Hypagyrtis esther

Hypagyrtis esther
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hypagyrtis
Species: H. esther
Binomial name
Hypagyrtis esther
(Barnes, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Hypagyrtis lemmeri (Barnes, 1928)

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.

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