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Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Garissa County (North Eastern Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
94
230
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
94
230
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
88
221
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
201
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
25
87
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
25
86
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
86
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
62
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
58
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
8
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Garissa County
8 Genera with 9 Species
Antharmostes Warren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmia Hübner, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1932Pug Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Exeliopsis L.B. Prout, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Nycterosea Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Rhodometra Meyrick, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Zamarada Moore, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Garissa County
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912
Chiasmia choica Prout L. B., 1932
Chiasmia deuteria (Prout L. B., 1932)⇒ Chiasmia costiguttata Warren, 1899
Chiasmia geminilinea Prout, 1932
Eupithecia resarta Prout L.B., 1932
Exeliopsis tholera Prout, 1932
Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794Gem
Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767The Vestal
Scopula metacosmia Prout, 1932

Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Garissa County
SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLarentiinae
Duponchel, 1845
Larentiine Moths, Larentiines
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySterrhinae
Meyrick, 1892
Sterrhines
2
2
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