Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Cosmoledo Atoll (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 33
77
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 33
77
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 32
75
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 31
74
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
63
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
63
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
63
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
29
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
25
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
6
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cosmoledo Atoll
6 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Cosmoledo Atoll
9 Species and 2 Subspecies | Casuariclystis latifascia Walker, 1866 | | | Chloroclystis oceanica (Herbulot, 1962) | ⇒ Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | Erastria madecassaria Boisduval, 1833 | | | Idaea poecilocrossa Prout L.B., 1932 | | | Phaiogramma stibolepida Butler, 1879 | | | Scopula (Calothysanis) minorata Boisduval, 1833 | Petite Wave | | Scopula ornata Scopula Prout, 1913 | | | Scopula menaiensis Legrand, 1958 | | | Scopula sparsipunctata Mabille, 1900 | | | Scopula sparsipunctata menaiensis Legrand, 1958 | |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Cosmoledo Atoll
 | | Geometridae (Leach 1815) |
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