Hemlock Looper Moth

Lambdina fiscellaria

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.
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: Mixed forest Geotagged,Hemlock Looper Moth,Lambdina,Lambdina fiscellaria,Summer,United States,moth,mournful thorn

Appearance

Gray to cream coloured with scalloped wing borders. Darker line across fore and hind wings, a second line across fore wings. Area between lines may be shaded or unshaded. Similar to Oak Besma.

The wingspan is about 35 mm. The moth flies from August to early October depending on the location.
Hemlock Looper - Lambdina fiscellaria This fella had such a handsome face <3. Habitat: Nectaring on flowers; pondside Geotagged,Hemlock Looper Moth,Lambdina,Lambdina fiscellaria,Summer,United States,moth

Naming

There are three recognised subspecies:
⤷ ''Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria''
⤷ ''Lambdina fiscellaria lugubrosa''
⤷ ''Lambdina fiscellaria somniaria''
Hemlock Looper moth, The Mournful Thorn (Lambdina fiscellaria) This pretty brown moth is a Hemlock Looper moth, aka, The Mournful Thorn. Geotagged,Lambdina fiscellaria,Summer,United States

Food

The larva feed on hemlock, balsam fir, white spruce, oak and other hardwoods.

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