Bordered white
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.It is (under its original scientific name Phalaena piniaria) the type species of its genus Bupalus, as well as the junior objective synonyms Catograpta, Chleuastes and Phaophyga, and the preoccupied Bupala. Via its genus, it is also the type of the Bupalini.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.()
