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Golden weave geometer

Flora & Fauna

The geometrid moths belong to the family Geometridae. Interestingly, (according to Wikipedia), “their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek”, where ‘geo’ is derived from the Greek word for ‘the earth’, while ‘meter’ is derived from metron the word referring to ‘measure’. This name (literal translation - earth-measurer) has specifically been given owing to the fact that the larvae, ‘inchworms’, move in such a fashion that they seem to be measuring the earth. According to Wikipedia, it is a very large family, with over 23,000 species of moths described. They are found almost all around the world.

Collection:

Nature Collection

Album Name:

Mymoon Moghul collection - Moths

Photograph ID:

001/0394/0047

Album ID:

0394

Photographer:

Mymoon Moghul was born and brought up in the IIT Madras campus. She did her schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Madras. Mymoon Moghul graduated from Quaid-e-Millat Govt. College for Women, Chennai with a degree in zoology. Following this, she completed her post-graduation in Library and Information Science and Psychology. In 2001, Mymoon attained a doctorate in the field of scientometrics. She has been working as a library professional since 1986. Since 1993, she has been working at the CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai. She is a passionate wildlife photographer.