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Family Geometridae - Geometrid Moths

Alsophilinae · Archiearinae · Ennominae · Emeralds · Larentiinae
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Subfamily Alsophilinae
Fall Cankerworm - Alsophila pometaria - male Fall Cankerworm - Alsophila pometaria - male screen bug - Alsophila pometaria Moth - Alsophila pometaria - male Moth - Alsophila pometaria Alsophila pometaria - male Fall Cankerworm Moth - Hodges #6258 (Alsophila pometaria) - Alsophila pometaria December moth - Alsophila pometaria

Subfamily Archiearinae
The Infant - Archiearis infans The Infant - Archiearis infans The Infant - Archiearis infans Infant - Archiearis infans Moth 2007 003 - Archiearis infans 6257 - Leucobrephos brephoides - Scarce Infant - Leucobrephos brephoides 6257 - Leucobrephos brephoides - Scarce Infant - Leucobrephos brephoides

Subfamily Ennominae
Lychnosea intermicata Moth - Lychnosea intermicata Moth - Patalene olyzonaria Ennomid - Probole amicaria Phigalia plumogeraria - male unknown 7 - Protoboarmia porcelaria Drepanulatrix unicalcararia Five-lined Gray - Glena quinquelinearia Pero of some kind? - Pero occidentalis

Subfamily Geometrinae - Emeralds
Emerald Moth - Nemoria darwiniata Illinois entry - Dichorda iridaria Blackberry Looper - Hodges#7071 - Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria Dichorda rectaria - Dichorda Which Emerald Moth ? - Nemoria festaria Wavy-lined Emerald - Synchlora aerata Dichorda iridaria Nemoria sp.

Subfamily Larentiinae
Variable Carpet - Hodges#7329 - Anticlea vasiliata Moth12345 - Xanthorhoe ferrugata Sharp-angled Carpet - Euphyia intermediata 1171 Anticlea vasiliata - Variable Carpet Moth 7329 - Anticlea vasiliata Stamnodes affiliata Bent-line Carpet Moth - Hodges #7416 - Costaconvexa centrostrigaria Pearsall's Carpet Moth- Venusia pearsalli - Hodges #7429 - Venusia pearsalli Winter Moth - Operophtera


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