Bordered white

Bordered white
Upperwings of adult male
of a southern population
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Bupalus
Species:
B. piniaria
Binomial name
Bupalus piniaria
Synonyms
List
    • Bupalus piniarius (lapsus)
    • Phalaena piniaria Linnaeus, 1758

The bordered white or pine looper (Bupalus piniaria), is a moth of the family Geometridae. Among these, it belongs to tribe Bupalini of the subfamily Ennominae. B. piniaria is a common species throughout the western Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa. However, its presence in certain regions – e.g. the northern Balkans – is doubtful. East it is found to Siberia and Amur Oblast.

Three subspecies are generally recognized, while two additional ones are doubtfully distinct:

  • Bupalus piniaria bernieri de Lajonquiere, 1958
  • Bupalus piniaria espagnolus Eitschberger & Steiniger, 1975
  • Bupalus piniaria flavescens White, 1876 (usually included in piniaria)
  • Bupalus piniaria mughusaria Gumppenberg, 1887 (usually included in piniaria)
  • Bupalus piniaria piniaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

In addition, many forms (e.g. kolleri) have also been named.

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