Curve-toothed Geometer Moth (Eutrapela clemataria)

Curve-toothed geometer moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eutrapela Hübner, 1809
Species:	E. clemataria
Binomial name
Eutrapela clemataria (J. E. Smith, 1797)
Synonyms
Syndalimia Hübner, 1821 Abbottana Hulst, 1896 Phalaena clemataria Smith, 1797 Choerodes transducens Walker, 1860 Choerodes transferens Walker, 1860 Choerodes transfingens Walker, 1860

Eutrapela is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Eutrapela clemataria, the curve-toothed geometer moth or purplish-brown looper, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Saskatchewan.^[1] The habitat consists of deciduous and mixed woodlands.

The wingspan is 38–56 mm.

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