Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Colombo (Western Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 89
244
280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 89
244
280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 81
220
250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 64
203
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
118
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
118
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
118
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
82
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
79
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
7
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
6 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
9 Species | Dysphania palmyra Stoll, 1790 | | | Gnamptoloma aventiaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Oenospila flavifusata Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula actuaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula addictaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula caesaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula emissaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula opicata Fabricius, 1798 | | | Semiothisa emersaria (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Chiasmia emersaria Walker, 1861 |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
 | | 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
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