Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in Dutch:
Porseleinvlinder
Description
Family Geometridae
'The Geometer Moths are the second largest family
of moths in North America. This family includes many serious agricultural and forest
pests. These moths are small to medium in size, with slender bodies and broad wings
. On average, the wingspan of these moths is 1-6 cm, though the females of some species lack wings entirely. Larvae are usually twiglike and lack the first 2-3 pairs of prolegs. They move by extending the front of the body as far forward as possible, then bringing the rear
of the body up to meet it; this is how they have gotten the name
"inchworm" or "measuringworm." Larvae usually feed
externally on leaves and pupate in loose
cocoons
in leaf litter
or soil.
'[1]
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,595 meters (0 to 8,514 feet).[2]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
()
- Superorder:
Amphiesmenoptera
()
- Order:
Lepidoptera
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Butterflies and Moths
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
()
- Superfamily:
Geometroidea
()
- Family:
Geometridae
()
-
- Geometrid Moths
- Genus:
Calospilos
()
- Specific name:
sylvata
- Scop.
- Scientific name: - Calospilos sylvata Scop.
- Specific name:
sylvata
- Scop.
- Genus:
Calospilos
(
- Family:
Geometridae
(
- Superfamily:
Geometroidea
(
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
(
- Order:
Lepidoptera
(
- Superorder:
Amphiesmenoptera
(
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Calospilos
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 20, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 20, 2007:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- , Bugs
- University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, European Lepidoptera Observations by Donald Hobern
- University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, Lepidoptera collection of Hannu Saarenmaa
- University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, Lepidopterological Society of Finland
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2979616
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14385289
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 804408
Footnotes
- http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=80&sci=Geometridae&com=Geometer Moths, Looper Moths [back]
- Mean = 390.960 meters (1,282.677 feet), Standard Deviation = 305.280 based on 533 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
