Bordered white
| Bordered white | |
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| Upperwings of adult male of a southern population | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Bupalus |
| Species: | B. piniaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Bupalus piniaria | |
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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.