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BRUCE SPANWORM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Bruce spanworm
1, record 1, English, Bruce%20spanworm
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any member of the large, cosmopolitan moth family Geometridae (order Lepidoptera), which includes the species commonly known as pug, wave, emerald, and carpet moths. The larvae of geometrid moths are called by a variety of common names - inchworm, cankerworm, looper, and measuring worm - and the moths themselves are sometimes called measuring worm moths. 2, record 1, English, - Bruce%20spanworm
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arpenteuse de Bruce
1, record 1, French, arpenteuse%20de%20Bruce
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Papillon à dimorphisme sexuel prononcé, seul le mâle ayant des ailes bien développées; mâle de grosseur moyenne; corps brun pâle; ailes antérieures frangées, semi-transparentes, à fond beige, parées de bandes transversales brunes ou grises; ailes postérieures uniformément beiges mais parfois traversées de lignes peu apparentes; envergure, 25 à 30 mm [...]; femelle aptère; de couleur foncière brune avec corps tacheté de blanc et recouvert d'écailles lui donnant une apparence rugueuse; longueur, 6 à 7 mm. 2, record 1, French, - arpenteuse%20de%20Bruce
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- false Bruce spanworm
1, record 2, English, false%20Bruce%20spanworm
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- arpenteuse grise du tremble
1, record 2, French, arpenteuse%20grise%20du%20tremble
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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