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.

Curve-toothed geometer moth
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Domain: Eukaryota
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

The wingspan is 38–56 mm.

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