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Mournful Thorn - Lambdina fiscellaria WS: ~40 mm. Tan FW that were peppered darker. Yellow-edged purplish PM line that was strongly kinked. Hosts: Various trees, including hemlock, balsam fir, white spruce, and oak.<br />
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Habitat: Coniferous forest Geotagged,Lambdina,Lambdina fiscellaria,Summer,United States,hemlock looper,looper,moth Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Mournful Thorn - Lambdina fiscellaria

WS: ~40 mm. Tan FW that were peppered darker. Yellow-edged purplish PM line that was strongly kinked. Hosts: Various trees, including hemlock, balsam fir, white spruce, and oak.

Habitat: Coniferous forest

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The Mournful Thorn or Hemlock Looper is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in North America, from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast and from Canada south to Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and California.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 1, 2019. Captured Aug 31, 2019 11:04 in 38 Dunbarton Rd, Concord, NH 03301, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm