Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Geometer moth

Index Geometer moth

The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. [1]

87 relations: Abdomen, Alsophila aescularia, Alsophila pometaria, Alsophilinae, Animal, Antenna (biology), Archiearinae, Archiearis infans, Arthropod, Atavism, Basal (phylogenetics), Blood-vein, Boarmiini, Butterfly, Cabbage looper, Caterpillar, Chiasmia defixaria, Chrysodeixis includens, Cream wave, Cyclophora albipunctata, Cyclophora porata, Cyclophora punctaria, Desmobathrinae, Dichromodes, Dysphania (moth), Ennominae, Eupithecia, Evolution, Extinction, Family (biology), Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Frenulum, Geometrinae, Geometroidea, Holocene, Homoeoctenia, Hydriomena? protrita, Idaea dimidiata, Idaea emarginata, Idaea filicata, Idaea fuscovenosa, Idaea inquinata, Idaea muricata, Idaea ochrata, Idaea rusticata, Incertae sedis, Insect, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Larentiinae, Larva, ..., Lepidoptera, Leucobrephos brephoides, Lythria purpuraria, Macrolepidoptera, Moth, Nearcha, Nucleic acid sequence, Oenochrominae, Order (biology), Orthostixinae, PDF, Peppered moth, Pest (organism), Phylogenetics, Population genetics, Priabonian, Proleg, Rhodometra sacraria, Rhodostrophia vibicaria, Riband wave, Scopula decorata, Scopula imitaria, Scopula immorata, Scopula immutata, Scopula marginepunctata, Small dusty wave, Small fan-footed wave, Sterrhinae, Subfamily, Symplesiomorphy, Tribe (biology), Tympanal organ, University of Florida, Wastebasket taxon, William Elford Leach, Zoologica Scripta, Zootaxa. Expand index (37 more) »

Abdomen

The abdomen (less formally called the belly, stomach, tummy or midriff) constitutes the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates.

New!!: Geometer moth and Abdomen · See more »

Alsophila aescularia

Alsophila aescularia, the March moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Alsophila aescularia · See more »

Alsophila pometaria

Alsophila pometaria, the fall cankerworm, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Alsophila pometaria · See more »

Alsophilinae

Alsophilinae is a subfamily of the moth family Geometridae, consisting of two genera, Alsophila and Inurois.

New!!: Geometer moth and Alsophilinae · See more »

Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

New!!: Geometer moth and Animal · See more »

Antenna (biology)

Antennae (singular: antenna), sometimes referred to as "feelers," are paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods.

New!!: Geometer moth and Antenna (biology) · See more »

Archiearinae

Archiearinae is a subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae).

New!!: Geometer moth and Archiearinae · See more »

Archiearis infans

The Infant (Archiearis infans) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Archiearis infans · See more »

Arthropod

An arthropod (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, "joint" and πούς pous, "foot") is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages.

New!!: Geometer moth and Arthropod · See more »

Atavism

In biology, an atavism is a modification of a biological structure whereby an ancestral trait reappears after having been lost through evolutionary change in previous generations.

New!!: Geometer moth and Atavism · See more »

Basal (phylogenetics)

In phylogenetics, basal is the direction of the base (or root) of a rooted phylogenetic tree or cladogram.

New!!: Geometer moth and Basal (phylogenetics) · See more »

Blood-vein

The blood-vein, (Timandra comae) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Blood-vein · See more »

Boarmiini

The Boarmiini (also often called Cleorini) are a large tribe of geometer moths in the Ennominae subfamily.

New!!: Geometer moth and Boarmiini · See more »

Butterfly

Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths.

New!!: Geometer moth and Butterfly · See more »

Cabbage looper

The cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) is a moth in the family Noctuidae, a family commonly referred to as owlet moths.

New!!: Geometer moth and Cabbage looper · See more »

Caterpillar

Caterpillars are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).

New!!: Geometer moth and Caterpillar · See more »

Chiasmia defixaria

Chiasmia defixaria is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Chiasmia defixaria · See more »

Chrysodeixis includens

The Soybean Looper (Chrysodeixis includens) is a moth of the Noctuidae family.

New!!: Geometer moth and Chrysodeixis includens · See more »

Cream wave

The cream wave (Scopula floslactata) is a moth of the Geometridae family.

