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geometrid moth - slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms

geometrid

moth - typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

family Geometridae, Geometridae - measuring worms

Paleacrita vernata - moth whose larvae are spring cankerworms

Alsophila pometaria - North American moth with grey-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms

Translations

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References in periodicals archive

For the insect team, the cicada and geometrid moth samples have been carefully organized and shipped to entomology colleagues in The Netherlands and the United Kingdom for specialized identification.

The ROM in the rainforest

Aimed primarily at lepidopterists, this oversized, well-organized, and thorough handbook (8.5x11.5") covers the 589 species of geometrid moth that can be found in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic archipelago, together with an additional 43 species, including two new subspecies, not on the standard list.

Geometridae ibericae

The Geometrid Moths of Europe; Volume 6; 2 volume set

Habitat type modifies geometry of elevational diversity gradients in geometrid moths (Lepidoptera Geometrdae) on Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

Recambio temporal de especies de lepidopteros nocturnos en funcion de la temperatura y la humedad en una zona de selva caducifolia en Yucatan, Mexico

The ephemeral life cycle of geometrid moths, including our very similar native fall canker worm, is completed here on warm evenings from Thanksgiving onward.

Let invasive winter moth larvae eat themselves to death

Montahe Andean rainforests area global biodiversity hotspots of geometrid moths. Journal of Biogeography 32:1621-1627.

Estados inmaduros de Iridopsis parrai (lepidoptera: Geometridae)

Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera: Geometridae).

Rhopalodes lecorrei, a new moth species from French Guiana (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae: Trichopterygini)/Uus vaksikuliik Rhopalodes lecorrei sp. nov. Prantsuse Guajaanast (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae: Trichopterygini)