Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Dominica (Windward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 207
874
1329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 207
874
1329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 201
855
1307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 130
629
1002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
147
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
147
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
147
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
89
144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
85
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
7
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Dominica
6 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Dominica
8 Species | Iridopsis idonearia Walker, 1860 | | | Nemoria rectilinea Warren, 1906 | | | Nepheloleuca atomaria Dyar, 1914 | | | Nepheloleuca illiturata Guenée, 1898 | | | Nepheloleuca politia Cramer, 1776 | | | Racheospila sanctaecrucis (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Synchlora herbaria Fabricius, 1794 | | Synchlora herbaria Fabricius, 1794 | | | Synchlora hulstiana (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Synchlora herbaria Fabricius, 1794 |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Dominica
 | | Geometridae (Leach 1815) |
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