New!!: Geometer moth and Cream wave · See more »

Cyclophora albipunctata

Cyclophora albipunctata, the birch mocha, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Cyclophora albipunctata · See more »

Cyclophora porata

Cyclophora porata, the false mocha, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Cyclophora porata · See more »

Cyclophora punctaria

Cyclophora punctaria, the maiden's blush, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Cyclophora punctaria · See more »

Desmobathrinae

Desmobathrinae is a subfamily of the moth family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Desmobathrinae · See more »

Dichromodes

Dichromodes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Dichromodes · See more »

Dysphania (moth)

Dysphania is a genus of colourful moths in the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Dysphania (moth) · See more »

Ennominae

Ennominae is the largest subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) with some 9,700 described species in 1,100 genera.

New!!: Geometer moth and Ennominae · See more »

Eupithecia

Eupithecia is a large genus of moths of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Eupithecia · See more »

Evolution

Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

New!!: Geometer moth and Evolution · See more »

Extinction

In biology, extinction is the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species.

New!!: Geometer moth and Extinction · See more »

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.

New!!: Geometer moth and Family (biology) · See more »

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

The Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is a national monument located in Teller County, Colorado.

New!!: Geometer moth and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument · See more »

Frenulum

A frenulum (or frenum, plural: frenula or frena, from the Latin frēnulum, "little bridle", the diminutive of frēnum) is a small fold of tissue that secures or restricts the motion of a mobile organ in the body.

New!!: Geometer moth and Frenulum · See more »

Geometrinae

Geometrinae is the nominate subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae).

New!!: Geometer moth and Geometrinae · See more »

Geometroidea

The Geometroidea are the superfamily of geometrid moths in the Lepidoptera.

New!!: Geometer moth and Geometroidea · See more »

Holocene

The Holocene is the current geological epoch.

New!!: Geometer moth and Holocene · See more »

Homoeoctenia

Homoeoctenia is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Homoeoctenia · See more »

Hydriomena? protrita

Hydriomena? protrita is an extinct species of moth in the family Geometridae, and possibly in the modern genus Hydriomena.

New!!: Geometer moth and Hydriomena? protrita · See more »

Idaea dimidiata

Idaea dimidiata, the single-dotted wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Idaea dimidiata · See more »

Idaea emarginata

Idaea emarginata, the small scallop, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Idaea emarginata · See more »

Idaea filicata

Idaea filicata is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Idaea filicata · See more »

Idaea fuscovenosa

Idaea fuscovenosa, the dwarf cream wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Idaea fuscovenosa · See more »

Idaea inquinata

Idaea inquinata, the rusty wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Idaea inquinata · See more »

Idaea muricata

Idaea muricata, the purple-bordered gold, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Idaea muricata · See more »

Idaea ochrata

Idaea ochrata, the bright wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Idaea ochrata · See more »

Idaea rusticata

The least carpet (Idaea rusticata, or I. vulpinaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Idaea rusticata · See more »

Incertae sedis

Incertae sedis (Latin for "of uncertain placement") is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined.

New!!: Geometer moth and Incertae sedis · See more »

Insect

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.

New!!: Geometer moth and Insect · See more »

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an agriculture, life science, pathogen, and invasive species research facility in Florida affiliated with University of Florida.

New!!: Geometer moth and Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences · See more »

Larentiinae

Larentiinae is a subfamily of moths containing roughly 5,800 species that occur mostly in the temperate regions of the world.

New!!: Geometer moth and Larentiinae · See more »

Larva

A larva (plural: larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults.

New!!: Geometer moth and Larva · See more »

Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans).

New!!: Geometer moth and Lepidoptera · See more »

Leucobrephos brephoides

Leucobrephos brephoides, the scarce infant moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Leucobrephos brephoides · See more »

Lythria purpuraria

Lythria purpuraria, the purple-barred yellow, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Lythria purpuraria · See more »

Macrolepidoptera

Macrolepidoptera is a group within the insect order Lepidoptera.

New!!: Geometer moth and Macrolepidoptera · See more »

Moth

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera.

New!!: Geometer moth and Moth · See more »

Nearcha

Nearcha is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Nearcha · See more »

Nucleic acid sequence

A nucleic acid sequence is a succession of letters that indicate the order of nucleotides forming alleles within a DNA (using GACT) or RNA (GACU) molecule.

New!!: Geometer moth and Nucleic acid sequence · See more »

Oenochrominae

Oenochrominae is a subfamily of the moth family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Oenochrominae · See more »

Order (biology)

In biological classification, the order (ordo) is.

