Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Botswana (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
2337
4562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2335
4557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 297
2273
4403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1925
3869 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
638
1185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
637
1184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
637
1184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
441
914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
422
873 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
71
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 70
138 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Botswana
70 Genera with 138 Species
| Acanthovalva Krüger, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acidaliastis Hampson, 1922 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Afrophyla Warren, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allochrostes Prout, 1935 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Androzeugma Prout, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antharmostes Warren, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celidomphax Prout, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Centrochria Gaede, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 1909 | | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorerythra Warren, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorissa Stephens, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorochaeta Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclystis Hübner, 1898 | Pugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleora Curtis, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenina Walker, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colocleora Prout, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Comibaena Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conchylia Guenée, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Conchyliodes Prout, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenognophos Prout, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discalma Meyrick, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Disclisioprocta Wallengren, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanogynis Guenée, 1898 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epigynopteryx Warren, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erastria Hübner, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulasia Truqui, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulycia Janse, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Henicovalva Krüger, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterorachis Warren, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heterostegane Hampson, 1858 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Horisme Hübner, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1902 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idiochlora Prout, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isoplenia Schrank, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isturgia Hübner, 1913 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lhommeia Wehrli, 1899 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lomographa Hübner, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaugidia Hampson, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinoessa Herrich-Schä..., 1922 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menophra Moore, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microloxia Warren, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mictoschema Prout, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimandria Warren, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoclystia Warren, 1872 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mixocera Warren, 1863 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nassinia Fletcher, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neromia Staudinger, 1925 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Omphax Guenée, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oneiliana Prout, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orbamia Herbulot, 1872 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orthonama Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphila Meyrick, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phigalia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phthonandria Warren, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pingasa Moore, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plateopila | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plateoplia Warren, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platypepla Warren, 1897 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Prasinocyma Warren, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Problepsis Lederer, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodometra Meyrick, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodophthitus Butler, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1935 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Sesquialtera Prout, 1967 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyodes Warren, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Somatina Guenée, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Traminda Saalmüller, 1861 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Victoria Warren, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zamarada Moore, 1895 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Zeuctoboarmia Prout, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Botswana
