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Inchworm

Description:

inchworm, name for the larvae of moths of the family Geometridae, a large, cosmopolitan group with over 1,200 species indigenous to North America.

Habitat:

pine forest in western Maryland

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4 Comments

alfrediguana
alfrediguana 10 years ago

Thanks!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Moved to arthropods :-)

alfrediguana
alfrediguana 10 years ago

They are such cute little things!

4D4Gprojectnoah
4D4Gprojectnoah 10 years ago

Nice! i once found an Inch worm too! it was brownish blackish and crooked bumps on its body. Sadly i did not get a picture of it.

alfrediguana
Spotted by
alfrediguana

Grantsville, Maryland, USA

Spotted on Jun 1, 2013
Submitted on Jun 1, 2013

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