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title: "Curved-toothed Geometer Moth"
description: "Eutrapela clemataria — Insects & spiders. Eutrapela is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/curved-toothed-geometer-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Curved-toothed Geometer Moth

> Eutrapela clemataria — Insects & spiders. Eutrapela is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.

- Scientific name: *Eutrapela clemataria*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 22727
- Wikidata: [Q13555481](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13555481)
- iNaturalist taxon: [205197](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/205197)

## Names

- en: Curved-toothed Geometer Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (16029), CA (4685)

## Summary

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. The habitat consists of deciduous and mixed woodlands.
The wingspan is 38–56 mm.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutrapela

## Photo

![Curved-toothed Geometer Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/curved-toothed-geometer-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79144528

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/curved-toothed-geometer-moth?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).