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Geometridae
91a1366 – 6888   Lambdina fiscellaria (Guenée, [1858])
             Hemlock Looper

© David Reed
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • fiscellaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Ellopia) - MONA 1983: 6888
  • ssp. a. fiscellaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Ellopia) - MONA 1983: 6888
  • flagitiaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Ellopia) (synonym of ssp. fiscellaria)
  • johnsoni (Swett, 1913) (Therina) (synonym of ssp. fiscellaria)
  • peccataria (Swett, 1909) (Therina) (synonym of ssp. fiscellaria)
  • turbataria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917) (Ellopia) (synonym of ssp. fiscellaria)
  • ssp. b. lugubrosa (Hulst, 1900) (Therina)
  • ssp. c. somniaria (Hulst, 1886) (Ellopia)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 30.15m; p. 217. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Lambdina fiscellaria
    © Tom Murray
    Lambdina fiscellaria
    © David Silsbee [T]
    Lambdina fiscellaria
    © Nolie Schneider
    Lambdina fiscellaria
    © Cindy Mead
    Lambdina fiscellaria
    © Harvey Schmidt
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    © Janice Stiefel
    Lambdina fiscellaria
    © Dick Wilson - DNA
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    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Lambdina fiscellaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Lambdina fiscellaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Lambdina fiscellaria
    35mm – © Jim Vargo
    Lambdina fiscellaria
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Lambdina fiscellaria
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Lambdina fiscellaria
    © Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Abies balsamea
    Lambdina fiscellaria
    © Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Abies balsamea
    Lambdina fiscellaria
    © Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Abies balsamea
    Lambdina fiscellaria
    © Jason Dombroskie

    Lambdina fiscellaria
    © Chris Adam LG

    Lambdina fiscellaria
    © Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Picea glauca
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    © Jason Dombroskie


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