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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 γεω (derivative form of 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. [1]
Xanthotype sospeta, the crocus geometer, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773 from Jamaica. It is also found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to southern British Columbia, south to Colorado and Georgia. The habitat consists of deciduous and mixedwood forests.
Xanthotype rufaria, the rufous geometer moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
The Geometroidea are the superfamily of geometrid moths in the order Lepidoptera. It includes the families Geometridae, Uraniidae, Epicopeiidae, Sematuridae, and Pseudobistonidae. [1] The Geometroidea superfamily has more than 24,000 described species, making them one of the largest superfamilies inside the order Lepidoptera. [2]
These small moths are often a light bluish green, leading to the common name of emerald moths, though a few species called thus are also found in the tribe Campaeini of the Ennominae. In 2018, a phylogeny and classification based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis was published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society in which 13 ...
Similar species in the false crocus geometer's range include the crocus geometer (Xanthotype sospeta) and the rufous geometer (Xanthotype rufaria). The crocus geometer is larger, is pale yellow, and has little or no brown spotting. [1] The rufous geometer is a deeper yellow and has a reddish fringe. [1]
Macaria anataria, commonly known as the duck geometer moth, [2] is a moth in the family Geometridae. [3] It was first described by Louis W. Swett in 1913. References
Orthofidonia flavivenata, the yellow-veined geometer moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]