Dictionary Definition
geometrid n : slender-bodied broad-winged moth
whose larvae are called measuring worms [syn: geometrid
moth]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- Any of various caterpillars of the family Geometridae, who when walking alternate legs and prolegs, giving the appearance of measuring.
Synonyms
Translations
any of various caterpillars of the family
Geometridae
- Hungarian: araszolólepke
- Spanish: gusano medidor
Extensive Definition
Geometroidea is the superfamily of geometrid
moths in the Lepidoptera. It
includes the families Geometridae,
Uraniidae, and
Sematuridae
(Minet and Scoble, 1999).
Sources
- Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders, edited by Christopher O'Toole, ISBN 1-55297-612-2, 2002
- Minet, J and MJ Scoble, 1999. The Drepanoid/Geometroid Assemblage. Ch. 17 in Kristensen, N.P. (Ed.). Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches / Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Band / Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Teilband / Part 35: 491 pp. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York.
geometrid in Spanish: Geometroidea
geometrid in French: Geometroidea
geometrid in Italian: Geometroidea
geometrid in Finnish:
Mittarimaiset