2024年11月30日 · Below is a guide to the local subfamilies of Geometridae. The images included are meant to be illustrative of the general appearance of each subfamily as an aid for narrowing down possibilities for identification.

2019年12月11日 · The traits of a common group of geometer moths, family Geometridae, are fascinating. Their caterpillars are known as loopers, inchworms, or spanworms.

Geometrid moth, (family Geometridae), any member of a group of moths (order Lepidoptera) that includes the species commonly known as pug, wave, emerald, and carpet moths. The larvae of geometrid moths are called by a variety of common names, including inchworm, cankerworm, looper, and measuring

Cladara anguilineata/limitaria Angle-lined Carpet/Mottled Gray Carpet (Grote & Robinson, 1867)/ (Walker, 1860)

Geome­ter moth lar­vae typ­i­cally have only two pairs of pro­legs at their pos­te­rior ends, in con­trast to the five pairs that are com­mon in most moth fam­i­lies. Geome­ter moths are abun­dant around …

2002年3月27日 · Guide to the Geometridae of Canada (Lepidoptera). I. Subfamily Sterrhinae.

The subfamily Geometrinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), commonly known as emerald moths, is an ecologically diverse group of moths with over 2,500 described species.

Geometer moths, family Geometridae, also called inch worms, are the second largest family of Lepidoptea, with about 21,150 described species from all faunal regions; the actual fauna probably exceeds 26,500 species.

Geometridae is a very large family, containing around 23,000 described species; over 1400 species from six subfamilies are indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, <i>Biston betularia</i>, which has been the subject of numerous studies in population genetics.

Geometridae, commonly known as geometer moths or inchworm moths, is a large family of moths with more than 23,000 species described. They are found globally and are particularly noted for the unique movement of their caterpillars, which appear to "measure the earth" as they move.