''Lambdina'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''met ...
first described by
Hahn William Capps
Hahn William Capps (December 16, 1903 – September 14, 1998) was an American entomologist.
Biography
Capps was born in 1903. In 1929, he received his bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas. In 1930, he joined the United States Departme ...
in 1943.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
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Lambdina canitiaria''
Rupert, 1944
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Lambdina fervidaria''
(Hübner, 1827) - curve-lined looper
**''Lambdina fervidaria athasaria''
(Walker, 1860) - spring hemlock looper
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Lambdina fiscellaria
''Lambdina fiscellaria'', the mournful thorn or hemlock looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast and from Canada south to Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and California.
The adult ...
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(Guenée, 1857) - mournful thorn or hemlock looper
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Lambdina flavilinearia''
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)
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Lambdina laeta''
(Hulst, 1900)
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Lambdina pellucidaria''
(Grote & Robinson, 1867) - pitch pine looper, eastern pine looper or yellow-headed looper
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Lambdina phantoma''
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1916)
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Lambdina pultaria''
(Guenée, 1857)
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Lambdina vitraria''
(Grote, 1883)
References
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Ourapterygini
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