Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Lagos (South Nigeria, Nigeria)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 78
290
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 78
290
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 74
261
423 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 59
237
402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
164
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
164
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
164
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
118
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
114
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
7
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lagos (Nigeria)
7 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Lagos (Nigeria)
9 Species | Cleora bicornis Fletcher D. S., 1967 | | | Cleora leptopasta Fletcher, 1967 | | | Cyclophora lutearia Dewitz, 1881 | | | Geodena leona (Bethune-Baker, 1911) | ⇒ Geodena surrendra Swinhoe, 1904 | | Hylemeridia majuscula Prout, 1915 | | | Hypomecis intrusilinea L.B. Prout, 1915 | | | Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Zamarada dentigera Warren, 1909 | | | Zamarada dilucida Warren, 1909 | |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Lagos (Nigeria)
 | | 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
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