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Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Danish Wadden Islands (South Denmark, Denmark)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		55
530
897		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		55
530
897		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		55
530
897		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		42
477
816		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		41
476
815		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		40
475
813		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
471
807		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
347
609		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
297
491		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths		1
78
131		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves		78
131		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Danish Wadden Islands
78 Genera with 131 Species
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Abraxas Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Acasis Duponchel, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Agriopis Hübner, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Angerona Duponchel, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Biston Leach, 1767Oak beauty2SpeciesTaxom
Bupalus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cabera Treitschke, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Campaea Lamarck, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Camptogramma Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Carsia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Catarhoe Herbulot, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Charissa Curtis, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chesias Treitschke, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chlorissa Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chloroclysta Hübner, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Chloroclystis Hübner, 1809Pugs1SpeciesTaxom
Cidaria Treitschke, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Cleorodes Warren, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Colostygia Hübner, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Costaconvexa Agenjo, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Crocallis Treitschke, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cyclophora Hübner, 1767Mochas4SpeciesTaxom
Dyscia Hübner, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Dysstroma Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Earophila Gumppenberg, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ecliptopera Warren, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1775Engrailed Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Ematurga Lederer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ennomos Treitschke, 18093SpeciesTaxom
Epione Duponchel, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Epirrhoe Hübner, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Epirrita Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Erannis Hübner, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Eulithis Hübner, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Euphyia Hübner, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1813Pug Moths16SpeciesTaxom
Eustroma Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Gandaritis Moore, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Geometra Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoscelis Mabille, 1809Pugs1SpeciesTaxom
Hydria Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hydriomena Huebner, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Hylaea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Idaea Treitschke, 1799Dwarf cream wave7SpeciesTaxom
Ligdia Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lomaspilis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lomographa Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lycia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lythria Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Macaria Curtis, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Mesotype Hübner, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Nycterosea Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Operophtera Hübner, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Opisthograptis Huebner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Orthonama Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ourapteryx Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachycnemia Stephens, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Pelurga Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pennithera Viidalepp, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Perconia Hubner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Peribatodes Wehrli, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Perizoma Hübner, 1775Carpets4SpeciesTaxom
