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Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Cyprus (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
2233
4335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
332
2231
4333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
318
2204
4288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
1715
3531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
611
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
610
1172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
610
1172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
376
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
334
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
84
152
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
84
152
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cyprus
84 Genera with 152 Species
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B
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Aethalura McDunnough, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Agriopis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aplasta Hübner, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Aplocera Stephens, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Apochima Agassiz, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Ascotis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aspitates Treitschke, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Biston Leach, 1758Oak beauty1SpeciesTaxom
Campaea Lamarck, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Camptogramma Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Casilda Agenjo, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Catarhoe Herbulot, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Centrochria Gaede, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Charissa Curtis, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Chesias Treitschke, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmia Hübner, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Coenotephria Prout, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Colotois Hübner, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Comibaena Hübner, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Costaconvexa Agenjo, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Crocallis Treitschke, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Culpinia Prout, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cyclophora Hübner, 1799Mochas1SpeciesTaxom
Dasycorsa Prout, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Digrammia Gumppenberg, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dyscia Hübner, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Ennomos Treitschke, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Epirrhoe Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Euchrognophos Curtis, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Eufidonia Packard, 1860Powder Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Eumannia Fletcher, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Eumera Staudinger, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Euphyia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1840Pug Moths16SpeciesTaxom
Eutrapela Hübner, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Gnopharmia Staudinger, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Gnophos Treitschke, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Godonela Boisduval, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoscelis Mabille, 1809Pugs1SpeciesTaxom
Hethemia Ferguson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Homochlodes Hulst, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Horisme Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hydriomena Huebner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hypomecis Hübner, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Idaea Treitschke, 1851Dwarf cream wave28SpeciesTaxom
Iridopsis Warren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Isturgia Hübner, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Larentia Treitschke, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Lithostege Hübner, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Macaria Curtis, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Mattia Viidalepp, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Menophra Moore, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Metanema Guenée, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Metarranthis Warren, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Microloxia Warren, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Nebula Bruand, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Nemoria Hübner, 1857Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Nutmeg1SpeciesTaxom
