Geometroidea

moth superfamily

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annotated classification

  • white admiral
    In lepidopteran: Annotated classification

    Superfamily Geometroidea Almost 22,000 species; adults with abdominal tympana; some authorities classify each of the 3 major families as a separate superfamily. Family Geometridae (measuring worm, or inchworm, moths) Approximately 21,000 species, abundant worldwide; adults and larvae commonly very cryptic, resembling

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