Pharmacis Hübner, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Phibalapteryx Stephens, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoterpna Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pterapherapteryx Curtis, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Rhodometra Meyrick, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Rhodostrophia Hubner, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 17675SpeciesTaxom
Scotopteryx Hübner, 17633SpeciesTaxom
Selenia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Selidosema Hübner, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Thalera Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Thera Stephens, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Timandra Duponchel, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Triphosa Stephens, 1758Tissue Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthorhoe Hübner, 17754SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Danish Wadden Islands
131 Species
Abraxas (Abraxas) grossulariata Linnaeus, 1758Common magpie moth
Acasis viretata Hübner, 1799Yellow-barred Brindle
Agriopis aurantiaria (Hübner, 1799)⇒ Phigaliohybernia aurantiaria Hübner, 1799
Angerona prunaria Linnaeus, 1758Orange Moth
Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758Brindled beauty moth
Biston strataria Hufnagel, 1767Oak Beauty
Bupalus piniaria Linnaeus, 1758Bordered White
Cabera exanthemata Scopoli, 1763Common Wave
Cabera pusaria Linnaeus, 1758Common White Wave
Campaea margaritaria Linnaeus, 1761Light Emerald
Camptogramma bilineata Linnaeus, 1758Yellow Shell
Carsia sororiata Hübner, 1813California strawberry
Catarhoe rubidata Denis & Schi..., 1775Ruddy Carpet
Charissa (Charissa) obscurata Denis & Schi..., 1775Annulet
Chesias legatella Denis & Schi..., 1775Streak
Chiasmia clathrata Linnaeus, 1758Latticed Heath
Chlorissa viridata Linnaeus, 1758Small Grass Emerald
Chloroclysta miata Linnaeus, 1758Autumn Green Carpet
Chloroclysta siterata Hufnagel, 1767Red-green Carpet
Chloroclystis v-ata Haworth, 1809The V-Pug
Cidaria fulvata Forster, 1771Barred Yellow
Cleorodes lichenaria Hufnagel, 1767Brussels Lace
Colostygia pectinataria Knoch, 1781Green Carpet
Costaconvexa polygrammata Borkhausen, 1794Many-lined
Crocallis elinguaria Linnaeus, 1758Scalloped Oak
Cyclophora (Codonia) linearia Hübner, 1799Clay Triple-lines
Cyclophora (Codonia) porata Linnaeus, 1767False Mocha
Cyclophora (Codonia) punctaria Linnaeus, 1758Maiden's Blush
Cyclophora (Cyclophora) albipunctata Hufnagel, 1767Birch Mocha
Dyscia (Eudyscia) fagaria Thunberg, 1784Grey Scalloped Bar
Dysstroma truncata (Hufnagel, 1767)⇒ Chloroclysta truncata Hufnagel, 1767
Earophila badiata Denis & Schi..., 1775Shoulder Stripe
Ecliptopera silaceata Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Phoenix
Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schi..., 1775Engrailed
Ematurga atomaria Linnaeus, 1758Common Heath
Ennomos alniaria Linnaeus, 1758Canary-shouldered Thorn
Ennomos autumnaria Wernenburg, 1859Canary-shouldered thorn moth
Ennomos fuscantaria Haworth, 1809Dusky Thorn
Epione repandaria Hufnagel, 1767Bordered Beauty
Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764Common Carpet
Epirrita autumnata Borkhausen, 1794Autumn Moth
Erannis defoliaria Clerck, 1759Great winter moth
Eulithis populata Linnaeus, 1758Northern Spinach
Eulithis testata Linnaeus, 1761Chevron
Euphyia unangulata Haworth, 1809Sharp-angled Carpet
Eupithecia absinthiata Clerck, 1759Garden sole
Eupithecia assimilata Doubleday, 1856Currant Pug
Eupithecia centaureata Denis & Schi..., 1775Lime-speck Pug
Eupithecia haworthiata Doubleday, 1856Haworth's Pug
Eupithecia icterata de Villers, 1789Tawny Speckled Pug
Eupithecia innotata Hufnagel, 1767Angle-barred Pug
Eupithecia inturbata Hübner, 1817Maple Pug
Eupithecia linariata Denis & Schi..., 1775Toadflax Pug
Eupithecia millefoliata RÖSSLER, 1866Yarrow Pug
Eupithecia nanata Hübner, 1813Narrow-winged Pug
Eupithecia pimpinellata Hübner, 1813Pimpinel Pug
