Hypagyrtis esther
| 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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Hypagyrtis esther, the esther moth, 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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