Lambdina fiscellaria

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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]

Lambdina fiscellaria
Bon Echo Provincial Park, Ontario
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Lambdina
Species:
L. fiscellaria
Binomial name
Lambdina fiscellaria
Guenée, 1857
Subspecies

3, see text

Synonyms
  • Ellopia fiscellaria Guenée
  • Ellopia fervidaria Hubner
  • Ellopia somniaria Hulst
  • Lambdina flagitiaria Guenée, (1858)
  • Lambdina peccataria Guenée, (1858)
  • Lambdina johnsoni Swett, 1913
  • Lambdina turbataria Barnes & McDunnough, 1916
  • Therina fiscellaria

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

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b Sogaard, Jim. (2009) Moths and Caterpillar of the North Woods. Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas, p.53.
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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.