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Drepanodes varus
Juniper Ju"ni*per, n. [L. juniperus, prop., youth-producing, and so called from its evergreen appearance, from the roots of E. juvenile, and parent. Cf. Gin the liquor.] (Bot.) Any evergreen shrub or tree, of the genus Juniperus and order Conifer[ae]. Note: The common juniper (J. communis) is a shrub of a low, spreading form, having awl-shaped, rigid leaves in whorls of threes, and bearing small purplish blue berries (or galbuli), of a warm, pungent taste, used as diuretic and in flavoring gin. A resin exudes from the bark, which has erroneously been considered identical with sandarach, and is used as pounce. The oil of juniper is acrid, and used for various purposes, as in medicine, for making varnish, etc. The wood of several species is of a reddish color, hard and durable, and is used in cabinetwork under the names of red cedar, Bermuda cedar, etc. Juniper worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a geometrid moth (Drepanodes varus). It feeds upon the leaves of the juniper, and mimics the small twigs both in form and color, in a remarkable manner.

Meaning of Drepanodes from wikipedia

- Drepanodes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of...
- Ditrigona Species: D. quinaria Binomial name Ditrigona quinaria (Moore, 1867) Synonyms Drepanodes quinaria Moore, 1867 Leucodrepana nivea Hampson, 1893...
-  fenestraria Binomial name Leucoblepsis fenestraria (Moore, [1868]) Synonyms Drepanodes fenestraria Moore, [1868] Leucoblepsis ostia C. Swinhoe, 1903...
- name Semaeopus indignaria (Guenee, 1857) Synonyms Cnemodes indignaria Guenee, 1857 Ephyra filiferata Walker, 1863 Drepanodes absconditaria Walker, 1863...
- (Walker, 1860) Synonyms Syssaura olyzonaria Walker, 1860 Drepanodes syzygiaria Hulst, 1886 Drepanodes sesquilinea Grote, 1870 Patalene olyzonaria puber (Grote...
- Geometridae Genus: Pseudomiza Species: P. argentilinea Binomial name Pseudomiza argentilinea (Moore, 1868) Synonyms Drepanodes argentilinea Moore, 1868...
-  trilinearia Binomial name Thymistadopsis trilinearia (Moore, 1867) Synonyms Drepanodes trilinearia Moore, [1868] Tridrepana trisulcata Warren, 1896 Drepana pulvis...
- muriferata (Walker, 1863) Synonyms Gargaphia muriferata Walker, 1863 Drepanodes muriferata (Walker 1863) Panagra ephyraria Walker, 1863 Zanclopteryx cookaria...
- S. scitaria Binomial name Striglina scitaria (Walker, 1862) Synonyms Drepanodes scitaria Walker, 1862 Strigulina scitaria Homodes thermesioides Snellen...
-  phyllosaria Binomial name Luxiaria phyllosaria (Walker, 1860) Synonyms Drepanodes? phyllosaria Walker, 1860 Luxiaria alfenusaria Walker, 1860 Luxiaria phyllosaria...