Hemlock Looper
Lambdina fiscellaria (Guenée, 1857)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: Wings slightly translucent, cream to mouse gray. Hindwing has a small tooth at outermargin. Lines brown, sharp, sometimes shaded with darker brown on sides of median area. Pm. line strongly bent on all wings.
Wing Span: 3.2-4.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: August-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Firs, hemlocks, oaks, and spruces.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Labrador to South Carolina and Mississippi, west across Canada, south to Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 281 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 18, 2024
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 18, 2025
Observation date: Sep 22, 2025
Submitted by: drifter423
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 24, 2025
Observation date: Sep 13, 2025
Submitted by: pammymp
Region: Snohomish County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 21, 2025
Observation date: Aug 29, 2025
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 15, 2025
Observation date: Sep 12, 2025
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 12, 2025
Observation date: Sep 01, 2025
Submitted by: dnight30
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 07, 2025
Observation date: Sep 02, 2025
Submitted by: drifter423
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 07, 2025
Observation date: Sep 01, 2025
Submitted by: drifter423
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 05, 2025
Observation date: Aug 27, 2025
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 30, 2025
Observation date: Aug 26, 2025
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 26, 2025
Observation date: Aug 23, 2025
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 24, 2025
Observation date: Jul 03, 2025
Submitted by: Jim Eckert
Region: Graham County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Jim Eckert
Verified date: Jul 28, 2025
Observation date: Aug 28, 2021
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 09, 2025
Observation date: Sep 01, 2024
Submitted by: jofritz
Region: Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 17, 2025
Observation date: Oct 01, 2002
Submitted by: Gordon Phillips
Region: Lincoln County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Dec 24, 2024
Observation date: Jul 30, 2024
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 17, 2024
Observation date: Sep 29, 2024
Submitted by: dnight30
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 05, 2024
Observation date: Sep 30, 2024
Submitted by: drifter423
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 05, 2024
Observation date: Sep 22, 2024
Submitted by: pammymp
Region: Island County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 22, 2024
Observation date: Sep 17, 2024
Submitted by: Ljay
Region: Thurston County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 17, 2024
Observation date: Sep 03, 2024
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 05, 2024
Observation date: Aug 26, 2024
Submitted by: NNing
Region: Geauga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 27, 2024
Observation date: Aug 18, 2024
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 19, 2024
Observation date: Jul 30, 2024
Submitted by: dnight30
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 16, 2024
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