Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 86
320
542 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 85
313
532 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 83
311
530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 69
268
415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
167
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
167
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
167
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
127
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
122
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
14
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 12
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kinshasa
12 Genera with 21 Species | Aletis Schrank, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleora Curtis, 1967 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dysnymphus Prout, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erastria Hübner, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinoessa Herrich-Schä..., 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesothisa Warren, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Narthecusa Walker, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paragathia Warren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Racotis Moore, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Terina Walker, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zamarada Moore, 1858 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kinshasa
21 Species and 4 Subspecies | Aletis helcita (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Scopula helcita Linnaeus, 1763 | | Aletis variabilis Butler, 1878 | | | Chiasmia threnopis Fletcher D. S., 1963 | | | Cleora dargei Herbulot, 1961 | | | Cleora oculata Fletcher D. S., 1967 | | | Cleora oculata oculata Fletcher D. S., 1967 | | | Cleora papillifer Prout, 1934 | | | Cleora radula Fletcher D. S., 1967 | | | Cleora radula radula Fletcher D. S., 1967 | | | Cleora rostella Fletcher, 1967 | | | Dysnymphus bioculata Holland, 1893 | | | Erastria madecassaria Boisduval, 1833 | | | Melinoessa perlimbata Guenée, 1857 | | | Mesothisa gracililinea Warren, 1905 | | | Narthecusa tenuiorata Walker, 1862 | | | Narthecusa tenuiorata melanthiata Mabille, 1891 | | | Paragathia albimarginata Warren, 1902 | | | Racotis squalida Butler, 1878 | | | Racotis squalida squalida Butler, 1878 | | | Terina circumdata Walker, 1865 | | | Terina wardi Sharpe, 1891 | | | Zamarada cinereata Fletcher D. S., 1974 | | | Zamarada enippe Prout, 1921 | | | Zamarada hero Prout, 1921 | | | Zamarada transvisaria Guenée, 1858 | |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Kinshasa
 | | Geometridae (Leach 1815) |
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