Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Lesotho (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 288
1975
3826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 287
1972
3822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 273
1944
3787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
1390
2777 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
401
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
401
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
399
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
306
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
297
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
45
107 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 45
107 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lesotho
45 Genera with 107 Species
| Abraxas Leach, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acidaliastis Hampson, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrasia Rogenhofer, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethiopodes Warren, 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Antharmostes Warren, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrophora Guenée, 1999 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aspilatopsis Warren, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiodes Warren, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Biclavigera Warren, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 1861 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crambometra Prout, 1999 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dichroma Guenée, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanogynis Guenée, 2005 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1862 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Entephria Hübner, 2005 | Carpets | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrhoe Hübner, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulasia Truqui, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 2000 | Pug Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Gnophos Treitschke, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hebdomophruda Warren, 1997 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypotephrina Janse, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isturgia Hübner, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Loxofidonia Packard, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoclystia Warren, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odontopera Stephens, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omphacodes Warren, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omphalucha Warren, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ortholitha Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthonama Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pareclipsis Warren, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parectropis Sato, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parortholitha Herbulot, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perizoma Hübner, 1911 | Carpets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Piercia Janse, 2005 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pingasa Moore, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prasinocyma Warren, 1784 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prosomphax Warren, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolarentia Herbulot, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomaenas L.B. Prout, 1999 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodometra Meyrick, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1904 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scotopteryx Hübner, 1855 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Semiothisa Hübner, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylopteryx Guenée, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lesotho
107 Species and 4 Subspecies | Abraxas alona Thierry-Mieg, 1910 | | | Acrasia monticola Krüger, 2013 | | | Aethiopodes perplexata Warren, 1904 | | | Aethiopodes saxeticola Krüger, 2005 | | | Aethiopodes staudei Krüger, 2003 | | | Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912 | | | Argyrophora leucochrysa Krüger, 1999 | | | Argyrophora retifera Krüger, 1999 | | | Argyrophora trofonia Cramer, 1779 | | | Argyrophora variabilis Krüger, 1999 | | | Axiodes bifasciata Dewitz, 1881 | | | Axiodes dochmoleuca Prout, 1917 | | | Biclavigera uloprora Prout, 1938 | | | Chiasmia johnstoni Butler, 1893 | | | Chiasmia semitecta Walker, 1861 | | | Crambometra atopa Krüger, 2005 | | | Crambometra basutensis Krüger, 1999 | | | Crambometra obfuscata Krüger, 1999 | | | Dichroma equestralis Duncan & Wes..., 1841 | | | Drepanogynis arcuifera Prout, 1934 | | | Drepanogynis argentinitens Krüger, 2002 | | | Drepanogynis aspitatoides Krüger, 2002 | | | Drepanogynis bifasciata Dewitz, 1881 | | | Drepanogynis determinata Walker, 1860 | | | Drepanogynis dochmoleuca Prout, 1917 | | | Drepanogynis fuscimargo Warren, 1898 | | | Drepanogynis hilaris Krüger, 2002 | | | Drepanogynis hypoplea Prout, 1938 | | | Drepanogynis miltodes Krüger, 2005 | | | Drepanogynis mixtaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Drepanogynis nephelochroa Krüger, 2005 | | | Drepanogynis nipholibes Prout, 1938 | | | Drepanogynis pulla Krüger, 2002 | | | Drepanogynis styx Krüger, 2005 | | | Ectropis delosaria Walker, 1862 | | | Entephria aurisquamaria Krüger, 2005 | | | Entephria glaucocyma Krüger, 2005 | | | Entephria leucosticta Krüger, 2005 | | | Entephria maraisi Krüger, 2005 | | | Entephria mesozona Krüger, 2005 | | | Epirrhoe achatina Prout, 1915 | | | Eulasia (Vittateulasia) bombylius Fabricius, 1787 | | | Eupithecia altitudinis Krüger, 2000 | | | Eupithecia angustiarum Krüger, 2000 | | | Eupithecia hypophasma Prout L.B., 1913 | | | Eupithecia infectaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Eupithecia laticallis Prout L.B., 1922 | | | Eupithecia liqalaneng Krüger, 2000 | | | Eupithecia maloti Krüger, 2000 | | | Eupithecia mendosaria Swinhoe, 1904 | | | Eupithecia monticola Krüger, 2000 | | | Eupithecia pettyioides Krüger, 2000 | | | Eupithecia polylibades Prout L.B., 1916 | | | Eupithecia reginamontium Krüger, 2000 | | | Gnophos (Gnophos) spinicosta Krüger, 2005 | | | Gnophos (Gnophos) truncatipennis Krüger, 2005 | | | Hebdomophruda crenilinea Prout, 1917 | | | Hebdomophruda curvilinea Krüger, 1997 | | | Hypotephrina polystriga Krüger, 1998 | | | Isturgia deerraria Walker, 1861 | | | Isturgia disputaria Guenée, 1858 | Maltese Bloom | | Mimoclystia explanata Walker, 1862 | | | Mimoclystia pudicata Walker, 1862 | | | Odontopera aemoniaria eupages Prout, 1938 | | | Omphacodes punctilineata Warren, 1897 | | | Omphalucha albosignata Janse, 1932 | | | Orthonama obstipata (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794 | | Pareclipsis ochrea Warren, 1905 | | | Parectropis alticolaria Krüger, 2005 | | | Parectropis pectinicornis Krüger, 2005 | | | Parortholitha moerdyki Herbulot, 1980 | | | Perizoma artifex basutensis Prout, 1925 | | | Perizoma lamprammodes Prout, 1911 | | | Piercia alpinaria Krüger, 2005 | | | Piercia artifex Prout L.B., 1925 | | | Piercia artifex basutensis Prout, 1925 | | | Piercia basutensis Prout, 1925 | | | Piercia bryophilaria Warren, 1903 | | | Piercia leptophyes Prout L.B., 1935 | | | Piercia lichenocosmia Krüger, 2005 | | | Piercia perizomoides Prout L.B., 1916 | | | Piercia petraria Krüger, 2005 | | | Pingasa abyssinaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Prasinocyma germinaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Prasinocyma immaculata Thunberg, 1784 | | | Prosomphax horitropha Krüger, 2005 | | | Pseudolarentia megalaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Pseudomaenas alcidata Felder & Rog..., 1875 | | | Pseudomaenas bidentata Krüger, 2002 | | | Pseudomaenas dukei Krüger, 1999 | | | Pseudomaenas eumetrorrhabda Prout, 1938 | | | Pseudomaenas immunda Krüger, 2009 | | | Pseudomaenas margarita Warren, 1914 | | | Pseudomaenas oncodogramma Prout, 1917 | | | Pseudomaenas orophila Krüger, 1999 | | | Pseudomaenas staudei Krüger, 1999 | | | Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767 | The Vestal | | Scopula erinaria Swinhoe, 1904 | | | Scopula gazellaria Wallengren, 1863 | | | Scopula promethes Prout, 1928 | | | Scopula sinnaria Swinhoe, 1904 | | | Scotopteryx cryptospilata Walker, 1863 | | | Scotopteryx deversa Prout, 1913 | | | Scotopteryx lamprammodes Prout, 1911 | | | Scotopteryx nictitaria Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | | Semiothisa simplicilinea Warren, 1905 | | | Xanthorhoe poseata Geyer, 1837 | | | Xylopteryx prasinaria Hampson, 1909 | |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Lesotho
 | | Geometridae (Leach 1815) |
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