Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 625
10622
39131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 622
10614
39115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 597
10460
38704 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 380
8357
33786 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
2593
10026 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
2592
10025 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2589
10022 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1622
6848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
1431
6198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
245
1255 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 228
1188 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Indian Ocean islands
228 Genera with 1188 Species
| Abraxas Leach, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthovalva Krüger, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acasis Duponchel, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acidaliastis Hampson, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acidromodes Hausmann, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afrophyla Warren, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Afroracotis László, Haus..., 2023 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Agathia Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriopis Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angerona Duponchel, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisodes Guenée, 1857 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Antharmostes Warren, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticlea Stephens, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticleora Herbulot, 1966 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Antitrygodes Warren, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Apeira Gistl, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphilopota Warren, 1899 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Aplasta Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aplocera Stephens, 1827 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aposteira Prout, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archichlora Warren, 1898 | | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Arebatia László, Stad..., 2025 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrophora Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascotis Hübner, 1825 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Aspitates Treitschke, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asthena Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asthenotricha Warren, 1899 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Axiodes Warren, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biston Leach, 1815 | Oak beauty | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Blechroneromia Prout, 1925 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Boarmia Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachytrita Swinhoe, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bupalus Leach, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cabera Treitschke, 1825 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Camelopteryx de Joannis, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campaea Lamarck, 1816 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Camptogramma Stephens, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancellalata Fletcher, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Casuariclystis Holloway, 1997 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Centrochria Gaede, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 1823 | | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorerythra Warren, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorissa Stephens, 1831 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorochaeta Hübner, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclystis Hübner, 1825 | Pugs | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorodrepana Warren, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysocraspeda Swinhoe, 1893 | | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Cleora Curtis, 1825 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Collix Guenée, 1857 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Colocleora Prout, 1938 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Colostygia Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotois Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Comibaena Hübner, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Comostola Meyrick, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Comostolopsis Warren, 1902 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Conolophia Warren, 1894 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmorhoe Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocallis Treitschke, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenognophos Prout, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclophora Hübner, 1822 | Mochas | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Darisodes Herbulot, 1972 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Derambila Walker, 1863 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diptychia Mabille, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discalma Meyrick, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Disclisioprocta Wallengren, 1861 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dithecodes Warren, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doloma Prout, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanogynis Guenée, 1857 | | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Dryochlora Fletcher D. S., 1979 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dyschlorodes Herbulot, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ecpetala Fletcher, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1825 | Engrailed Moths | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Eilicrinia Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ematurga Lederer, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ennomos Treitschke, 1825 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eois Hübner, 1818 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epigelasma Prout, 1930 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Epigynopteryx Warren, 1895 | | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphryne Meyrick, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrhoe Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episteira Warren, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erannis Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erastria Hübner, 1813 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eucrostes Hübner, 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eulasia Truqui, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyia Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 | Pug Moths | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsamma Max Saalmüller, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eutrepsia Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exeliopsis L.B. Prout, 1938 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gandaritis Moore, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasma Moore, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasmodes Prout, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometra Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Girida Mironov & Ga..., 2012 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucoclystis Holloway, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnoscelis Mabille, 1868 | Pugs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Haplolabida Fletcher D. S., 1958 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hemistola Warren, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemithea Duponchel, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herbulotides Viette, 1971 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Heterorachis Warren, 1898 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Heterostegane Hampson, 1893 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Horisme Hübner, 1825 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hydatopsis Herbulot, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylemera Butler, 1878 | | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochroma Prout, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrosis Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocoela Warren, 1897 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolepis Warren, 1904 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hypomecis Hübner, 1821 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 2004 | Dwarf cream wave | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Idiochlora Prout, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idiodes Guenée, 1857 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Isoplenodia Prout, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Isturgia Hübner, 1816 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Jodis Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampropteryx Stephens, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocolpia Prout, 1922 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ligdia Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithinus Burr, 1909 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Lixosomus Faust, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lobidiopteryx Warren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomaspilis Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomographa Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophorrhachia Prout, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostola Prout, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Luxiaria Walker, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycia Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lythria Hübner, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macaria Curtis, 1826 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Malgassapeira | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Malgassothisa Herbulot, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maxates Moore, 1887 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Melanthia Duponchel, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinoessa Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menophra Moore, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesocolpia Warren, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoptila Meyrick, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesothisa Warren, 1905 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Metallaxis Prout, 1932 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Metallochlora Warren, 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Microloxia Warren, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milocera Swinhoe, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimandria Warren, 1895 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoclystia Warren, 1901 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Mixocera Warren, 1901 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Morabia Hausmann & T..., 2020 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Negloides Prout, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neromia Staudinger, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nychiodes Lederer, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nycterosea Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oaracta Walker, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Obolcola Walker, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochroplutodes Warren, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omphax Guenée, 1857 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Operophtera Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opisthograptis Huebner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orbamia Herbulot, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthonama Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ozola Walker, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycnemia Stephens, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parortholitha Herbulot, 1955 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphila Meyrick, 1883 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphilodes Warren, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peribatodes Wehrli, 1943 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perithalera Prout, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrodava Walker, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phaiogramma von Gumppenberg, 1887 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Philereme Hübner, 1825 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Piercia Janse, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pigiopsis Warren, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pingasa Moore, 1887 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pisoraca Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagodis Hübner, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prasinocyma Warren, 1897 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Problepsis Lederer, 1852 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Procypha Warren, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protosteira Prout, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudhemithea BASTELBERGER, 1909 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolarentia Herbulot, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopanthera Hubner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoterpna Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilocera Walker, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilocerea Saalmüller, 1880 | | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Psilocladia Warren, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ptochophyle Swinhoe, 1893 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnostega Warren, 1905 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Racotis Moore, 1887 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodesia Warren, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodometra Meyrick, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodophthitus Butler, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodostrophia Hubner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhoptria Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhytidophloeus Schönherr, 1842 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sauris Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scardamia Guenée, 1858 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1802 | | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Scotopteryx Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selenia Hübner, 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Semiothisa Hübner, 1818 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Siona Duponchel, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somatina Guenée, 1857 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sphyrocosta Krüger, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stegania Guenée, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steganomima Herbulot, 1972 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Synclysmus Butler, 1879 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Syncollesis Prout, 1930 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Synopsia Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tephrina Hübner, 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tephronia Hubner, 1825 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Terina Walker, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassodes Guenée, 1857 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Thalera Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thera Stephens, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Timandra Duponchel, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Traminda Saalmüller, 1891 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopteryx Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Triphosa Stephens, 1829 | Tissue Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Venusia Curtis, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthodura Butler, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1825 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Xenimpia Warren, 1895 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Xenostega Warren, 1899 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Xylopteryx Guenée, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zamarada Moore, 1887 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Zeuctoboarmia Prout, 1915 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Zeuctocleora Prout, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
 | | Geometridae (Leach 1815) |
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