Hypagyrtis esther

Hypagyrtis esther, the esther moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by William Barnes in 1928 and it is found in the United States from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Texas, north to Ohio.

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 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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  • "911076.00 – 6655 – Hypagyrtis esther – Esther Moth – (Barnes, 1928)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  • "Hypagyrtis esther (Esther Moth)". Mothguide. Archived from the original March 3, 2012.


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