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Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
227
1139
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
225
1136
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
1096
1600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
869
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
382
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
382
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
382
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
249
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
233
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
13
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
13
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Darwin
13 Genera with 17 Species
Abraxas Leach, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Aenetus Herrich-Schä..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Cernia Walker, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Chrysochloroma Warren, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Cleora Curtis, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Comostola Meyrick, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Ctimene Boisduval, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dysphania Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Homospora Turner, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Idaea Treitschke, 1922Dwarf cream wave2SpeciesTaxom
Oenochroma Guenée, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Psaliodes Guenée, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 19082SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darwin
17 Species
Abraxas alona Thierry-Mieg, 1910
Aenetus dulcis Swinhoe, 1892
Cernia amyclaria Walker, 1860Pink Cernia
Chrysochloroma megaloptera Lower, 1894
Cleora eugraphica Turner, 1917
Cleora goldfinchi Prout, 1937
Cleora repetita Butler, 1882Grey looper
Comostola nereidaria Snellen, 1881
Ctimene flavannulata Warren, 1899
Dysphania numana Cramer, 1779Peacock Jewel
Homospora rhodoscopa Lower, 1902
Idaea ferrilinea Warren, 1900
Idaea miltophrica Turner, 1922
Oenochroma phyllomorpha Lower, 1899
Psaliodes cronia Druce, 1893
Scopula caesaria Walker, 1861
Scopula thysanopus Turner, 1908

Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Darwin
SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLarentiinae
Duponchel, 1845
Larentiine Moths, Larentiines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOenochrominae
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySterrhinae
Meyrick, 1892
Sterrhines
2
4
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