Geometer (or Inchworm) moths (Geometridae) 6256 to 7648 Photo Gallery by larose forest photos at pbase.com

Geometer (or Inchworm) moths (Geometridae) 6256 to 7648

A big family with many beautifully patterned and coloured species.

The numbers refer to the Classification system developed by Hodges in his Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico (1983). There are some major changes going on, and the numbering system is not considered to be useful by everyone, but I'll use it here for now until something better replaces it.

White-ribboned carpet moth (Mesoleuca ruficillata), #7307	Rannoch looper moth (Macaria brunneata), #6286	Bluish spring moth (Lomographa semiclarata), #6666
Bluish spring moth (Lomographa semiclarata), #6666	Beggar moth (Eubaphe mendica), #7440	Chevron moth (Eulithis testata), #7201
Pale marked angle moth (Macaria signaria), #6344	The virgin moth (Protitame virginalis), #6270	White pine angle moth (acaria pinistrobata), #6347
Geometer moth (Macaria exauspicata), #6292	Packard's carpet moth (Xanthorhoe packardata), #7369	The Infant moth (Archiearis infans), #6256
The Infant moth (Archiearis infans)	The infant (Archiearis infans) #6256	The infant (Archiearis infans) #6256
The Infant moth (Archiearis infans), #6256	Common spring moth (Heliomata cycladata), #6261	Common spring moth (Heliomata cycladata), #6261
Common spring moth (eliomata cycladata), #6261	Common spring moth (Heliomata cycladata) #6261	The virgin moth (Protitame virginalis) #6270
Brown-bordered geometer moth (Eumacaria madopata), #6272	Lesser maple spanworm moth (Macaria pustularia), #6273	Lesser maple spanworm moth (Macaria pustularia), #6273
Lesser maple spanworm (Speranza pustularia), #6273	Lesser maple spanworm moth (Speranza pustularia), #6273	Currant spanworm moth (Macaria ribearia), #6274
Drab angle moth (Macaria evagaria ), #6278	Geometrid moth (Macaria exauspicata), #6292	Four spotted speranza moth (Speranza coortaria), #6299
Barred itame moth (Macaria subcessaria), #6303	Barred itame (Speranza subcessaria), #6303	Black-banded orange moth (Epelis truncataria), #6321
Blurry chocolate angle (Macaria transitaria, #6339)	Minor angle moth (Macaria minorata), #6340	Common angle moth (Macaria aemulataria), #6326
Common angle moth (Macaria aemulataria) #6326	Red-headed inchworm moth (Macaria bisignata), #6342	Red-headed inchworm moth (Macaria bisignata), #6342
Red-headed inchworm moth (Macaria bisignata) #6342	Six-spotted angle moth (Macaria sexmaculata), #6343	Geometrid moth (Digrammia sp.)
Curve-lined angle moth (Digrammia continuata), #6362	Curve-lined angle moth (Digrammia continuata), #6362	Faint-spotted angle moth (Digrammia ocellinata, #6386
Faint-spotted angle moth (Digrammia ocellinata), #6386	Marbled wave moth (Orthofidonia tinctaria), #6428 ??	Yellow-veined geometer moth (Orthofidonia flavivenata), #6430
Yellow-veined geometer moth (Orthofidonia flavivenata), #6430	Cranberry spanworm moth (Ematurga amitaria), #6436	Pale-winged gray (Iridopsis ephyraria), #6583
Pale-winged gray moth (Iridopsis ephyraria), #6583	Bent-line gray moth (Iridopsis larvaria), #6588	Bent-line gray moth (Iridopsis larvaria), #6588
Bent-line gray moth (Iridopsis larvaria), #6588	Bent-line gray moth (Iridopsis larvaria), #6588	Common gray moth (Anavitrinella pampinaria), #6590
Common gray moth (Anavitrinella pampinaria), #6590	Small engrailed moth (Ectropis crepuscularia), #6597	Small engrailed moth (Ectropis crepuscularia), #6597
Small engrailed moth (Ectropis crepuscularia), #6597	Small engrailed moth (Ectropis crepuscularia), #6597	Porcelain gray moth (Protoboarmia porcelaria), #6598
Porcelain gray moth (Protoboarmia porcelaria), #6598	Porcelain gray moth (Protoboarmia porcelaria), #6598	Porcelain gray (Protoboarmia porcelaria), #6598
Signate melanophia moth (Melanolophia signataria?), #6621	Signate melanolophia moth (Melanolophia signataria), 6621	Powder moth (Eufidonia)
Powder moth (Eufidonia)	Powder geometer moth (Eufidonia sp.)	Powdered geometer moth (Eufidonia sp.)
Powdered geometer moth (Eufidonia sp.)	Pepper-and-salt geometer moth (Biston betularia), #6640	Pepper-and-salt geometer moth, male (Biston betularia), male, #6640
