Hypagyrtis esther

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

Hypagyrtis esther, the esther moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. 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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