The #Geometrid measures the earth as it travels. And then it flies away.

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One Minute Moth Series - The Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata A Geometrid Moth https://youtu.be/2rk5BIbYQSo

One Minute Moths Catch up revise or identify your #BritishMoths #Moths #Lepidoptera were we look at another in our One Minute Moths known as the #LatticedHeath aka #Chiasmiaclathrata a #geometrid #moth if you have a YOU Tube Channel please Subscribe to help bring more episodes youtu.be/2rk5BIbYQSo

Linking taxonomic diversity and ecological traits of geometrid moths and plants in coastal dunes: Insights from a Mediterranean LTER site Geometrid moths are widely regarded as effective bioindicators due to their sensitivity to changes in local plant communities, their preference for wo…

Did you know moths can tell us about the health of our #coastlines ?🌊
Our latest study explored the fascinating world of #geometrid moths 🦋 and #plants on the Italian coast.
We discovered that different dune zones support unique communities of moths and plants.

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a yellow arch of caterpillar disguised by yellow bits of petal on a yellow petal

a yellow arch of caterpillar disguised by yellow bits of petal on a yellow flower center, with yellow petals in background

a yellow arch of caterpillar, but on the bottom of a petal, disguised by yellow bits of petal on a yellow petal

It appears to be #geometrid #moth season! I believe these are all three emeralds, Synchlora. @inaturalist.bsky.social insists they are a specific species, but I'm not sure if that's true. Once you get your #camo #caterpillar search image, they're fun to spot.

A photo of a the top of a rhomboidal (a long flat line across the top, the wings slope down to a narrower flat line across the bottom) green moth on a white sheet. The leading edge of the moths wings are edged with a narrow line of white, The body and wings are mostly a pale, faded green with the trailing edge of the fore and hind wings are fringed in a thin red and white band. There is a single dark spot in the middle area of each wing and two faded white stripes that cross the wings. The body of the moth is the same faded light green with several red fringed white spots.

A photo of the top of a brown and tan rhomboidal shaped moth resting on a white sheet. The moth's head is orange, the forewings slope down slightly and are tan with 3 black bands along the upper 2/3rds and a darker brown band and then a grayish brown band along the trailing edge. The hindwing are marked similarly but the brown band towards the trailing edge is less vivid and the edges of the hindwings are scalloped.

A photo of the top of a grayish white rhomboidal (a long flat line across the top, the wings slope down to a narrower flat line across the bottom) moth as it rests on a flat sheet. The moth's wings are a grayish white marked with several lines of a rich brown, thin lines of black, scalloped lines of rich brown and gray.

A photo of the top of a rhomboidal (a long flat line across the top, the wings slope down to a narrower flat line across the bottom) moth resting on light blue painted wood siding. The moth's wings are mostly tan with a dark brown line crossing the median area of the fore and hind wings a broken line of brown on the forewings, and many thin slender lines of brown across the hindwings.

Some recent #geometrid #moths I have observed.

1.Red-bordered Emerald, Nemoria lixaria
2.Southern Chocolate, Angle Macaria distribuaria
3.Brown-shaded Gray, Iridopsis defectaria
4. Bent-lined Carpet, Costaconvexa centrostrigaria

#Geometridae
#MacroPhotography
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#insects
#Invetebrates

Twig-mimic #geometrid #caterpillar (inchworm). Probably Plagodis alcoolaria. On striped maple. Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, NH, USA. #moth Notice the silk 'guy line' helping it remain steady. 🌿🧪

Northern tropical buckeye side view
(Junonia zonalis)

Two weeks ago in Las Croabas
Fajardo, Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

#geometrid #entymology #lepidopterans #butterflies #moths #puertoRico #macro #photography #macroPhotography #insects #bugs #nature #naturalist 🦋

Northern tropical buckeye butterfly
(Junonia zonalis)

Two weeks ago in Las Croabas
Fajardo, Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

#geometrid #entymology #lepidopterans #butterflies #moths #puertoRico #macro #photography #macroPhotography #insects #bugs #nature #naturalist 🦋

Pink patterned moth lying flat against a leaf

Cross's wave moth
(Leptostales crossii)

Thursday in Las Croabas
Fajardo, Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

#geometrid #moths #entymology #lepidopterans #butterflies #puertoRico #macro #photography #macroPhotography #insects #bugs #nature #naturalist #pink