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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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Yellow Slant Line Yellow Slant Line False Crocus unknown unknown

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