Pepper-and-salt geometer moth, male (Biston betularia), #6640	One-spotted variant moth (Hypagyrtis unipunctata), #6654	One-spotted variant moth (Hypagyrtis unipunctata), #6654
One-spotted variant moth (Hypagyrtis unipunctata), #6654	One-spotted variant moth (Hypagyrtis unipunctata) ?, #6654	Geometer moth (Hypagyrtis)
The half-wing moth (Phigalia titea), #6658	Spring cankerworm moth (Paleacrita vernata), #6662	Bluish spring moth (Lomographa semiclarata), #6666
Bluish spring moth (Lomographa semiclarata) #6666	Bluish spring moth (Lomographa semiclarata) #6666	White spring moth ( Lomographa vestaliata), #6667
White spring moth ( Lomographa vestaliata), #6667	White spring moth (Lomographa vestaliata) #6667	Gray spring moth (Lomographa glomeraria), #6668
Gray spring moth (Lomographa glomeraria), #6668	Yellow-dusted cream moth (Cabera erythemaria), #6677	Common lytrosis moth (Lytrosis unitaria), #6720
Common lytrosis (Lytrosis unitaria), #6720	Common lytrosis (Lytrosis unitaria) #6720	Common lytrosis (Lytrosis unitaria) #6720
Saw-wing moth (Euchlaena serrata), #6724	Euchlaena moth (Euchlaena muzaria), #6725	Johnson's euchlaena moth (Euchlaena johnsonaria), #6729
Effective euchlaena moth (Euchlaena effecta), #6728	Marginal euchlaena moth (Euchlaena marginaria), #6734	Marginal Euchlaena (Euchlaena marginaria) #6734
Hubner's pero moth (Pero ancetaria), #6748	Hubner's pero moth (Pero ancetaria), #6748	Honest pero moth (Pero honestaria), #6753
Crocus geometer moth (Xanthotype)	Geometer moth (Xanthotype sp.), male	Crocus geometer (Xanthotype)
Crocus geometer moth (Xanthotype)	Oak beauty moth (Phaeoura quernaria), #6763	Oak beauty (Phaeoura quernaria), #6763
Pale beauty moth (Campaea perlata), #6796	Pale beauty (Campaea perlata) #6796	Maple spanworm moth (Ennomos magnaria), #6797
Maple spanworm moth (Ennomos magnaria), #6797	Maple spanworm moth (Ennomos magnaria), #6797	Maple Spanworm (Ennomos magnaria) #6797
Maple Spanworm (Ennomos magnaria) #6797	Elm spanworm (Ennomos subsignaria), #6798	Elm spanworm (Ennomos subsignaria), #6798
Northern petrophora moth (Petrophora subaequaria), #6804	Northern petrophora moth (Petrophora subaequaria), #6804	Pale alder moth (Tacparia detersata), #6807
Pale alder moth (Tacparia detersata), #6807	Pale alder moth (Tacparia detersata), #6807	Pale homochlodes moth (Homochlodes fritillaria), #6812
Geometer moth (Homochlodes)	Pale metanema moth (Metanema inatomaria), #6819	Dark metanema moth (Metanema determinata), #6820
Ruddy metarranthis moth (Metarranthis duaria), #6822	Ruddy metarranthis moth (Metarranthis duaria), #6822	Pale metarranthis moth (Metarranthis indeclinata), #6825
Pale Metarranthis moth (Metarranthis indeclinata), #6825	yellow-washed metarranthis (Metarranthis obfirmaria), #6832	Scallop moth (Cepphis armataria), #6835
Alien probole moth (Probole alienaria) #6837	Probole moth (Probole)	Friendly probole moth (Probole amicaria), #6837
Probole moth (Probole )	Friendly probole (Probole amicaria), #6838	Barred umber moth (Plagodis pulveraria), #6836
Lemon plagodis moth (Plagodis serinaria), #6840	Lemon plagodis moth, male (Plagodis serinaria), #6840	Lemon plagodis moth, male (Plagodis serinaria), #6840
Purple plagodis moth (Plagodis kuetzingi), #6841	Purple plagodis moth ( Plagodis kuetzingi), #6841	Straight lined plagodis moth (Plagodis phlogosaria), #6842
Straight lined plagodis moth (Plagodis phlogosaria), #6842	Straight lined plagodis moth (Plagodis phlogosaria), #6842	Straight-lined plagodis moth (Plagodis phlogosaria), #6842
Hollow-spotted plagodis (Plagodis alcoolaria), #6844	Gray spruce looper moth (Caripeta divisata), #6863	Northern pine looper moth (Caripeta piniata), #6864
Northern pine looper moth (Caripeta piniata), #6864	Brown pine looper moth (Caripeta angustiorata), #6867	Brown pine looper moth (Caripeta angustiorata), #6867
Straw besma moth (Besma endropiaria), #6884	Straw besma moth (Besma endropiaria), #6884	Oak besma moth (Besma quercivoraria), #6885
Hemlock looper (Lambdina fiscellaria), #6888	Hemlock looper (Lambdina fiscellaria) #6888	Hemlock looper (Lambdina fiscellaria), male, #6888
