Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Lochalsh (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 19
55
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 19
55
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 18
54
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 17
53
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
48
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
48
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 11
46
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
45
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
45
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
15
16 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 15
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lochalsh
15 Genera with 16 Species | Biston Leach, 1758 | Oak beauty | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bupalus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cabera Treitschke, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colostygia Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrita Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1831 | Pug Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylaea Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomaspilis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macaria Curtis, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odontopera Stephens, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opisthograptis Huebner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagodis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selenia Hübner, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thera Stephens, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lochalsh
16 Species | Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Brindled beauty moth | | Bupalus piniaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Bordered White | | Cabera pusaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Common White Wave | | Colostygia pectinataria Knoch, 1781 | Green Carpet | | Epirrita autumnata Borkhausen, 1794 | Autumn Moth | | Eupithecia pulchellata Stephens, 1831 | Foxglove Pug | | Hylaea fasciaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Banded pine moth | | Lomaspilis marginata Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Border | | Macaria liturata Clerck, 1759 | Tawny-barred Angle | | Macaria notata Linnaeus, 1758 | Birch Angle | | Odontopera bidentata Clerck, 1759 | Scalloped Hazel | | Opisthograptis luteolata Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Plagodis pulveraria Linnaeus, 1758 | American Barred Umber | | Selenia lunularia Hübner, 1788 | Lunar Thorn | | Thera obeliscata Hübner, 1787 | Grey Pine Carpet | | Xanthorhoe montanata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Offshore tonguefish |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Lochalsh
 | | Geometridae (Leach 1815) |
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