Geometridae

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Gabriola dyari Taylor, 1904

Gabriola dyari Taylor, 1904

Gabriola dyari Taylor, 1904

Gabriola dyari (Dyar's looper) is a 25–30 mm wingspan geometrid moth found in North American coniferous forests.

Holochroa dissociarius (Hulst, 1887)

Holochroa dissociarius (Hulst, 1887)

Holochroa dissociarius (Hulst, 1887)

Holochroa dissociarius is the type species of the geometrid moth genus Holochroa, found in North America and described in 1887.

Thalaina clara Walker, 1855

Thalaina clara Walker, 1855

Thalaina clara Walker, 1855

Clara's satin moth (Thalaina clara) is an endemic southeastern Australian geometrid moth first described in 1855.

Thalaina selenaea (Doubleday, 1845)

Thalaina selenaea (Doubleday, 1845)

Thalaina selenaea (Doubleday, 1845)

Thalaina selenaea is a moth species found across southeastern Australia, whose larvae feed on two Acacia tree species.

Chlenias banksiaria (Le Guillou, 1841)

Chlenias banksiaria (Le Guillou, 1841)

Chlenias banksiaria (Le Guillou, 1841)

Chlenias banksiaria is a geometrid moth found in southeastern Australia and Tasmania whose larvae feed on many plant species.

Capusa senilis Walker, 1857

Capusa senilis Walker, 1857

Capusa senilis Walker, 1857

Capusa senilis, the black-banded wedge-moth, is a geometrid moth found in southeastern Australia whose larvae feed on plants from three families.

Capusa cuculloides (Felder, 1874)

Capusa cuculloides (Felder, 1874)

Capusa cuculloides (Felder, 1874)

Capusa cuculloides, the white-winged wedge-moth, is a Geometridae moth found in Australia whose larvae feed on two tree species.

Thyrinteina arnobia (Stoll, 1782)

Thyrinteina arnobia (Stoll, 1782)

Thyrinteina arnobia (Stoll, 1782)

Thyrinteina arnobia is a geometrid moth found across the Americas, with MONA/Hodges number 6772.

Aethaloida packardaria (Hulst, 1888)

Aethaloida packardaria (Hulst, 1888)

Aethaloida packardaria (Hulst, 1888)

Aethaloida packardaria is the only species of the monotypic geometrid moth genus Aethaloida, found in California, US.

Paralaea porphyrinaria (Guenée)

Paralaea porphyrinaria (Guenée)

Paralaea porphyrinaria (Guenée)

Paralaea porphyrinaria is a geometrid moth found in southern Australia, whose larvae feed on Eucalyptus foliage.

Palleopa innotata Walker, 1866

Palleopa innotata Walker, 1866

Palleopa innotata Walker, 1866

Palleopa innotata, the finely-streaked crest-moth, is the only species of the monotypic moth genus Palleopa in Geometridae, found in Australia including Tasmania.

Niceteria macrocosma (Lower, 1899)

Niceteria macrocosma (Lower, 1899)

Niceteria macrocosma (Lower, 1899)

Niceteria macrocosma, the showy geometrid, is the only species of the monotypic geometrid moth genus Niceteria, found in Australia.

Mnesampela privata (Guenée, 1857)

Mnesampela privata (Guenée, 1857)

Mnesampela privata (Guenée, 1857)

Mnesampela privata, the autumn gum moth, is a pest moth of Eucalyptus plantations found mostly in Australia.

Melanodes anthracitaria Guenée, 1857

Melanodes anthracitaria Guenée, 1857

Melanodes anthracitaria Guenée, 1857

Melanodes anthracitaria, the black geometrid, is the only species of the monotypic geometrid moth genus Melanodes, found in Australia.

Dysbatus stenodesma (Lower, 1899)

Dysbatus stenodesma (Lower, 1899)

Dysbatus stenodesma (Lower, 1899)

Dysbatus stenodesma is a Geometridae moth first described in 1899 and found in Australia.

Ciampa arietaria (Guenée, 1857)

Ciampa arietaria (Guenée, 1857)

Ciampa arietaria (Guenée, 1857)

Ciampa arietaria, the brown pasture looper, is an Australian geometrid moth whose larvae are considered pasture pests.

Smyriodes trigramma (Lower, 1892)

Smyriodes trigramma (Lower, 1892)

Smyriodes trigramma (Lower, 1892)

Smyriodes trigramma, the stippled line-moth, is a Geometridae moth found across most non-tropical Australia, feeding on Eucalyptus as larvae.

Amphiclasta lygaea Turner, 1906

Amphiclasta lygaea Turner, 1906

Amphiclasta lygaea Turner, 1906

Amphiclasta lygaea is the only species of the monotypic geometrid moth genus Amphiclasta, found in Australia, described in 1906 by Alfred Jefferis Turner.

Metanema inatomaria Guenée, 1857

Metanema inatomaria Guenée, 1857

Metanema inatomaria Guenée, 1857

Metanema inatomaria is a geometrid moth found across much of North America, with larvae feeding on Populus and occasionally Salix.

Metanema determinata Walker, 1866

Metanema determinata Walker, 1866

Metanema determinata Walker, 1866

Metanema determinata is a species of geometrid moth found in North America with the MONA/Hodges number 6820.

Plagodis phlogosaria (Guenée)

Plagodis phlogosaria (Guenée)

Plagodis phlogosaria (Guenée)

Plagodis phlogosaria (the scorched wing or straight-lined plagodis) is a geometrid moth found across most of North America.

Plagodis alcoolaria (Guenée)

Plagodis alcoolaria (Guenée)

Plagodis alcoolaria (Guenée)

Plagodis alcoolaria is a North American moth with distinct wing markings and two differently patterned seasonal broods.

Plagodis fervidaria (Herrich-Schäffer)

Plagodis fervidaria (Herrich-Schäffer)

Plagodis fervidaria (Herrich-Schäffer)

Plagodis fervidaria, the fervid plagodis, is a North American geometrid moth with MONA/Hodges number 6843.

Plagodis kuetzingi (Grote, 1876)

Plagodis kuetzingi (Grote, 1876)

Plagodis kuetzingi (Grote, 1876)

The purple plagodis (Plagodis kuetzingi) is a rare North American geometrid moth with a specific eastern and central North American range.

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