Hemlock looper moth (Lambdina fiscellaria), #6888	False hemlock looper (Nepytia canosaria), #6906	False hemlock looper (Nepytia canosaria), #6906
Nepytia moth (Nepytia pellucidaria), #6909	Sharp-lined yellow moth (Sicya macularia), #6912	Sharp-lined yellow moth (Sicya macularia), #6912
Sharp-lined yellow moth (Sicya macularia), #6912	Sharp-lined yellow moth (Sicya macularia), #6912	Confused eusarca moth (Eusarca confusaria) , #6941
Confused eusarca (Eusarca confusaria), #6941	Confused eusarca (Eusarca confusaria), #6941	Curve-toothed geometer moth (Eutrapela clemataria), #6966
Curve-toothed geometer moth (Eutrapela clemataria), #6966	Curve-toothed geometer (Eutrapela clemataria), #6966	Yellow slantline (Tetracis crocallata) #6973
Yellow slantline (Tetracis crocallata) #6973	White-slant-line moth (Tetracis cachexiata), #6974	White slantline (Tetracis cachexiata) #6974
Large maple spanworm moth (Prochoerodes lineola), #6982	Large maple spanworm moth (Prochoerodes lineola), #6982	Large maple spanworm moth (Prochoerodes lineola), #6982
Large maple spanworm (Prochoerodes lineola), #6982	Variable antepione moth, male (Antepione thisoaria), #6987	Variable antepione moth, female (Antepione thisoaria), #6987
Horned spanworm moth (Nematocampa resistaria), #7010	Horned spanworm moth (Nematocampa resistaria), #7010	Red-fringed emerald moth (Nemoria bistriaria), #7046
Red-fringed emerald moth (Nemoria bistriaria), #7046	White-fringed emerald moth (Nemoria mimosaria), #7048	Wavy-lined emerald moth (Synchlora aerata), #7058
Wavy-lined emerald moth (Synchlora aerata), #7058	Wavy-lined emerald moth (Synchlora aerata), #7058	Blackberry looper moth (Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria), #7071
Blackberry looper moth, male (Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria), #7071	Blackberry looper moth (Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria), #7071	Blackberry looper moth (Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria), #7071
Pistachio Emerald moth (Hethemia pistasciaria), #7084	Pistachio emerald moth (Hethemia pistasciaria), #7084	Pistachio emerald moth (Hethemia pistasciaria), #7084
Day emerald moth (Mesothea incertata), #7085	Day emerald moth (Mesothea incertata), #7085	Day emerald moth (Mesothea incertata), #7085
Single-dotted wave moth (Idaea dimidiata), #7126	Single dotted wave moth (idaea dimidiata), #7126	Common tan wave moth (Pleuroprucha insulsaria), #7132
Common tan wave moth (Pleuroprucha insulsaria), #7132	Sweetfern geometer moth (Cyclophora pendulinaria), #7139	Sweetfern geometer moth (Cyclophora pendulinaria), #7139
Chickweed geometer moth (Haematopis grataria)	Chickweed geometer moth (Haematopis grataria), #7146	Chickweed geometer moth, male (Haematopis grataria), #7146
Chickweed geometer moth, male (Haematopis grataria), #7146	Chickweed geometer (Haematopis grataria). female, #7146	Chickweed geometer (Haematopis grataria) , male, #7146
Chickweed geometer moth (Haematopis grataria), #7146	Soft-lined wave moth (Scopula inductata), #7169	Large lace border (Scopula limboundata), #7159
Large lace border (Scopula limboundata) #7159	Large lace border moth (Scopula limboundata), #7159	Large lace border moth (Scopula limboundata), #7159
Four-lined wave moth (Scopula quadrilineata), #7165	Soft-lined wave moth (Scopula inductata), #7169	Light-ribboned wave moth (Leptostales ferruminaria), #7180
Dark marbled carpet moth (Dysstroma citrata), #7182	Carpet moth (Dysstroma)	Orange barred carpet moth (Dysstroma hersiliata), #7189
Orange-barred carpet moth (Dysstroma hersiliata), #7189	Grapevine looper moth (Eulithis diversilineata or gracilineata)	Lesser grapevine looper (Eulithis diversilineata) #7196
Juniper carpet moth (Thera juniperata), #7217	Black-dashed hydriomena moth (Hydriomena divisaria), #7235	Geometrid moth (Hydriomena)
The chevron moth (Eulithis testata), #7201	White eulithis moth (Eulithis explanata), #7206	White eulithis moth (Eulithis explanata), #7206
Small phoenix moth (Ecliptopera silaceata), #7213	Small phoenix moth (Ecliptopera silaceata albolineata), #7213	Tissue moth (Triphosa haesitata), #7285
Barberry geometer moth (Coryphista meadii), #7290	Barberry geometer (Coryphista meadii), #7290	Scallop shell moth (Rheumaptera)
