Yellow-headed Looper Moth Lambdina pellucidaria (Grote & Robinson, 1867)    Synonyms: Hodges #6892.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Geometridae   >   Genus Lambdina   

Description:

"L. fervidaria is more mottled and tends to be smaller; L. pellucidaria is bigger and very plain" (Paul John/Facebook 4/10/2018).

There are 104 records in the project database.

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A Yellow-headed Looper Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/23/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Yellow-headed Looper Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/25/2014). Verified by Hugh McGuinness. Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Yellow-headed Looper Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/8/2015). Verified by Hugh McGuinness. Photo by Jonathan Willey. (MBP list)

A Yellow-headed Looper Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/18/2015). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Yellow-headed Looper Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/4/2014). Verified by Hugh McGuinness. Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Yellow-headed Looper Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/20/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Yellow-headed Looper Moth (on the right in the photo) in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/25/2014). Verified by Hugh McGuinness. Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Yellow-headed Looper Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/20/2023). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Yellow-headed Looper Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/12/2015). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)


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