ||
Hypagyrtis esther, the esther moth, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Texas, north to Ohio.
The wingspan is 25-45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October and from July to August in Ohio.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Pinus species.
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