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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 geo γῆ or γαῖα "the earth", and metron μέτρον "measure" in reference to the way their larvae, or "inchworms", appear to "measure the earth" as they move along in a looping fashion. A very large family, it has around 23,000 species of moths described, and over 1400 species from six subfamilies indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, Biston betularia, which has been subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pests.
Hypena is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802. These non-migratory moths overwinter as pupae and almost never come to bait as adults.
Bracca is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
Cernia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Cernia amyclaria, is found in Australia. Both the genus and species were described by Francis Walker in 1860.
Dalima is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Moore in 1868.
Declana is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae that is endemic to New Zealand. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858.
Eubaphe is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Glaucoclystis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Locha is a moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Lomographa is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Noreia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.
Pero is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.
Phelotis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Edward Guest in 1887. Its single species, Phelotis cognata, the long-fringed bark moth, first described by Francis Walker in 1860, is found in Australia.
Pingasa is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Moore in 1887.
Thalaina is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Sterrhinae is a large subfamily of geometer moths with some 3,000 described species, with more than half belonging to the taxonomically difficult, very diverse genera, Idaea and Scopula. This subfamily was described by Edward Meyrick in 1892. They are the most diverse in the tropics with the number of species decreasing with increasing latitude and elevation.
Glaucoclystis polyclealis is a moth in the family Geometridae described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Sri Lanka and on Borneo, Java and Bali.
Hyposidra talaca, the black looper or black inch worm, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found from India to Indochina, Sundaland, Sulawesi, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, Taiwan, New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. It is a major defoliating pest in tea plantations.
Noreia ajaia is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. Its geographical range includes areas from the Oriental regions of India and Sri Lanka to Singapore and Sundaland.
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- Savela, Markku. "Bulonga Walker, 1859". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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