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Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
325
2686
4513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
325
2686
4513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
2609
4405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1986
3313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1080
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1080
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1079
1686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
740
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
696
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
3
155
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
143
231
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hong Kong
143 Genera with 231 Species
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Abraxas Leach, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Achrosis Guenée, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Acolutha Warren, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Agathia Guenée, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Alcis Curtis, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Alex Walker, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Amaurinia Hübner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Amraica Moore, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Antharmostes Warren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Antitrygodes Warren, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Apostegania Prout, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Ascotis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Asthena Hübner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Axinoptera Hampson, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Berta Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Biston Leach, 1858Oak beauty2SpeciesTaxom
Boarmia Hübner, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Bosara Walker, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Calletaera Warren, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Callioratis Felder, 01SpeciesTaxom
Casuariclystis Holloway, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Celenna Walker, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Chaetolopha Warren, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmia Hübner, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Chloroclystis Hübner, 1988Pugs6SpeciesTaxom
Chordophora1SpeciesTaxom
Chorodna Walker, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Chrioloba Prout, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Chrysocrapeda1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysocraspeda Swinhoe, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cleora Curtis, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Collix Guenée, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Comostola Meyrick, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Corymica Walker, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Dasyboarmia Prout, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Dindica Moore, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Dysphania Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ecliptopera Warren, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1860Engrailed Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Entomopteryx Guenée, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Eois Hübner, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Epipristis Meyrick, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Eriopithex Warren, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Eucyclodes Warren, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Eumelea Duncan, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1895Pug Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Euryobeidia Fletcher, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Fascellina Walker, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Gasterocome Warren, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Girida Mironov & Ga..., 2012
0SpeciesTaxom
Glaucoclystis Holloway, 1997
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptoloma Warren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Gonanticlea Swinhoe, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Gonodontis Hubner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoscelis Mabille, 1880Pugs4SpeciesTaxom
Hemithea Duponchel, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Herochroma Swinhoe, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Heteralex Warren, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Heterocallia Leech, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Heterolocha Lederer, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Heterostegane Hampson, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Hydatocapnia Warren, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Hyperythra Guenée, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Hypomecis Hübner, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Hyposidra Guenée, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Hyria Robineau-Des..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Idaea Treitschke, 1862Dwarf cream wave9SpeciesTaxom
