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 γη or γαια 'the earth' and metron μέτρων '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.
Larentiinae is a subfamily of moths containing roughly 5,800 species that occur mostly in the temperate regions of the world. They are generally considered a subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) and divided into a few large or good-sized tribes, and numerous very small or even monotypic ones which might not always be valid. Well-known members are the "pug moths" of the Eupitheciini and the "carpets", mainly of the Cidariini and Xanthorhoini.
The Cidariini are the largest tribe of geometer moths in the subfamily Larentiinae. The Cidariini include many of the species known as "carpets" or, ambiguously, "carpet moths", and are among the few geometer moths that have been subject to fairly comprehensive cladistic study of their phylogeny.
Sterrhinae is a large subfamily of geometer moths with some 2,800 described species.
Scopulini is a tribe of the geometer moth family (Geometridae), with about 900 species in seven genera. The tribe was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1845.
Louis Beethoven Prout (1864–1943) was an English entomologist and musicologist.
Scopula addictaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Scopula adenensis is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Oman.
Scopula alfierii is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Egypt and Oman.
Scopula caesaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It has a wide range, including the Comoros, Mayotte, La Réunion, Madagascar and in Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, New Guinea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia (Queensland).
Scopula chalcographata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iran and Israel.
Scopula dhofarata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Scopula gracilis is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
Scopula harteni is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
Scopula larseni is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Saudi Arabia and Oman.
Scopula luridata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Europe, Asia Minor, China, Pakistan, India, Egypt, Somalia, Yemen, Oman and Japan.
Scopula nubifera is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Oman.
Scopula ochrea is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Yemen and Oman.
Eupithecia tenellata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North Africa, Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.
Traminda mundissima is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Bahrain, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, India, Thailand, New Calidonia and Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales.
