Geometridae

TaxID: 82593

Basic Information

Geometridae

Cankerworms, Geometer Moths, geometer moths

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) (derivative form of ? or ? ? "the earth"), and ? ??? (m tron) "measure" in reference to the way their larvae, or inchworms, appear to measure the earth as they move along in a looping fashion. Geometridae is a very large family, containing around 23,000 described species; over 1400 species from six subfamilies are indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, Biston betularia, which has been the subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pests.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Geometridae

unclassified

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Host Plants (0 host plants)

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Quarantine Status (2 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Egypt Disinfected-Admitted —
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

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Transcriptomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
ERR15696452 - - NOT COLLECTED 53181399 -

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