Idiochlora Prout, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Jodis Hübner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Krananda Moore, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Limbatochlamys Rothschild, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Lomographa Hübner, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Lophophelma Prout, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Lophophleps Treitschke, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Luxiaria Walker, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Maxates Moore, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Medasina Moore, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Metallaxis Prout, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Microcalcarifera Inoue, 1982
0SpeciesTaxom
Microcalicha Sato, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Milionia Walker, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Nothomiza Warren, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Nycterosea Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Obeidia Walker, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Omiza Walker, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmitis Fletcher, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Organopoda Hampson, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Orthocabera Butler, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Orthonama Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ourapteryx Leach, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Oxymacaria Warren, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Ozola Walker, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Palaeaspilates Warren, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Palpoctenidia Prout, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paradarisa Warren, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Paramaxates Warren, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Parasynegia Warren, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pareumelea Warren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pelagodes J.D. Holloway, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Peratophyga Warren, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Percnia Guenée, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Perixera Meyrick, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Physetobasis Hampson, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pingasa Moore, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomorpha Brèthes, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Plutodes Guenée, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Problepsis Lederer, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Protuliocnemis Holloway, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Psamatodes Guenée, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudeuchlora Hampson, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocollix Warren, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonadagara Inoue, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothalera Warren, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Psilalcis Warren, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Pylargosceles Prout, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhorachis Meyrick, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Racotis Moore, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Rhomborista Warren, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchobapta Hampson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Ruttellerona Swinhoe, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Sarcinodes Guenée, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Sauris Guenée, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Scardamia Guenée, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 199210SpeciesTaxom
Semiothisa Hübner, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Sigilliclystis Galsworthy, 1999
0SpeciesTaxom
Sigillictystis Galsworthy, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Somatina Guenée, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Spaniocentra Prout, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Spiralisigna Holloway, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Synegia Guenée, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tanaorhinus Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Terina Walker, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Thalassodes Guenée, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Thinopteryx Butler, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Timandra Duponchel, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Traminda Saalmüller, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Trigonoptila Moore, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Xerodes Guenée, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Zanclopera Warren, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Zeheba Moore, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Zethenia Guenée, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Ziridava Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hong Kong
