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The Geometridae family, loopers, inchworms, and spanworms, make up the second largest family of Lepidoptera in eastern forests. They are great at matching their background-mimicking foliage, sticks, petioles, and other plant parts. They tend to loop rather than crawl, hence their name. Many eat various shrubs and trees

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One Spot Var One Spot Var One Spot Var Bent-Lined gray Candmelanolophia
Candmelanolophia
Candmelanolophia Horned Span Worm Red Board Emerald Red Board Emerald
Maple Span Worm
Porcelain Grey Porcelain Grey Common Angle Common Angle
Hollow Spot Angle Hollow Spot Angle Hollow Spot Angle Yellow Slant Line Yellow Slant Line

Batch 1 | Batch 2 | Batch 3


 
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