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Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Cooktown (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
1108
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
1108
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1066
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
952
1295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
479
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
479
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
47
478
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
268
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
236
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
2
35
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
32
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cooktown
32 Genera with 30 Species
#ABCDEGHINOPS
Adeixis Warren, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Aeolochroma L.B. Prout, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Agathia Guenée, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aporoctena Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Bosara Walker, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmia Hübner, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Chloroclystis Hübner, 1928Pugs1SpeciesTaxom
Cleora Curtis, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocosmia Warren, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Comostola Meyrick, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Crypsiphona Meyrick, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Ctimene Boisduval, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Dichromodes Guenée, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1825
Engrailed Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Eucrostes Hübner, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoscelis Mabille, 1868
Pugs0SpeciesTaxom
Hemithea Duponchel, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hypomecis Hübner, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Hyposidra Guenée, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Idaea Treitschke, 1897Dwarf cream wave5SpeciesTaxom
Noreia Walker, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Oenochlora Warren, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Oxymacaria Warren, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pachyplocia Warren, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Petelia Herrich-Schä..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pleurolopha Turner, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Prasinocyma Warren, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ptochophyle Swinhoe, 01SpeciesTaxom
Sauris Guenée, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Scardamia Guenée, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Symmacra Warren, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cooktown
30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adeixis inostentata Walker, 1861Grey Heath Moth
Aeolochroma quadrilinea T.P. Lucas, 1892
Agathia distributa Lucas, 1891
Aporoctena aprepes Turner, 1904
Bosara exortiva L.B. Prout, 1958
Chloroclystis (Chloroclystis) analyta Prout, 1928
Cleora decisaria Walker, 1866
Cleora repetita Butler, 1882Grey looper
Cleptocosmia mutabilis Warren, 1896
Comostola cedilla Prout, 1917
Crypsiphona ocultaria (Donovan, 1805)⇒ Crypsiphona occultaria Donovan, 1805
Eucrostes nanula (Warren, 1897)⇒ Eucrostes disparata Walker, 1861
Hemithea wuka Pagenstecher, 1886
Hypomecis taeniota Turner, 1917
Hyposidra talaca Walker, 1860Black inch worm
Idaea chloristis Meyrick, 1888
Idaea coercita Lucas, 1900
Idaea crinipes Warren, 1897
Idaea ferrilinea Warren, 1900
Idaea nanata Warren, 1897
Noreia vinacea Warren, 1899
Oenochlora imperialis Warren, 1896
Oxymacaria odontias Lower, 1893
Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Prasinocyma albicosta Walker, 1861Whitemargined eois
Ptochophyle cryptosticha
Sauris rectilineata Dugdale, 1980
Scardamia metallaria (Guenée, 1858)⇒ Scardamia aurantiacaria Bremer, 1864
Scopula decorata eurhythma Prout, 1935
Symmacra solidaria Guenée, 1858

Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Cooktown
SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines
12
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLarentiinae
Duponchel, 1845
Larentiine Moths, Larentiines
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOenochrominae
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySterrhinae
Meyrick, 1892
Sterrhines
4
8
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