231 Species and 3 Subspecies
Abraxas amicula Wehrli, 1935
Abraxas illuminata Warren, 1894
Achrosis incitata Walker, 1862
Acolutha (Emmelesia) pictaria Moore, 1888
Acolutha (Hyria) pulchella Hampson, 1895
Agathia arcuata Moore, 1867
Agathia carissima Butler, 1878
Agathia lycaenaria Kollar, 1844
Alcis imbecilis Moore, 1888
Alex palparia Walker, 1861
Amaurinia nubifera (Walker, 1861)⇒ Eois gratalaria Walker, 1861
Amraica recursaria (Walker, 1860)⇒ Amraica superans Butler, 1878
Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912
Antitrygodes divisaria (Walker, 1861)⇒ Scopula divisaria Christoph, 1893
Antitrygodes vicina (Thierry Mieg, 1907)⇒ Malacosoma alpicolum Staudinger, 1870
Apostegania crina Swinhoe, 1892
Ascotis selenaria Denis & Schi..., 1775Giant looper
Asthena undulata Wileman, 1915
Axinoptera anticostalis Galsworthy, 1999
Axinoptera errabunda (Prout, 1958)⇒ Bosara errabunda L.B. Prout, 1958
Berta chrysolineata Walker, 1863
Biston marginata Shiraki, 1913
Biston suppressaria Guenée, 1858
Boarmia cineracea Moore, 1888
Bosara errabunda L.B. Prout, 1958
Bosara kadooriensis Galsworthy, 2002
Bosara subrobusta Inoue, 1988
Calletaera dentata Jiang, Xue &..., 2014
Calletaera postvittata Walker, 1861
Calletaera subexpressa Walker, 1861
Callioratis abraxas abraxas
Casuariclystis latifascia Walker, 1866
Celenna festivaria Fabricius, 1794
Chaetolopha incurvata Moore, 1888
Chiasmia emersaria Walker, 1861
Chiasmia monticolaria Leech, 1897
Chiasmia ozararia Walker, 1860
Chiasmia sudanata Warren & Rot..., 1905
Chloroclystis (Chloroclystis) analyta Prout, 1928
Chloroclystis conversa Warren, 1897
Chloroclystis errabunda (Prout, 1958)⇒ Bosara errabunda L.B. Prout, 1958
Chloroclystis griseorufa (Hampson, 1898)⇒ Glaucoclystis griseorufa Hampson, 1898
Chloroclystis infusata Walker, 1866
Chloroclystis subrobusta (Inoue, 1988)⇒ Bosara subrobusta Inoue, 1988
Chordophora glaucias Meyrick, 1892
Chorodna ochreimacula Prout, 1914
Chorodna strixaria Guenée, 1857
Chrioloba perpusilla Wehrli, 1924
Chrysocrapeda faganaria Guenée, , 1858
Chrysocraspeda olearia Guenée, 1857
Cleora alienaria Walker, 1860
Cleora fraterna Moore, 1888
Cleora injectaria Walker, 1860
Cleora repulsaria Walker, 1860
Collix (Collix) ghosha Walker, 1862
Collix griseipalpis (Wileman, 1916)⇒ Collix stellatus Warren, 1894
Collix praetenta Prout, 1929
Comostola meritaria Walker, 1861
Comostola pyrrhogona Walker, 1866
Corymica arnearia Walker, 1860
Corymica deducta Walker, 1866
Corymica spatiosa Prout, 1925
Dindica olivacea Inoue, 1990
Dysphania militaris Linnaeus, 1758
Ecliptopera furva Swinhoe, 1891
Ectropis bhurmitra Walker, 1860Tea Twig Caterpillar
Eois gratalaria Walker, 1861
Eois grataria Walker, 1861
Epipristis minimaria Guenée, 1858
Eriopithex recensitaria Walker, 1862
Eucyclodes albisparsa Walker, 1861
Eucyclodes semialba Walker, 1861
Eumelea biflavata Warren, 1896
Eumelea ludovicata Guenée, 1858
Eupithecia cerynea Druce, 1893
Eupithecia chlorophora Swinhoe, 1895
Eupithecia costalis Walker, 1863
Eupithecia mundiscripta Warren, 1907
Eupithecia subrobusta (Inoue, 1988)⇒ Bosara subrobusta Inoue, 1988
Eupithecia subtacincta Hampson, 1895
Euryobeidia largeteaui Oberthür, 1884
Fascellina chromataria Walker, 1860
Fascellina plagiata Walker, 1866
Gasterocome pannosaria Moore, 1868
Gnamptoloma aventiaria Guenée, 1858
Gonanticlea aversa Swinhoe, 1892
Gonodontis clelia Cramer, 1780
Gymnoscelis deleta Hampson, 1891
Gymnoscelis subpumilata (Inoue, 1972)⇒ Spiralisigna subpumilata Inoue, 1972
Gymnoscelis taprobanica Prout, 1958
Gymnoscelis tristrigosa Butler, 1880
Hemithea marina Butler, 1878
Hemithea tritonaria Walker, 1863
Herochroma baba Swinhoe, 1893
Herochroma cristata Warren, 1905
Herochroma viridaria Moore, 1867
Heteralex unilinea Swinhoe, 1902
Heterocallia temeraria Swinhoe, 1891
Heterolocha aristonaria Walker, 1860
Heterostegane urbica Swinhoe, 1895
Heterostegane warreni Prout, 1932
Hydatocapnia gemina Yazaki, 1990
Hyperythra lutea Stoll, 1781
Hypomecis cineracea Moore, 1888
Hypomecis transcissa Walker, 1860
Hyposidra infixaria Walker, 1860
Hyposidra talaca Walker, 1860Black inch worm
Hyria grataria (Walker, 1861)⇒ Eois gratalaria Walker, 1861
Idaea chotaria Swinhoe, 1886
Idaea costiguttata Warren, 1896
Idaea euclasta Turner, 1922
Idaea impexa Butler, 1879
Idaea jakima Butler, 1878
Idaea macrospila Prout, 1926
Idaea phaeocrossa Prout, 1931
Idaea ptyonopoda Hampson, 1895
Idaea vacillata Walker, 1862
Idiochlora minuscula Inoue, 1986
Jodis nanda Walker, 1861
Jodis subtractata Walker, 1863