Eupithecia pulchellata Stephens, 1831Foxglove Pug
Eupithecia pygmaeata (Hübner, 1799)⇒ Eupithecia vulgata Haworth, 1809
Eupithecia subumbrata Denis & Schi..., 1775Shaded Pug
Eupithecia succenturiata Linnaeus, 1758Bordered Pug
Eupithecia tenuiata Hübner, 1813Slender Pug
Eustroma reticulata Denis & Schi..., 1775Netted Carpet
Gandaritis pyraliata Denis & Schi..., 1775Barred Straw
Geometra papilionaria Linnaeus, 1758Large Emerald
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Haworth, 1809Cankerworm
Hydria undulata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rheumaptera undulata Linnaeus, 1758
Hydriomena ruberata FREYER, 1831Ruddy Highflyer
Hylaea fasciaria Linnaeus, 1758Banded pine moth
Idaea aversata Linnaeus, 1758Riband Wave
Idaea biselata Hufnagel, 1767Fan-footed Wave
Idaea dimidiata Hufnagel, 1767Single Dotted Wave
Idaea emarginata Linnaeus, 1758Small Scallop
Idaea fuscovenosa Goeze, 1781Dwarf Cream Wave
Idaea seriata Schrank, 1802Small Dusty Wave
Idaea sylvestraria Hübner, 1799Dotted borded wave
Ligdia adustata Denis & Schi..., 1775Scorched Carpet
Lomaspilis marginata Linnaeus, 1758Clouded Border
Lomographa bimaculata Fabricius, 1775White-pinion Spotted
Lycia zonaria Denis & Schi..., 1775Belted Beauty
Lythria cruentaria Hufnagel, 1767Purple-barred yellow
Macaria alternata Denis & Schi..., 1775Sharp-angled Peacock
Macaria brunneata Thunberg, 1784Rannoch Looper
Macaria liturata Clerck, 1759Tawny-barred Angle
Macaria notata Linnaeus, 1758Birch Angle
Macaria signaria Hübner, 1809Common Angle
Macaria wauaria Linnaeus, 1758Currant webworm
Mesotype parallelolineata Retzius, 1783
Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794Gem
Operophtera brumata Linnaeus, 1758Common winter moth
Operophtera fagata Scharfenberg, 1805Northern Winter Moth
Opisthograptis luteolata Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Orthonama vittata Borkhausen, 1794Oblique Carpet
Ourapteryx sambucaria Linnaeus, 1758Swallow-tailed Moth
Pachycnemia hippocastanaria Hübner, 1799Horse Chestnut
Pelurga comitata Linnaeus, 1758Dark Spinach
Pennithera firmata (Hübner, 1822)⇒ Thera firmata Hübner, 1822
Perconia strigillaria Hübner, 1787Grass Wave
Peribatodes rhomboidaria Denis & Schi..., 1775Willow Beauty
Peribatodes secundaria Denis & Schi..., 1775Feathered Beauty
Perizoma albulata Denis & Schi..., 1775Grass Rivulet
Perizoma alchemillata Linnaeus, 1758Looper
Perizoma bifaciata Haworth, 1809Barred Rivulet
Perizoma blandiata Denis & Schi..., 1775Pretty Pinion
Pharmacis fusconebulosa (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Korscheltellus fusconebulosus De Geer, 1778
Phibalapteryx virgata Hufnagel, 1767Oblique Striped
Pseudoterpna pruinata Hufnagel, 1767Grass Emerald
Pterapherapteryx sexalata Retzius, 1783Small Seraphim
Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767The Vestal
Rhodostrophia vibicaria Clerck, 1759Common Pink-barred
Scopula (Calothysanis) emutaria Hübner, 1809Rosy Wave
Scopula (Calothysanis) imitaria Hübner, 1799Small Blood-vein
Scopula (Calothysanis) immutata Linnaeus, 1758Lesser Cream Wave
Scopula (Calothysanis) ternata Schrank, 1802Smoky Wave
Scopula (Scopula) rubiginata Hufnagel, 1767Tawny Wave
Scotopteryx chenopodiata Linnaeus, 1758Shaded Broad Bar
Scotopteryx luridata Hufnagel, 1767July Belle
Scotopteryx mucronata Scopoli, 1763Lead Belle
Selenia dentaria Fabricius, 1775Early Thorn
Selidosema brunnearia de Villers, 1789Bordered Grey
Thalera fimbrialis Scopoli, 1763Sussex Emerald
Thera britannica Turner, 1925Spruce Carpet
Thera cognata Thunberg, 1792Chestnut-coloured Carpet
Thera obeliscata Hübner, 1787Grey Pine Carpet
Thera variata Denis & Schi..., 1775Spruce Carpet
Timandra comae Schmidt, 1931Blood-vein
Timandra griseata (Petersen, 1902)⇒ Timandra comae Schmidt, 1931
Triphosa dubitata Linnaeus, 1758The Tissue
Xanthorhoe biriviata Borkhausen, 1794Balsam Carpet
Xanthorhoe ferrugata Clerck, 1759Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
Xanthorhoe fluctuata Linnaeus, 1758Garden Carpet
Xanthorhoe spadicearia Denis & Schi..., 1775Red Twin-spot Carpet

Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Danish Wadden Islands
SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines		32
44		Genera
Species
Taxom

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

SubfamilyLarentiinae
Duponchel, 1845
Larentiine Moths, Larentiines		36
63		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilySterrhinae
Meyrick, 1892
Sterrhines		6
20		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