- an inchworm, the larva of either of two geometrid moths, Paleacrita vernata(spring cankerworm ) and Alsophila pometaria(fall cankerworm: ) a foliage pest of various fruit and shade trees.
- the larva of either of two geometrid moths, Paleacrita vernata or Alsophila pometaria, which feed on and destroy fruit and shade trees in North America
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