Pine Looper Moth
Taken at Tyninghame Bay on 20th June 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Fact File


Pine Looper Moth.
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Local names: 		Bupalus piniaria.
Lepidoptera.
Geometridae.
Bordered White
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 		Various species of pine, especially Scots pine and European black pine. It has also been recorded feeding on Douglas-fir, Larch  and Spruce.
34 - 40 mm.
Coniferous Woodland
May - June..