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Geometer moth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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GEOMETRIDAE: from the Greek "geo" (the earth) + "metron" (measure); refers to the larvae, which appear to "measure the earth" as they move in a looping fashion ... The genus Zale in the Erebidae, which has pretty much the same characteristic outline as the Geometridae:
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Taxonomy--Subgroups in the Geometridae ... Of these 62 families, the Geometridae, with over 1,400 species in the United States and Canada, represent the second largest family of Lepidoptera. The Geometridae are well known as "inchworm moths" for their distinctive larval form.
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Lepidoptera > Geometrida ... UK Lepidoptera Home | Site Sponsors All rights reserved ©...
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Moths of SE Arizona main page ... Geometridae [429 Species listed, 365 figured: last counted 26 December 2005] ... Ferguson, D. C. 2008. Moths of North America, Fascicle 17.2: Geometroidea: Geometridae...
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From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository ... Jump to: navigation, search ... This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.
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Geometridae - Zeheba aureata ... Geometridae, Geometrinae - Lophophelma luteipes ... Psyra cuneata Geometridae,
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( broken leaf moth ) ... This moth was found at the school on Feb 10th 2006. ... ; Ennominae- Chlenias sp. auctaria...
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; scientific name : Calothysanis amaturaria common name : Cross line wave information : Black body with yellow lateral streaks on A3 to A6; Head and thorax with 2 dorsal and 2 lateral yellow stripes; A1 to A3, swollen. ... previous | next | close window...
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; scientific name : Nematocampa resistaria common name : Horned span worm information : Unmistakable, with 2 sets of dorsal white-tipped extensible tentacles on second and third abdominal segments. Body variegated with browns and Raised warts on dorsum of first and eighth abdominal segments. ... adult image :
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