Curved-lined Looper Moth

Lambdina fervidaria

''Lambdina fervidaria'', the curve-lined looper or spring hemlock looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Canada and the eastern parts of the United States, south to Georgia.
Lambdina fervidaria At a 365nm UV light setup at a dense mixed forest edge. Geotagged,International Moth Week,Lambdina fervidaria,Lambdina fiscellaria,Lepidoptera,Moth Week,Moth Week 2020,National Moth Week,Summer,United States,moth,moth week

Appearance

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.
Curved-lined Looper Moth (Lambdina fervidaria) At a 365 + 395nm UV light setup at a mixed forest edge. Geotagged,Lambdina fervidaria,Summer,United States

Naming

There are two recognised subspecies:
⤷ ''Lambdina fervidaria fervidaria''
⤷ ''Lambdina fervidaria athasaria''

Food

The larva feed on ''Quercus'' and ''Fraxinus''. The subspecies ''Lambdina fervidaria athasaria'' prefers ''Abies balsamea'', ''Picea'' and ''Tsuga canadensis''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusLambdina
SpeciesL. fervidaria
Photographed in
United States of America