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Lambdina fiscellaria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lambdina

Higher classification
  
Lambdina

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Family
  
Geometridae

Scientific name
  
Lambdina fiscellaria

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Insect, Butterflies and moths, Geometer moth, Operophtera bruceata, Campaea perlata

Lambdina fiscellaria, the mournful thorn or hemlock looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast and from Canada south to Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and California.

Gray to cream coloured with scalloped wing borders. Darker line across fore and hind wings, a second line across fore wings. Area between lines may be shaded or unshaded. Similar to oak besma.

The wingspan is about 35 mm. The moth flies from August to early October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on hemlock, balsam fir, white spruce, oak and other hardwoods.

Subspecies

There are three recognised subspecies:

  • Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria
  • Lambdina fiscellaria lugubrosa
  • Lambdina fiscellaria somniaria
  • References

    Lambdina fiscellaria Wikipedia