New!!: Geometer moth and Order (biology) · See more »

Orthostixinae

Orthostixinae is a subfamily of the moth family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Orthostixinae · See more »

PDF

The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format developed in the 1990s to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.

New!!: Geometer moth and PDF · See more »

Peppered moth

The peppered moth (Biston betularia) is a temperate species of night-flying moth.

New!!: Geometer moth and Peppered moth · See more »

Pest (organism)

A pest is a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns including crops, livestock, and forestry.

New!!: Geometer moth and Pest (organism) · See more »

Phylogenetics

In biology, phylogenetics (Greek: φυλή, φῦλον – phylé, phylon.

New!!: Geometer moth and Phylogenetics · See more »

Population genetics

Population genetics is a subfield of genetics that deals with genetic differences within and between populations, and is a part of evolutionary biology.

New!!: Geometer moth and Population genetics · See more »

Priabonian

The Priabonian is, in the ICS's geologic timescale, the latest age or the upper stage of the Eocene epoch or series.

New!!: Geometer moth and Priabonian · See more »

Proleg

A proleg is a small, fleshy, stub structure found on the ventral surface of the abdomen of most larval forms of insects of the order Lepidoptera, though they can also be found on other larval insects such as sawflies and a few types of flies.

New!!: Geometer moth and Proleg · See more »

Rhodometra sacraria

The Vestal (Rhodometra sacraria) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Rhodometra sacraria · See more »

Rhodostrophia vibicaria

Rhodostrophia vibicaria, the common pink-barred, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Rhodostrophia vibicaria · See more »

Riband wave

The riband wave (Idaea aversata) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Riband wave · See more »

Scopula decorata

Scopula decorata, the middle lace border, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Scopula decorata · See more »

Scopula imitaria

Scopula imitaria, the small blood-vein, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Scopula imitaria · See more »

Scopula immorata

Scopula immorata, the Lewes wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Scopula immorata · See more »

Scopula immutata

Scopula immutata, the lesser cream wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Scopula immutata · See more »

Scopula marginepunctata

Scopula marginepunctata, the mullein wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Scopula marginepunctata · See more »

Small dusty wave

The small dusty wave (Idaea seriata) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Small dusty wave · See more »

Small fan-footed wave

The small fan-footed wave (Idaea biselata) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

New!!: Geometer moth and Small fan-footed wave · See more »

Sterrhinae

Sterrhinae is a large subfamily of geometer moths (family Geometridae) with some 2,800 described species.

New!!: Geometer moth and Sterrhinae · See more »

Subfamily

In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: subfamilia, plural subfamiliae) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus.

New!!: Geometer moth and Subfamily · See more »

Symplesiomorphy

In phylogenetics, a plesiomorphy, symplesiomorphy or symplesiomorphic character is an ancestral character or trait state shared by two or more taxa.

New!!: Geometer moth and Symplesiomorphy · See more »

Tribe (biology)

In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank above genus, but below family and subfamily.

New!!: Geometer moth and Tribe (biology) · See more »

Tympanal organ

A tympanal organ is a hearing organ in insects, consisting of a membrane (tympanum) stretched across a frame backed by an air sac and associated sensory neurons.

New!!: Geometer moth and Tympanal organ · See more »

University of Florida

The University of Florida (commonly referred to as Florida or UF) is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university on a campus in Gainesville, Florida.

New!!: Geometer moth and University of Florida · See more »

Wastebasket taxon

Wastebasket taxon (also called a wastebin taxon, dustbin taxon or catch-all taxon) is a term used by some taxonomists to refer to a taxon that has the sole purpose of classifying organisms that do not fit anywhere else.

New!!: Geometer moth and Wastebasket taxon · See more »

William Elford Leach

William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist.

New!!: Geometer moth and William Elford Leach · See more »

Zoologica Scripta

Zoologica Scripta is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal on systematic zoology, published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

New!!: Geometer moth and Zoologica Scripta · See more »

Zootaxa

Zootaxa is a peer-reviewed scientific mega journal for animal taxonomists.

New!!: Geometer moth and Zootaxa · See more »

Redirects here:

Canker worm, Geometer Moth, Geometer moths, Geometrid, Geometrid Moth, Geometridae, Inch worm, Inchworm, Inchworms, Measuring Worm, Measuring worm, Spanworm.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometer_moth

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »