Hypagyrtis esther | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Hypagyrtis |
Species: | H. esther |
Binomial name | |
Hypagyrtis esther (Barnes, 1928) |
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The Esther Moth (Hypagyrtis esther) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Texas, north to Ohio.
The wingspan is 25-45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October and from July to August in Ohio.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Pinus species.