Krananda latimarginaria (Leech, 1891)⇒ Trigonoptila latimarginaria Leech, 1891
Krananda oliveomarginata Swinhoe, 1894
Limbatochlamys pararosthorni Han & Xue, 2005
Limbatochlamys parvisis Han & Xue, 2005
Lomographa claripennis Inoue, 1977
Lomographa inamata Walker, 1861
Lophophelma funebrosa Warren, 1896
Lophophelma luteipes Felder & Rog..., 1875
Lophophleps purpurea Hampson, 1891
Luxiaria emphatica Prout, 1925
Luxiaria mitorrhaphes Prout, 1925
Luxiaria phyllosaria Walker, 1860
Maxates coelataria Walker, 1861
Medasina creataria (Guenée, 1858)⇒ Chorodna creataria Guenée, 1858
Metallaxis semipurpurascens Hampson, 1896
Milionia zonea (Walker, 1854)⇒ Milionia basalis Walker, 1854
Nothomiza flavicosta Prout, 1914
Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794Gem
Obeidia tigrata Guenée, 1857
Omiza pachiaria Walker, 1860
Ophthalmitis herbidaria Guenée, 1858
Organopoda carnearia Walker, 1861
Orthocabera sericea Butler, 1879
Orthonama obstipata (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794
Ourapteryx clara Butler, 1880
Oxymacaria temeraria Swinhoe, 1891
Ozola minor Moore, 1888
Palaeaspilates ocularia Fabricius, 1775
Palpoctenidia phoenicosoma Swinhoe, 1895
Paradarisa chloauges Prout, 1927
Paramaxates vagata Walker, 1861
Parasynegia vitticostata Walker, 1862
Pareumelea eugeniata Guenée, 1858
Pelagodes antiquadrarius Inoue, 1976
Pelagodes subquadraria Inoue, 1976
Peratophyga crista N. Jiang , D..., 2012
Peratophyga venetia (Swinhoe, 1902)⇒ Peratophyga crista N. Jiang , D..., 2012
Percnia fumidaria Leech, 1897
Perixera absconditaria Walker, , 1863
Perixera griseata Warren, 1896
Perixera minorata Warren, 1897
Perixera punctata Warren, 1897
Physetobasis dentifascia Hampson, 1895
Pingasa chloroides Galsworthy, 1998
Pingasa rubicunda Warren, 1894
Pingasa rufofasciata Moore, 1888
Pingasa ruginaria Guenée, 1858
Plesiomorpha flaviceps Butler, 1881
Plesiomorpha punctillinearia Leech, 1891
Plutodes costatus Butler, 1886
Plutodes exquisita Butler, 1880
Plutodes flavescens Butler, 1880
Problepsis conjunctiva Warren, 1893
Problepsis eucircota Prout, 1913
Problepsis vulgaris Butler, 1889
Protuliocnemis castalaria Oberthur, 1916
Psamatodes abydata (Guenée, 1858)⇒ Semiothisa abydata Guenée, 1858
Pseudeuchlora kafebera Swinhoe, 1894
Pseudocollix hyperythra Hampson, 1895
Pseudonadagara semicolor Warren, 1895
Pseudothalera carolinae Galsworthy, 1997
Psilalcis galsworthyi Sato, 1996
Pylargosceles steganioides Butler, 1878
Pyrrhorachis pyrrhogona Walker, 1866
Racotis boarmiaria (Guenée, 1857)⇒ Racotis hollowayi Sato, 2004
Racotis hollowayi Sato, 2004
Racotis inconclusa Walker, 1860
Rhomborista monosticta Wehrli, 1924
Rhynchobapta flaviceps Butler, 1881
Ruttellerona pseudocessaria Holloway, 1994
Sarcinodes restitutaria Walker, 1863
Sauris hirudinata Guenée, 1858
Sauris hirundinata Guenée, 1857
Sauris remodesaria (Guenée, 1858)⇒ Sauris hirundinata Guenée, 1857
Sauris victoriae Galsworthy, 1999
Scardamia aurantiacaria Bremer, 1864
Scardamia metallaria (Guenée, 1858)⇒ Scardamia aurantiacaria Bremer, 1864
Scopula (Calothysanis) divisaria Christoph, 1893
Scopula ornata Scopula Prout, 1913
Scopula emissaria Walker, 1861
Scopula fibulata Guenée, 1857
Scopula mecysma Swinhoe, 1894
Scopula propinquaria Leech, 1897
Scopula sybillaria Swinh, 1902
Scopula vicina Gaede, 1917
Scopula viettei Herbulot, 1992
Scopula vojnitsi Inoue, 1992
Semiothisa emersaria (Walker, 1861)⇒ Chiasmia emersaria Walker, 1861
Semiothisa ozararia Walker, 1860
Sigillictystis kendricki Galsworthy, 1999
Somatina anthophilata Guenée, 1857
Somatina obscuriciliata Wehrli, 1924
Somatina plynusaria Walker, 1862
Spaniocentra hollowayi Inoue, 1986
Spiralisigna gloriae Galsworthy, 1999
Spiralisigna subpumilata Inoue, 1972
Synegia eumeleata Walker, 1861
Tanaorhinus viridiluteata (Walker, 1861)⇒ Tanaorhinus viridiluteatus Walker, 1861
Terina latifascia Walker, 1854
Thalassodes antiquadraria (Inoue, 1976)⇒ Pelagodes antiquadraria Inoue, 1976
Thalassodes immissaria Walker, 1861
Thalassodes subquadraria (Inoue, 1976)⇒ Pelagodes subquadraria Inoue, 1976
Thinopteryx nebulosa Butler, 1883
Timandra convectaria Walker, 1861
Timandra ruptilinea Warren, 1897
Traminda aventiaria Guenée, 1857
Trigonoptila latimarginaria Leech, 1891
Xerodes contiguaria Leech, 1897
Zanclopera falcata Warren, 1894
Zethenia contiguaria (Leech, 1897)⇒ Xerodes contiguaria Leech, 1897
Ziridava (Ziridava) xylinaria Walker, 1863Indistinct Carpet

Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Hong Kong
SubfamilyDesmobathrinae
Meyrick, 1886
Desmobathrine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines
62
87
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
24
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLarentiinae
Duponchel, 1845
Larentiine Moths, Larentiines
29
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOenochrominae
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySterrhinae
Meyrick, 1892
Sterrhines
16
42
Genera
Species

Taxom



Geometridae (Leach 1815)
Geometridae (Leach 1815)


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