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Inchworms are the larvae of Geometrid moths, of which there are many species. The family is Geometridae, so called because inchworms, measuring worms, and so on, creep about in a looping fashion as though they are measuring.

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Q: Do inchworms become moths or butterflies and if so what are they called then?
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