Eggs of the Geometridae have very few features typical of all species. The great majority are oval in shape and deposited on their sides. The eggs of a few species are vertical or at a 45° angle when ...

Its name is Chickweed Geometer. Larvae worms of the chickweed geometer feed mostly on chickweed, short smartweed and clover. Pink lines across this moth's yellow wings make it easy to identify.

W. Danthanarayana, A. Kathiravetpillai, Studies on the Ecology and Causes of Outbreaks of Ectropis bhurmitra Wkr. (Geometridae), the Twig Catepillar of Tea in Ceylon, Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol.