Geometridae
Also known as geometer moth, geometrids
family of moths
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Geometridae is a large family of moths found around the world, characterized by their distinctive wing patterns and the way their caterpillars move by arching their bodies. These moths are important to ecosystems as food sources for birds and other animals, and some species are studied by scientists to monitor environmental health.
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Species
geometer moths
Geometridae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyGeometridae
Chiasma species from Ennominae Selenia tetralunaria species from Ennominae Scopula sp. Tetracis cachexiata (Ohio) 尺蛾科（學名：Geometridae），又名尺蠖蛾科，是鱗翅目尺蛾總科之下的其中一個有龐大成員的科，下計有3.5萬個品種。幼蟲叫尺蠖，又名蝍𧑙（音同“即蹴”）。
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The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek γεω (geo) (derivative form of γῆ or γαῖα "the earth"), and μέτρον (métron) "measure" in reference to the way their larvae, or inchworms, appear to measure the earth as they move along in a looping fashion. 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, Biston betularia, which has been the subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pests.
Caterpillars