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Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Ballard County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
100
277
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
100
277
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
264
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
66
206
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
127
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
127
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
127
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
85
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
73
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
8
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ballard County
8 Genera with 9 Species
Glenoides McDunnough, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lambdina Capps, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Macaria Curtis, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Mellilla Grote, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Metanema Guenée, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Pryocycla1SpeciesTaxom
Semiothisa Hübner, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Timandra Duponchel, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ballard County
9 Species
Glenoides texanaria Hulst, 1888Texas Gray
Lambdina pellucidaria Grote & Robi..., 1867Eastern Pine Looper
Macaria multilineata Packard, 1873Many Lined Angle
Macaria occiduaria Packard, 1874
Mellilla xanthometata Walker, 1862Orange Wing
Metanema determinata Walker, 1866Dark Metanema
Pryocycla decoloraria Hulst, 1886
Semiothisa promiscuata (Ferguson, 1974)⇒ Macaria promiscuata Ferguson, 1974
Timandra amaturaria Walker, 1866Cobra Inchworm

Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Ballard County
SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySterrhinae
Meyrick, 1892
Sterrhines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Geometridae (Leach 1815)
Geometridae (Leach 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Geometridae at artfakta.se
Geometridae at dyntaxa.se
Geometridae at gbif.org
Geometridae at irmng.org
Geometridae at itis.gov