Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


western oak looper
Lambdina fiscellaria somniaria (Hulst)

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Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)

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western oak looper
Lambdina fiscellaria somniaria
Adult(s)
Jerald E. Dewey
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western oak looper
Lambdina fiscellaria somniaria
Larva(e)
Jerald E. Dewey


Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Geometroidea
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Ourapterygini
Genus: Lambdina



References

Common Name Reference: Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp.
Scientific Name Reference: Geometrid Moths of the World A Catalog, 1999, Malcolm J. Scoble (ed.) Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, CSIRO Publishing