Nychiodes Lederer, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Nycterosea Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Orthonama Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Orthostixis Hübner, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Oulobophora Staudinger, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Pareulype Herbulot, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Peribatodes Wehrli, 18093SpeciesTaxom
Perizoma Hübner, 1809Carpets1SpeciesTaxom
Petrophora Hübner, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Phaiogramma von Gumppenberg, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Problepsis Lederer, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Proteuchloris Hausmann, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Protitame McDunnough, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Protorhoe Herbulot, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoterpna Hübner, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Rhodometra Meyrick, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Rhodostrophia Hubner, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Rhoptria Guenée, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 184713SpeciesTaxom
Selidosema Hübner, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Speranza Curtis, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tacparia Walker, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Tetracis Guenée, 1857Slant-Lines1SpeciesTaxom
Thera Stephens, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Xanthorhoe Hübner, 04SpeciesTaxom
Xenochlorodes Warren, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cyprus
152 Species and 5 Subspecies
Aethalura intertexta – Four-Bar..., 1860Four-Barred Gray
Agriopis bajaria Denis & Schi..., 1775Messenger Moth
Aplasta ononaria Füssli, 1783Rest Harrow
Aplocera plagiata Linnaeus, 1758St. John´s Wort Inchworm
Aplocera plagiata cypria Prout, 1937
Apochima flabellaria Heeger, 1838
Ascotis selenaria Denis & Schi..., 1775Giant looper
Aspitates (Napuca) ochrearia Rossi, 1794Yellow Belle
Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758Brindled beauty moth
Campaea perlata Guenée, 1858Fringed looper
Camptogramma bilineata Linnaeus, 1758Yellow Shell
Casilda consecraria Staudinger, 1871Briny Vestal
Catarhoe basochesiata Duponchel, 1831
Catarhoe hortulanaria Staudinger, 1879
Catarhoe permixtaria Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Centrochria aphthona Prout, 1934
Charissa (Euchrognophos) subtaurica Wehrli, 1932
Chesias rhegmatica Prout, 1937
Chiasmia aestimaria (Hübner, 1809)⇒ Godonela aestimaria Hübner, 1809
Chiasmia syriacaria Staudinger, 1871
Coenotephria ablutaria Boisduval, 1840
Colotois pennaria Linnaeus, 1759Feathered Thorn
Colotois pennaria paupera Hausmann, 1995
Comibaena biviaria Hampson, 1909
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria Wollaston, 1858Bent line Carpet
Crocallis cypriaca H. Fischer, 2003
Culpinia prouti Thierry-Mieg, 1913
Cyclophora (Cyclophora) puppillaria Hübner, 1799Blair's Mocha
Dasycorsa modesta Staudinger, 1879
Digrammia continuata Walker, 1862Curve Lined Angle
Dyscia (Dyscia) innocentaria Christoph, 1885
Dyscia (Dyscia) simplicaria Rebel, 1933
Dyscia govii Fiumi & Flam..., 2013
Dyscia sicanaria (Oberthür, 1923)⇒ Dyscia govii Fiumi & Flam..., 2013
Ennomos lissochila Prout, 1929
Epirrhoe galiata Denis & Schi..., 1775Galium Carpet
Eufidonia convergaria Walker, 1860Converged powder moth
Eumannia arenbergeri Hausmann, 1995
Eumera mulier Prout, 1929
Euphyia bilineata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Camptogramma bilineata Linnaeus, 1758
Eupithecia bowmani Cassino & Swett, 1923Long-tailed Salamander
Eupithecia breviculata Donzel, 1837Rusty-shouldered Pug
Eupithecia buxata (Pinker, 1958)⇒ Eupithecia quercetia Prout, 1938
Eupithecia centaureata Denis & Schi..., 1775Lime-speck Pug
Eupithecia cerussaria Lederer, 1855
Eupithecia dubiosa Dietze, 1910
Eupithecia ericeata Rambur, 1833
Eupithecia golearia (D.Lucas, 1939)⇒ Eupithecia ultimaria Boisduval, 1840
Eupithecia intricata Zetterstedt, 1839Edinburgh Pug
Eupithecia marginata Staudinger, 1892
Eupithecia miserulata Grote, 1863Common Eupithecia
Eupithecia quercetia Prout, 1938
Eupithecia quercetica Prout, 1938
Eupithecia reisserata Pinker, 1976
Eupithecia ultimaria Boisduval, 1840Channel Islands Pug
Eutrapela clemataria Abbott & Smith, 1797Curve toothed Geometer
Gnopharmia stevenaria Boisduval, 1840Blemished Moth
Gnophos (Dicrognophos) sartata Treitschke, 1827
Godonela aestimaria Hübner, 1809Tamarisk Peacock
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Haworth, 1809Cankerworm
Hethemia pistasciaria Guenée, 1857Pistachio Emerald
Homochlodes disconventa Walker, 1860Dark Homochlodes
Horisme intestinata Guenée, 1858Brown Bark Carpet
Hydriomena perfracta Swett, 1910Shattered Highflyer
