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Photo by RedRock
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Field Notes

Description:

Small inchworm (geometer). Light green. Approx 1 inch.

Habitat:

Not sure. Found it on backpack while hiking through scrub oak.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
DonnaBollenbach
Inchworms are not real worms they are Geometer moth larvae , or Geometridae. There are over 35,000 species of Geometridae moths. Geometer means to “measure the earth” which is what the caterpillars appear to be doing when they inch along.

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Wildlife of Utah
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PublishedMay 24, 2013

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