Scallop shell moth (Rheumaptera)	Spear-marked and White-banded Black Moths (Complex Rheumaptera hastata)	Moth (Rheumaptera sp.)
Cherry scallop shell moth (Rheumaptera prunivorata), #7292	Scallop Shell Moths (Complex Hydria undulata)	White-ribboned carpet moth (Mesoleuca ruficillata), #7307
White-ribboned carpet moth (Mesoleuca ruficillata), #7307	Variable carpet moth (Anticlea vasiliata), #7329	Labrador carpet moth (Xanthorhoe labradorensis), #7368
Labrador carpet moth (Xanthorhoe labradorensis), #7368	Toothed brown carpet moth ( Xanthorhoe lacustrata), #7390	Red twin-spot moth (Xanthorhoe ferrugata), #7388
Red twin-spot (Xanthorhoe ferrugata), #7388	Red-twin-spot moth (Xanthorhoe ferrugata), #7388	White-banded toothed carpet moth (Epirrhoe alternata), #7394
white-banded toothed carpet (Epirrhoe alternata), #7394	white-banded toothed carpet moth (Epirrhoe alternata), #7394	Sharp angled carpet moth (Euphyia intermediata), #7399
Sharp angled carpet moth (Euphyia intermediata), #7399	Sharp-angled carpet moth (Euphyia intermediata), #7399	Sharp-angled carpet (Euphyia intermediata), #7399
The gem, female (Orthonama obstipata), #7414	The gem moth, female (Orthonama obstipata), #7414	The gem, male (Orthonama obstipata), #7414
The gem, female (Orthonama obstipata), #7414	Geometrid moth (Orthonama evansi), #7415	Bent-line carpet moth (Costaconvexa centrostrigaria), #7416
Bent-line carpet moth (Costaconvexa centrostrigaria), #7416	Bent-line carpet moth (Costaconvexa centrostrigaria), #7416	Geometrid moth (Hydrelia condensata), #7420
Geometrid Moth ( Hydrelia condensata), #7420	Geometer moth (Hydrelia condensata), #7420	Unadorned carpet moth (Hydrelia inornata), #7422
Unadorned carpet moth (Hydrelia inornata), #7422	Unadorned carpet moth (Hydrelia inornata), #7422	Unadorned carpet moth (Hydrelia inornata), #7422
Unadorned carpet moth (Hydrelia inornata), #7422	Fragile white carpet moth (Hydrelia albifera), #7423	Brown-shaded carpet moth (Venusia comptaria), #7428
White-striped black moth (Trichodezia albovittata), #7430	White-striped black moth (Trichodezia albovittata) #7430	White-striped black moth (Trichodezia albovittata) #7430
White-striped black (Trichodezia albovittata) #7430	Autumn moths	Bruce spanworm moth (Operophtera bruceata), #7437
Bruce spanworm moth (Operophtera bruceata), #7437	Bruce's spanworm moth (Operophtera bruceata), #7437	Bruce spanworm (Operophtera bruceata) #7437
Bruce's spanworm (Operophtera bruceata) #7437	The beggar moth (Eubaphe mendica), #7440	Brown bark carpet moth (Horisme intestinata), #7445
Brown bark carpet moth (Horisme intestinata), #7445	Brown bark carpet moth (Horisme intestinata), #7445	Common pug moth (Eupithecia miserulata), #7474 ?
Common pug (Eupithecia miserulata), #7474	Juniper looper moth, (Eupithecia interruptofasciata), #7551	Cloaked pug (Eupithecia )
Juniper looper (Eupithecia interruptofasciata), #7551	Spruce cone looper moth (Eupithecia mutata), #7575	Green pug moth (Pasiphila rectangulata), #7625
Green pug moth (Pasiphila rectangulata), #7625	Green pug moth (Pasiphila rectangulata), #7625	Green pug (Pasiphila rectangulata), #7625
Green pug (Pasiphila rectangulata), #7625	Green pug (Pasiphila rectangulata), #7625	Wormwood pug moth (Eupithecia absinthiata), #7586.1
Wormwood pug moth (Eupithecia absinthiata), #7586.1	Treble-bar moth (Aplocera plagiata), #7627	Treble-bar moth (Aplocera plagiata), #7627
Mottled gray carpet moth (Cladara limitaria), #7637	Mottled gray carpet moth (Cladara limitaria), #7637	Mottled gray carpet (Cladara limitaria), #7637
The scribbler moth (Cladara atroliturata), #7639	The scribbler moth (Cladara atroliturata), #7639	The scribbler moth Cladara atroliturata), #7639
Powdered bigwing moth (Lobophora nivigerata) #7640	Powdered bigwing moth (Lobophora nivigerata), #7640	Powdered bigwing moth (Lobophora nivigerata), #7640
Powdered bigwing moth (Lobophora nivigerata), #7640	Three-patched bigwing moth (Heterophleps refusaria), #7645	The badwing moth (Dyspteris abortivaria), #7648
The badwing moth (Dyspteris abortivaria), #7648	The Bad wing moth (Dyspteris abortivaria) #7648	Autumn moth
Geometrid moth

