Inchworm

 

Inchworms are the larvae of Geometridae Moths. They are about 1 in long and make an inching/undulating movement since they have no legs in the middle. Which is how they get there name. There are about 1,200 types of moths in the Geometridae family. They have 3 pairs of true legs in the front of their body but only 2 prolegs. There bodies are hairless and they often have projections for camouflage and when bothered stand up to resemble the plant they are on. The majority of them are nocturnal and are attracted by light however there are exceptions. Seen in this picture is the digestive tract of an inchworm at 10x objective