Lambdina fiscellaria
Appearance
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Lambdina fiscellaria | |
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Bon Echo Provincial Park, Ontario | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Lambdina |
Species: | L. fiscellaria
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Binomial name | |
Lambdina fiscellaria Guenée, 1857
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3, see text | |
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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.[1]
The wingspan is about 35 mm. The moth flies from August to early October depending on the location.[1]
The larvae feed on hemlock, balsam fir, white spruce, oak and other hardwoods.
Subspecies
[edit]There are three recognized subspecies:
- Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria – eastern hemlock looper
- Lambdina fiscellaria lugubrosa – western hemlock looper
- Lambdina fiscellaria somniaria – western oak looper or Garry oak looper
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Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria caterpillar
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Lambdina fiscellaria lugubrosa caterpillar
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Lambdina fiscellaria somniaria adult
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Lambdina fiscellaria somniaria caterpillar
References
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- Anweiler, G. G. (February 8, 2004). "Species Details Lambdina fiscellaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (September 1, 2020). "Species Lambdina fiscellaria - Hemlock Looper - Hodges#6888". BugGuide. Retrieved November 7, 2020.