Lambdina pellucidaria

Lambdina pellucidaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Lambdina
Species: L. pellucidaria
Binomial name
Lambdina pellucidaria
Grote & Robinson, 1867

The Pitch Pine Looper, Eastern Pine Looper or Yellow-headed Looper (Lambdina pellucidaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in eastern parts of the United States, from New York west to Illinois and south to Georgia.

The wingspan is about 33 mm. The moth flies from March to June depending on the location.

The larva feed on Pitch, Red, and other Hard Pines as well as Oak.

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