Bupalus piniaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Bordered White, Pine Looper)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBupalus piniaria (Bordered White, Pine Looper)
SubfamilyENNOMINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyGEOMETRIDAE (geometrids, carpets, pugs and loopers)
SuperfamilyGEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Bupalus piniaria (Bordered White, Pine Looper) :
1: Bupalus piniaria (Bordered White, Pine Looper)
28 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, at MV light
Image 1: Female - lateral view - wings held back - natural background
2: Bupalus piniaria (Bordered White, Pine Looper)
16 Jun 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath Trap, 15/16 June 02
Image 1: Male - anterior view - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - wings held back - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - wings held back - pale background (2)Image 4: Male - lateral view - wings held back - pale background (3)Image 5: Male - lateral view - wings held back - pale background (4)

Bupalus piniaria (Bordered White, Pine Looper) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bupalus piniaria (Bordered White, Pine Looper)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bupalus piniaria (Bordered White, Pine Looper)
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