Hypomecis punctinalis Scopoli, 1763Pale Oak Beauty
Hypomecis punctinalis kerstinae Fischer & Le..., 2004
Idaea albitorquata Pungeler, 1909Peloponnesian Wave
Idaea camparia Herrich-Schä..., 1852
Idaea completa Staudinger, 1892
Idaea consanguinaria Lederer, 1853Balkan Wave
Idaea consolidata Lederer, 1853
Idaea degeneraria Hübner, 1799Portland Riband Wave
Idaea dimidiata Hufnagel, 1767Single Dotted Wave
Idaea dimidiata antitaurica Wehrli, 1931
Idaea distinctaria Boisduval, 1840Cream-fringed Wave
Idaea elongaria Rambur, 1833Rambur's Wave
Idaea filicata Hübner, 1798Lustrous Least Carpet
Idaea inclinata Lederer, 1855
Idaea inquinata Scopoli, 1763Rusty Wave
Idaea intermedia Staudinger, 1879Levantine Wave
Idaea mimosaria Guenée, 1858
Idaea obsoletaria Rambur, 1833Gleaming Wave
Idaea ochrata Scopoli, 1763Bright Wave
Idaea ostrinaria Hübner, 1813Coral-bordered Wave
Idaea palaestinensis Sterneck, 1933
Idaea peluraria Reisser, 1939
Idaea politaria Hübner, 1799Dusky-bordered Wave
Idaea praetineata Hausmann, 1994
Idaea seriata Schrank, 1802Small Dusty Wave
Idaea subsericeata Haworth, 1809Satin Wave
Idaea textaria Lederer, 1861
Idaea tineata (Thierry-Mieg, 1911)⇒ Idaea praetineata Hausmann, 1994
Idaea trigeminata Haworth, 1809Treble Brown Spot
Idaea troglodytaria Heydenreich, 1851
Iridopsis larvaria Guenée, 1858Bent-line Gray
Isturgia berytaria Staudinger, 1892
Larentia clavaria Haworth, 1809Mallow
Lithostege palaestinensis Amsel, 1935
Macaria aemulataria Walker, 1861Common Angle
Macaria sexmaculata Packard, 1867Green Larch Looper
Mattia adlata Staudinger, 1895
Menophra berenicidaria Turati, 1924
Metanema inatomaria Guenée, 1858Pale Metanema
Metarranthis indeclinata Walker, 1861Pale Metarranthis
Microloxia herbaria Hübner, 1813Herb Emerald
Nebula achromaria De la Harpe, 1853
Nebula schneideraria Lederer, 1855
Nemoria mimosaria Guenée, 1857Flanged Looper
Nutmeg trifolii Hufnagel, 1766
Nychiodes (Fritzwagneria) aphrodite Hausmann & W..., 1994
Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794Gem
Orthonama obstipata (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794
Orthostixis cinerea Rebel, 1916
Oulobophora externaria Herrich-Schä..., 1848
Pareulype lasithiotica Rebel, 1906
Peribatodes correptaria Zeller, 1847
Peribatodes rhomboidaria Denis & Schi..., 1775Willow Beauty
Peribatodes umbraria Hübner, 1809Olive-tree Beauty
Perizoma bifaciata Haworth, 1809Barred Rivulet
Petrophora subaequaria Walker, 1860Northern Petrophora
Phaiogramma etruscaria Zeller, 1849
Phaiogramma faustinata Milliere, 1868Millière's Emerald
Problepsis ocellata Frivaldszky, 1845Olive Wave
Proteuchloris neriaria Herrich-Schä..., 1852
Protitame virginalis Hulst, 1900The Virgin Moth
Protorhoe corollaria Herrich-Schä..., 1848Vine Carpet
Protorhoe unicata Guenée, 1858
Pseudoterpna coronillaria Hübner, 1817Gorse Emerald
Pseudoterpna rectistrigaria Wiltshire, 1948
Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767The Vestal
Rhodostrophia calabra Petagna, 1786Narrow Rose-banded Wave
Rhodostrophia tabidaria Zeller, 1847
Rhoptria asperaria Hübner, 1817
Scopula (Calothysanis) decolor Staudinger, 1898
Scopula (Calothysanis) flaccidaria Zeller, 1852
Scopula (Calothysanis) imitaria Hübner, 1799Small Blood-vein
Scopula (Calothysanis) luridata Zeller, 1847
Scopula (Calothysanis) marginepunctata Goeze, 1781Mullein Wave
Scopula (Calothysanis) minorata Boisduval, 1833Petite Wave
Scopula (Calothysanis) sacraria Bang-Haas, 1910
Scopula (Calothysanis) uberaria Zerny, 1933
Scopula (Scopula) ornata Scopoli, 1763Lace Border
Scopula (Scopula) submutata Treitschke, 1828Mediterranean Lace Border
Scopula (Scopula) turbulentaria Staudinger, 1870Dotted Ochre Wave
Scopula (Scopula) vigilata Sohn-Rethel, 1929
Scopula coenosaria (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Scopula luridata Zeller, 1847
Selidosema tamsi Rebel, 1939
Speranza anataria Swett, 1913
Tacparia detersata Guenée, 1858Pale Alder
Tetracis cachexiata Guenée, 1857White Slant Line
Thera variata subtaurica Wehrli, 1932
Xanthorhoe binderi Staudinger, 1923
Xanthorhoe fluctuata Linnaeus, 1758Garden Carpet
Xanthorhoe oxybiata Milliere, 1872
Xanthorhoe pederi
Xenochlorodes olympiaria Herrich-Schä..., 1852Small Mediterranean Emerald

Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Cyprus
SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines
41
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
11
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLarentiinae
Duponchel, 1845
Larentiine Moths, Larentiines
24
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOrthostixinae
Meyrick, 1892
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySterrhinae
Meyrick, 1892
Sterrhines
7
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Geometridae (Leach 1815)
Geometridae (Leach 1815)


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