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Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Christmas Island (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
127
360
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
127
360
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
125
358
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
78
266
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
129
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
129
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
129
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
107
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
104
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
2
17
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
16
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Christmas Island
16 Genera with 24 Species
Amaurinia Hübner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Anisodes Guenée, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Bracca Hübner, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cleora Curtis, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Comostolopsis Warren, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ecliptopera Warren, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1900Engrailed Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Eois Hübner, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Hemithea Duponchel, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hyperythra Guenée, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Hyria Robineau-Des..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Orsonoba Walker, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Paradarisa Warren, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Sauris Guenée, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Thalassodes Guenée, 18572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Christmas Island
24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amaurinia nubifera (Walker, 1861)⇒ Eois gratalaria Walker, 1861
Anisodes hypomion Prout, 1933
Bracca woodfordii siriella Druce, 1889
Cleora acaciaria Boisduval, 1833
Cleora alienaria fumipennis Prout, 1929
Comostolopsis regina Thierry-Mieg, 1915
Ecliptopera phaula Prout, 1933
Ectropis scotozonea Hampson, 1900
Eois gratalaria Walker, 1861
Eois grataria Walker, 1861
Hemithea hyperymna Prout, 1933
Hyperythra lutea Stoll, 1781
Hyperythra rubricata Warren, 1898
Hyria grataria (Walker, 1861)⇒ Eois gratalaria Walker, 1861
Orsonoba clelia Cramer, 1782
Paradarisa comparataria Walker, 1866
Sauris hirudinata Guenée, 1858
Sauris pelagitis Prout, 1933
Sauris remodesaria (Guenée, 1858)⇒ Sauris hirundinata Guenée, 1857
Scopula actuaria Walker, 1861
Scopula optivata Walker, 1861Varied Wave
Scopula tumiditibia Prout, 1920
Thalassodes suviridis Warren, 1905
Thalassodes veraria (Guenée, 1857)⇒ Pelagodes veraria Guenée, 1857

Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Christmas Island
SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLarentiinae
Duponchel, 1845
Larentiine Moths, Larentiines
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySterrhinae
Meyrick, 1892
Sterrhines
2
4
Genera
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