measuring worm

Etymology
So called because their gradual movement seems to be measuring the ground; compare.

Noun

 * 1) The larva of a moth of the family.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: педомерка
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish:
 * Japanese: 尺蠖, 尺取り虫
 * Kazakh: мүр көбелек
 * Korean: 자벌레
 * Maori: whangawhanga, tāwhanawhana, tāwhana
 * Navajo: wóóshiyishí, wónaalchʼilí
 * Portuguese: medideira, lagarta mede-palmos,, bicho agrimensor
 * Russian:
 * Ukrainian: п'яду́н
 * Vietnamese: