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Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
210
1650
3717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
209
1649
3716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
1606
3623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
1425
3354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
523
1450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
482
1394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
2
96
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
94
272
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Equatorial Guinea
94 Genera with 272 Species
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Acrostatheusis Prout, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Afroracotis László, Haus..., 18788SpeciesTaxom
Agathia Guenée, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Aletis Schrank, 17636SpeciesTaxom
Antharmostes Warren, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Antiracotis1SpeciesTaxom
Antitrygodes Warren, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Apatadelpha Prout, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Archichlora Warren, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Arebatia László, Stad..., 19963SpeciesTaxom
Asthenotricha Warren, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Bathycolpodes Prout, 19026SpeciesTaxom
Biston Leach, 1913Oak beauty2SpeciesTaxom
Blaboplutodes Prout, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Brachytrita Swinhoe, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Braueriana Bryk, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Cherbulois Hausmann, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Cheroscelis Prout, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmia Hübner, 192311SpeciesTaxom
Chlorissa Stephens, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Chlorochaeta Hübner, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Chloroclystis Hübner, 2011Pugs4SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodrepana Warren, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Chorocotis László, Haus..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Chorodnodes Warren, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Cleora Curtis, 196118SpeciesTaxom
Collix Guenée, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Colocleora Prout, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Comibaena Hübner, 19175SpeciesTaxom
Comostolopsis Warren, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Conolophia Warren, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Dargeia Herbulot, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Derambila Walker, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Dioptrochasma Karsch, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Dorsifulcrum Herbulot, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Ecpetala Fletcher, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1904Engrailed Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Eois Hübner, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Epigynopteryx Warren, 19344SpeciesTaxom
Episteira Warren, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Erastria Hübner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Ereunetea Warren, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1937Pug Moths12SpeciesTaxom
Gelasmodes Prout, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Geodena Walker, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Geolyces Warren, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Gongropteryx Bryk, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Hypochrosis Guenée, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Hypocoela Warren, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Hypomecis Hübner, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Idaea Treitschke, 1872Dwarf cream wave2SpeciesTaxom
Idiodes Guenée, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Lobidiopteryx Warren, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lophorrhachia Prout, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Luxiaria Walker, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Megadrepana Holland, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Melinoessa Herrich-Schä..., 19179SpeciesTaxom
Menophra Moore, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Mesocolpia Warren, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Mesothisa Warren, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Miantochora Warren, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Milocera Swinhoe, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Mimaletis Warren, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Narthecusa Walker, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ochroplutodes Warren, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Oedicentra Warren, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Oplerclanis Eitschberger, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Piercia Janse, 20084SpeciesTaxom
Pigiopsis Warren, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pingasa Moore, 18608SpeciesTaxom
Pitthea Walker, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Plegapteryx Herrich-Scha..., 18932SpeciesTaxom
Prasinocyma Warren, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Problepsis Lederer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Protosteira Prout, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Psilocerea Saalmüller, 19995SpeciesTaxom
Ptomophyle Prout, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Racotis Moore, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Ramopteryx1SpeciesTaxom
Scardamia Guenée, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 200121SpeciesTaxom
Semiothisa Hübner, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Terina Walker, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Thalassodes Guenée, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Thenopa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Vaena Walker, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Victoria Warren, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Xanthisthisa Speiser, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Xanthorhoe Hübner, 190110SpeciesTaxom
Xenimpia Warren, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Xenochroma palimpaʏ..., 19022SpeciesTaxom
Xenostega Warren, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Xylopteryx Guenée, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Zamarada Moore, 189716SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Equatorial Guinea
272 Species and 31 Subspecies
Acrostatheusis apicitincta Prout, 1915
Afroracotis angulosa Herbulot, 1973
Afroracotis argillacea Warren, 1900
Afroracotis argillacea cedrici Herbulot, 1998
Afroracotis chaineyi László, Haus..., 2023
Afroracotis fiebigi László, Haus..., 2023
Afroracotis lydiae László, Haus..., 2023
Afroracotis lydiae lydiae László, Haus..., 2023
Afroracotis squalida Butler, 1878
Agathia confuscata Warren, 1897
Aletis contractimargo (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Scopula helcita Linnaeus, 1763
Aletis dissoluta (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Scopula helcita Linnaeus, 1763
Aletis druryi (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Scopula helcita Linnaeus, 1763
Aletis helcita (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Scopula helcita Linnaeus, 1763
Aletis helcita helcita Linnaeus, 1763
Aletis rubricaput (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Scopula helcita Linnaeus, 1763
Antharmostes interalbicans Warren, 1902
Antharmostes mesoleuca Warren, 1899
Antiracotis squalida Butler, 1878
Antitrygodes callibotrys (Prout, 1918)⇒ Scopula callibotrys Prout, 1918
Apatadelpha biocellaria Walker, 1863
Archichlora devoluta Walker, 1861
Archichlora marginata Warren, 1902
Archichlora pulveriplaga Warren, 1898
Archichlora viridimacula Warren, 1898
Arebatia burgessi Carcasson, 1964
Arebatia ceres Karisch, 2020
Arebatia karischi Herbulot, 1996
Asthenotricha amblycoma Prout, 1935
Asthenotricha ansorgei Warren, 1899
Asthenotricha fernandi Prout, 1935
Bathycolpodes explanata Herbulot, 1986
Bathycolpodes roehrichti Karisch, 2010
Bathycolpodes scheeli Karisch & Hoppe, 2010
Bathycolpodes semigrisea Warren, 1897
Bathycolpodes subfuscata Warren, 1902
Bathycolpodes subfuscata subfuscata Warren, 1902
Biston abruptaria Walker, 1869
Biston johannaria Oberthür, 1913
Blaboplutodes missilorum Prout, 1934
Brachytrita cervinaria Swinhoe, 1904
Brachytrita cervinaria cervinaria Swinhoe, 1904
Braueriana karischi Herbulot, 1996
Cherbulois banakaria Plötz, 1880
Cheroscelis oospila Prout, 1912
Chiasmia affinis Warren, 1902
Chiasmia albivia Prout, 1915
Chiasmia conturbata Warren, 1898
Chiasmia feraliata Guenée, 1858
Chiasmia nana Warren, 1898
Chiasmia ostentosaria Möschler, 1887
Chiasmia rectilinea Warren, 1905
Chiasmia rectilinea rectilinea Warren, 1905
Chiasmia rectistriaria Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Chiasmia subvaria BASTELBERGER, 1907
Chiasmia unigeminata Prout, 1923
Chlorissa annobonica Herbulot, 1958
Chlorissa unilinea Warren, 1897
Chlorochaeta esmeralda Warren, 1898
Chloroclystis mokensis Prout, 1937
Chloroclystis peremptata (Walker, 1862)⇒ Mesocolpia peremptata Walker, 1862
Chloroclystis rietzi Karisch & Hoppe, 2011
Chloroclystis roetschkei Karisch & Hoppe, 2011
Chlorodrepana aequisecta Prout, 1922
Chlorodrepana inaequisecta Herbulot, 1999
Chlorodrepana rothi Warren, 1899
Chorocotis ugandaria Swinhoe, 1904
Chorodnodes rothi Warren, 1897
Cleora acaciaria Boisduval, 1833
Cleora acerata (Fletcher D. S., 1967)⇒ Cleora atriclava Prout, 1926
Cleora atriclava Prout, 1926
Cleora derogaria Snellen, 1872
Cleora echinodes Fletcher D. S., 1967
Cleora fernandi Herbulot, 1998
Cleora herbuloti Fletcher D. S., 1958
Cleora herbuloti herbuloti Fletcher D. S., 1958
Cleora lauensis Robinson, 1975
Cleora nigrisparsalis Janse, 1932
Cleora pavlitzkiae Fletcher D. S., 1958
Cleora pavlitzkiae occidens Herbulot, 1976
Cleora plax Fletcher D. S., 1967
Cleora poensis Herbulot, 2003
Cleora radula Fletcher D. S., 1967
Cleora radula leptopasta Fletcher, 1967
Cleora scobina Fletcher D. S., 1967
Cleora toulgoetae Herbulot, 1961
Collix biokensis Herbulot, 1999
Collix biokoensis Herbulot, 1999
Collix brevipalpis Herbulot, 1999
Colocleora bilobata Herbulot, 1975
Colocleora collenettei Prout, 1938
Colocleora divisaria Walker, 1860
Colocleora expansa Warren, 1899
Colocleora smithi Warren, 1904
Comibaena barnsi Prout, 1930
Comibaena barnsi barnsi Prout L. B., 1930
Comibaena esmeralda Warren, 1898
Comibaena flavitaenia Warren, 1898
Comibaena hemictenes Prout, 1917
Comostolopsis coerulea Warren, 1902
Comostolopsis simplex Warren, 1902
Conolophia persimilis Warren, 1905
Dargeia micheleae Herbulot, 1977
Derambila biokoensis Herbulot, 1998
Derambila macritibia Prout, 1929
Derambila macritibia biokoensis Herbulot, 1998
Derambila punctisignata Walker, 1863
Dioptrochasma ablegata Herbulot, 1996
Dioptrochasma calderae Herbulot, 1996
Dioptrochasma mercyi Herbulot, 1956
Dioptrochasma specularia Holland, 1893
Dorsifulcrum canui Herbulot, 1998
Ecpetala camerunica Herbulot, 1988
Ecpetala camerunica transgressa Herbulot, 1999
Ecpetala carnifasciata Warren, 1899
Ecpetala transgressa Herbulot, 1999
Ectropis anisa Prout, 1915
Ectropis subapicata Warren, 1904
Eois alticola Aurivillius, 1925
Epigynopteryx maculosata Warren, 1901
Epigynopteryx straminea Warren, 1897
Epigynopteryx tabitha Warren, 1901
Epigynopteryx termininota Prout, 1934
Episteira confusidentata Warren, 1897
Episteira frustrata Prout, 1935
Erastria albosignata Walker, 1863
Erastria albosignata albosignata Walker, 1863
Ereunetea minor Holland, 1893
Ereunetea minor minor Holland, 1893
Eupithecia calderae Herbulot, 1999
Eupithecia dohertyi Prout L.B., 1935
Eupithecia dohertyi fumata Fletcher D. S., 1951
Eupithecia fernandi Herbulot, 1999
Eupithecia gradatilinea Prout L.B., 1916
Eupithecia granata Vojnits, 1979
Eupithecia jeanneli Herbulot, 1953
Eupithecia karischi Herbulot, 1999
Eupithecia nigribasis Warren, 1902
Eupithecia oculata Fletcher D. S., 1956
Eupithecia rubidimixta (Prout L.B., 1916)⇒ Eupithecia granata Vojnits, 1979
Eupithecia sodalis Prout L.B., 1937
Gelasmodes fasciata Warren, 1899
Geodena camerunensis Herbulot, 1989
Geolyces convexaria Mabille, 1890
Gongropteryx fasciata Holland, 1893
Hypochrosis banakaria Plötz, 1880
Hypocoela claviramis (Prout, 1938)⇒ Hypocoela turpisaria Swinhoe, 1904
Hypocoela turpisaria Swinhoe, 1904
Hypomecis nessa Herbulot, 1995
Hypomecis quaerenda Herbulot, 2000
Idaea insularum Prout L. B., 1927
Idaea pulveraria Snellen, 1872
Idiodes pectinata Herbulot, 1966
Lobidiopteryx stulta Prout, 1921
Lophorrhachia palliata Warren, 1898
Lophorrhachia rubricorpus Warren, 1898
Lophorrhachia rubricorpus rubricorpus Warren, 1898
Luxiaria biafaria Plötz, 1880
Luxiaria manengouba Herbulot, 1986
Luxiaria transmarina Herbulot, 1998
Megadrepana brunneata (Strand, 1912)⇒ Megadrepana cinerea Holland, 1893
Megadrepana cinerea Holland, 1893
Melinoessa aemonia Swinhoe, 1904
Melinoessa aemonia restrictiflava Prout, 1922
Melinoessa amplissimata Walker, 1863
Melinoessa asteria Prout, 1934
Melinoessa croesaria Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Melinoessa midas Prout, 1922
Melinoessa stellata Butler, 1878
Melinoessa tanyglochis Prout, 1928
Melinoessa tessmanni Gaede, 1917
Menophra bilobata Herbulot, 1995
Menophra dnophera Prout, 1915
Menophra dnophera dnophera Prout L. B., 1915
Menophra nathaliae Herbulot, 1998
Mesocolpia peremptata Walker, 1862
Mesothisa flaccida Warren, 1905
Miantochora interrupta BASTELBERGER, 1907
Miantochora venerata Mabille, 1879
Milocera divorsa Prout, 1922
Milocera ja Krüger, 2001
Mimaletis postica Walker, 1869
Narthecusa tenuiorata Walker, 1862
Ochroplutodes bisecta Warren, 1904
Oedicentra albipennis Warren, 1902
Oedicentra volcanica Herbulot, 1997
Oplerclanis malaboensis Darge, 2006
Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781
Oplerclanis rhadamistus malaboensis Darge, 2006
Piercia ansorgei Bethune-Baker, 1913
Piercia detracta Herbulot, 1988
Piercia fumitacta Warren, 1903
Piercia kuehnei Karisch, 2008
Pigiopsis convergens Warren, 1899
Pingasa commutata Walker, 1860
Pingasa delotypa Prout, 1935
Pingasa dispensata Walker, 1860
Pingasa dispensata delotypa Prout, 1935
Pingasa distensaria delotypa Prout, 1935
Pingasa rhadamaria victoria Prout, 1913
Pingasa ruginaria Guenée, 1858
Pingasa ruginaria commutata Walker, 1860
Pitthea agenoria Druce, 1890
Pitthea continua Walker, 1854
Pitthea famula Drury, 1773
Pitthea syndroma Prout, 1932
Plegapteryx anomalus Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Plegapteryx purpurascens Holland, 1893
Prasinocyma adornata Prout, 1915
Prasinocyma albinotata Prout, 1930
Prasinocyma neglecta Prout, 1921
Prasinocyma niveisticta Prout, 1912
Prasinocyma niveisticta adornata Prout, 1915
Problepsis ochripicta Warren, 1901
Protosteira achroa Prout, 1935
Psilocerea laevigata Fletcher D. S., 1958
Psilocerea pulverosa Warren, 1894
Psilocerea pulverosa vingerhoedti Herbulot, 1999
Psilocerea vingerhoedti Herbulot, 1999
Ptomophyle inflexa Herbulot, 1998
Racotis angulosa Herbulot, 1973
Racotis cedrici Herbulot, 1998
Racotis squalida Butler, 1878
Racotis zebrina Warren, 1899
Ramopteryx viridimista Karisch, 2001
Scardamia nubilicosta Prout, 1932
Scopula acidalia Holland, 1894
Scopula anoista Prout, 1915
Scopula conspicillaria Karisch, 2001
Scopula displicitata (Kheil, 1909)⇒ Scopula subperlaria Warren, 1897
Scopula ectopostigma Prout, 1932
Scopula helcita Linnaeus, 1763
Scopula herbuloti Karisch, 2001
Scopula karischi Herbulot, 1999
Scopula laevipennis Warren, 1897
Scopula obliquifascia Herbulot, 1999
Scopula obliquifasciata
Scopula pyraliata Warren, 1898
Scopula rectisecta Prout, 1920
Scopula recurvata Herbulot, 1992
Scopula sordaria Karisch, 2001
Scopula subperlaria Warren, 1897
Scopula subperlaria displicitata Kheil, 1909
Scopula subperlaria subperlaria Warren, 1897
Scopula suda Prout, 1932
Scopula transsecta Warren, 1898
Scopula valentinella Karisch, 2001
Semiothisa affinis Warren, 1902
Semiothisa albivia Prout, 1915
Semiothisa ostentosaria Möschler, 1887
Semiothisa subvaria BASTELBERGER, 1907
Terina circumdata Walker, 1865
Terina doleris Plötz, 1880
Thalassodes dentatilinea Prout, 1912
Thalassodes unicolor Warren, 1902
Thenopa diversa Walker, 1855
Vaena eacleoides Walker, 1869
Victoria compsa Prout, 1932
Victoria immunifica Prout, 1912
Victoria immunifica immunifica Prout L. B., 1912
Victoria perornata Warren, 1898
Xanthisthisa extrema Herbulot, 1999
Xanthisthisa tarsispina Warren, 1901
Xanthorhoe alticola Aurivillius, 1925
Xanthorhoe alticola alticola Aurivillius, 1925
Xanthorhoe ansorgei Warren, 1899
Xanthorhoe ansorgei ansorgei Warren, 1899
Xanthorhoe heliopharia Swinhoe, 1904
Xanthorhoe morosa Prout, 1933
Xanthorhoe pseudognathos Herbulot, 1981
Xanthorhoe rudnicki Karisch & Hoppe, 2011
Xanthorhoe tamsi Fletcher D. S., 1963
Xanthorhoe trientata Warren, 1901
Xenimpia burgessi Carcasson, 1964
Xenimpia ceres Karisch, 2020
Xenimpia karischi Herbulot, 1996
Xenochroma angulosa Herbulot, 1984
Xenochroma candidata Warren, 1902
Xenostega fallax Warren, 1899
Xenostega poensis Herbulot, 1999
Xenostega tincta Warren, 1899
Xylopteryx dargei Herbulot, 1984
Xylopteryx elongata Herbulot, 1984
Xylopteryx nacaria Swinhoe, 1904
Xylopteryx nebulata Fletcher D. S., 1963
Zamarada amymone Prout, 1934
Zamarada aurolineata Gaede, 1915
Zamarada bicuspida Fletcher D. S., 1974
Zamarada bonaberiensis Strand, 1915
Zamarada dentigera Warren, 1909
Zamarada dentigera dentigera Warren, 1909
Zamarada griseola Fletcher D. S., 1974
Zamarada ixiaria Swinhoe, 1904
Zamarada melpomene Oberthür, 1912
Zamarada paxilla Fletcher D. S., 1974
Zamarada platycephala Fletcher D. S., 1974
Zamarada reflexaria Walker, 1863
Zamarada sicula Fletcher D. S., 1974
Zamarada triangularis Gaede, 1915
Zamarada tullia Oberthür, 1913
Zamarada vulpina Warren, 1897

Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Equatorial Guinea
SubfamilyDesmobathrinae
Meyrick, 1886
Desmobathrine Moths
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines
54
149
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
16
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLarentiinae
Duponchel, 1845
Larentiine Moths, Larentiines
11
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOenochrominae
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858
2
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySterrhinae
Meyrick, 1892
Sterrhines
5
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Geometridae (Leach 1815)
Geometridae (Leach 1815)


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