138 Species and 17 Subspecies | Acanthovalva inconspicuaria Hübner, 1819 | | | Acidaliastis curvilinea Prout, 1912 | | | Acidaliastis prophanes Prout, 1922 | | | Afrophyla vethi Snellen, 1886 | | | Allochrostes biornata Prout, 1913 | | | Allochrostes impunctata Warren, 1897 | | | Allochrostes uniornata Prout, 1935 | | | Androzeugma subacuta Prout, 1935 | | | Androzeugma tenuis Warren, 1898 | | | Antharmostes papilio Prout, 1912 | | | Celidomphax quadrimacula Janse, 1935 | | | Celidomphax rubrimaculata Warren, 1905 | | | Centrochria deprensa Prout, 1913 | | | Chiasmia ammodes Prout, 1922 | | | Chiasmia brongusaria Walker, 1860 | | | Chiasmia brongusaria brongusaria Walker, 1860 | | | Chiasmia diarmodia Prout, 1925 | | | Chiasmia eremias Prout L. B., 1935 | | | Chiasmia furcata Warren, 1897 | | | Chiasmia grimmia Wallengren, 1872 | | | Chiasmia inaequilinea Warren, 1911 | | | Chiasmia inaequilinea eremias Prout, 1935 | | | Chiasmia inconspicua Warren, 1897 | | | Chiasmia inconspicua inconspicua Warren, 1897 | | | Chiasmia kilimanjarensis Holland, 1892 | | | Chiasmia marmorata Warren, 1897 | | | Chiasmia multistrigata Warren, 1897 | | | Chiasmia multistrigata liliput Krüger, 2001 | | | Chiasmia ngami Krüger, 2001 | | | Chiasmia normata Walker, 1861 | | | Chiasmia nubilata Warren, 1897 | | | Chiasmia punctilinea Prout, 1917 | | | Chiasmia streniata Guenée, 1858 | | | Chiasmia streniata streniata Guenée, 1858 | | | Chiasmia subcurvaria Mabille, 1897 | | | Chiasmia subcurvaria subcurvaria Mabille, 1898 | | | Chiasmia suriens Strand, 1912 | | | Chiasmia tecnium Prout, 1916 | | | Chiasmia trizonaria Hampson, 1909 | | | Chlorerythra rubriplaga Warren, 1895 | | | Chlorissa albistrigulata Warren, 1897 | | | Chlorochaeta leucospilata Walker, 1863 | | | Chloroclystis (Chloroclystis) dentatissima Warren, 1898 | | | Cleora oligodranes Prout, 1922 | | | Coenina poecilaria Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Colocleora divisaria Walker, 1860 | | | Colocleora grisea Janse, 1932 | | | Comibaena leucospilata Walker, 1863 | | | Conchylia lapsicolumna Prout, 1916 | | | Conchylia sesquifascia Prout, 1913 | | | Conchyliodes distelitis Prout, 1930 | | | Ctenognophos eolaria anax Wiltshire, 1966 | | | Discalma subcurvaria Mabille, 1897 | | | Disclisioprocta natalata Walker, 1862 | | | Drepanogynis cambogiaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Drepanogynis prouti Krüger, 2002 | | | Drepanogynis tripartita Warren, 1898 | | | Epigynopteryx eugonia Prout, 1935 | | | Erastria madecassaria Boisduval, 1833 | | | Eulasia (Vittateulasia) bombylius Fabricius, 1787 | | | Eulycia grisea Warren, 1897 | | | Henicovalva serulensis Krüger, 2017 | | | Heterorachis haploa Prout, 1912 | | | Heterorachis simplicissima Prout, 1912 | | | Heterostegane aridata Warren, 1897 | | | Heterostegane bifasciata Warren, 1914 | | | Heterostegane indularia Guenée, 1858 | | | Horisme obscurata Prout, 1913 | | | Idaea lilliputaria Warren, 1902 | | | Idiochlora approximans Warren, 1897 | | | Isoplenia trisinuata (Warren, 1897) | ⇒ Scopula trisinuata Warren, 1897 | | Isturgia catalaunaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Isturgia deerraria Walker, 1861 | | | Isturgia pulinda Walker, 1860 | | | Isturgia supergressa Prout, 1913 | | | Lhommeia aediphlebia Hampson, 1899 | | | Lhommeia biskraria Oberthür, 1885 | | | Lhommeia biskraria illiturata Warren, 1897 | | | Lhommeia subapicata Warren, 1899 | | | Lomographa aridata Warren, 1897 | | | Lomographa indularia Guenée, 1858 | | | Lycaugidia albatus Swinhoe, 1885 | | | Melinoessa aemonia Swinhoe, 1904 | | | Melinoessa aemonia restrictiflava Prout, 1922 | | | Menophra caeca Prout, 1913 | | | Microloxia ruficornis Warren, 1897 | | | Mictoschema swierstrai Prout, 1922 | | | Mimandria cataractae Prout, 1917 | | | Mimoclystia pudicata Walker, 1862 | | | Mimoclystia pudicata quaggaria Wallengren, 1872 | | | Mixocera albistrigata Pagenstecher, 1893 | | | Mixocera albistrigata albistrigata Pagenstecher, 1893 | | | Mixocera frustratoria Wallengren, 1863 | | | Nassinia caffraria Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Neromia rubripunctilla Prout, 1912 | | | Neromia strigulosa Prout, 1925 | | | Omphax bacoti Prout, 1912 | | | Oneiliana multifera Prout, 1922 | | | Orbamia emanai Hausmann & T..., 2020 | | | Orbamia emanai emanai Hausmann & T..., 2020 | | | Orbamia octomaculata Wallengren, 1872 | | | Orthonama obstipata (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794 | | Pasiphila derasata BASTELBERGER, 1905 | | | Phigalia pedaria (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Phigalia pilosaria Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Phthonandria pinguis Warren, 1904 | | | Pingasa rhadamaria victoria Prout, 1913 | | | Plateopila acrobelia Wallengren, 1875 | | | Plateoplia acrobelia Wallengren, 1875 | | | Platypepla flava Krüger, 2001 | | | Platypepla persubtilis Krüger, 2001 | | | Platypepla spurcata Warren, 1897 | | | Prasinocyma immaculata Thunberg, 1784 | | | Problepsis figurata Warren, 1897 | | | Problepsis figurata figurata Warren, 1897 | | | Problepsis vestalis Butler, 1875 | | | Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767 | The Vestal | | Rhodophthitus atacta Prout, 1922 | | | Scopula addictaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula addictaria rufinubes Warren, 1900 | | | Scopula lactaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula molaris Prout, 1922 | | | Scopula penultima Herbulot, 1992 | | | Scopula phyletis Prout, 1913 | | | Scopula picta Warren, 1897 | | | Scopula psephis Prout, 1935 | | | Scopula pulchellata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Scopula relictata Walker, 1866 | | | Scopula rufisalsa Warren, 1897 | | | Scopula rufisalsa rufisalsa Warren, 1897 | | | Scopula sarcodes Prout, 1935 | | | Scopula sincera Warren, 1901 | | | Scopula zophodes Prout, 1935 | | | Sesquialtera ramecourti Herbulot, 1967 | | | Sicyodes cambogiaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Sicyodes olivescens Warren, 1898 | | | Somatina figurata Warren, 1897 | | | Somatina mozambica Thierry-Mieg, 1905 | | | Somatina vestalis Butler, 1875 | | | Traminda atroviridaria Mabille, 1880 | | | Traminda falcata Warren, 1897 | | | Traminda obversata Walker, 1861 | | | Traminda ocellata Warren, 1895 | | | Traminda vividaria Walker, 1861 | | | Victoria triplaga sphrigon Prout, 1930 | | | Zamarada ascaphes Prout, 1925 | | | Zamarada deceptrix Warren, 1914 | | | Zamarada differens BASTELBERGER, 1907 | | | Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922 | | | Zamarada metallicata Warren, 1914 | | | Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895 | | | Zeuctoboarmia cataimena Prout, 1915 | | | Zeuctoboarmia sabinei Prout, 1915 | |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Botswana
 | | Geometridae (Leach 1815) |
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