Bob B.		28-Jan-2023 02:05
Bit of time and energy here Christine. Amazing work. V

Wong Tsu Shi		19-Dec-2020 23:37
Wonderful collection, some look similar to those we find here.

Philip P		27-May-2020 10:44
Super gallery!

slhoornstra		05-Aug-2019 02:11
I could go on forever commenting. I never knew moths are so beautiful and varied. Under magnification, they are a beautiful surprise (even the little ordinary type). A very incredible series and a great job! V

barbarajoy		30-Jun-2019 11:51
This is an outstanding collection and so very well documented. This gallery is like a pictorial reference book. I am learning! I agree with Don's comments.V

Hennie & Lies Lammers		02-Jun-2018 15:44
What an excellent collection moths V

Don		13-Jun-2017 22:01
Your ability to put names to so many species of moth, no doubt a combination of skill and resources, amazes me. If we put up a moth sheet at night here, I imagine even an expert would struggle to put specific names to many of the species, and the resources don't exist for the dedicated layperson to put more than family names to most.

Ulla Kruys		28-Jul-2016 04:58
A very fine collection of nterestng species! V

gazon		26-Jun-2015 15:42
More beautiful photos like that please:)

henkverbiesen		30-Jan-2015 14:13
Impressive collection

Raymond Ma		16-Mar-2014 21:19
A splendid catalogue already...I'm impressed by your expertise Christine. ~V~

Hernan E. Enriquez		12-Mar-2014 03:55
The great variety, your excellent photography, added to your extensive knowledge make this a superb gallery! V

katjas		11-Mar-2014 19:55
really impressive collection! V

Kay		01-Jun-2012 08:52
Such beautiful patterns amongst this collection. What a wonderful collection. V

Kilkenny Photographic Society		08-Feb-2012 12:38
Edward Dullard. Wonderful gallery. bv

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