Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 205
811
1082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 205
811
1082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 202
808
1079 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 143
673
918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
173
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
173
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
169
213 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
124
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
119
154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
16
22 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 16
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Peninsula
16 Genera with 22 Species | Aethiopodes Warren, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antharmostes Warren, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrophora Guenée, 1841 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dichroma Guenée, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanogynis Guenée, 1863 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eulasia Truqui, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurranthis Hübner, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microligia Warren, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Obolcola Walker, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Piercia Janse, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scardamia Guenée, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scotopteryx Hübner, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenimpia Warren, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylopteryx Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Peninsula
22 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aethiopodes erebaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912 | | | Argyrophora arcualis Duncan & Wes..., 1841 | | | Argyrophora histrionalis (Westwood, 1841) | ⇒ Argyrophora trofonia Cramer, 1779 | | Dichroma equestralis Duncan & Wes..., 1841 | | | Drepanogynis biviaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Drepanogynis canilinea Prout, 1925 | | | Drepanogynis inflectaria Walker, 1863 | | | Eulasia (Vittateulasia) bombylius Fabricius, 1787 | | | Eulasia (Vittateulasia) vittata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Eurranthis acuta Warren, 1900 | | | Microligia dolosa Warren, 1897 | | | Obolcola pallida Janse, 1932 | | | Obolcola petronaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Piercia cidariata Guenée, 1858 | | | Scardamia chrysolina Meyrick, 1892 | | | Scopula accentuata Guenée, 1858 | | | Scopula hectata Guenée, 1858 | | | Scotopteryx peringueyi Prout, 1917 | | | Xanthorhoe viridicinctata (Guenée, 1857) | ⇒ Xanthorhoe poseata Geyer, 1837 | | Xenimpia maculosata Warren, 1897 | | | Xylopteryx protearia Guenée, 1858 | |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
 | | Geometridae (Leach 1815) |
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