Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Maldives (Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 68
188
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 68
188
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 64
183
229 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 42
134
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
94
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
94
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
94
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
58
77 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
54
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
9
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 8
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Maldives
8 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Maldives
14 Species and 2 Subspecies | Chloroclystis aristias (Meyrick, 1897) | ⇒ Pasiphila aristias Meyrick, 1897 | | Chrysocraspeda tristicula Swinhoe, 1886 | | | Chrysocraspeda tristicula laccadivica Fischer, 2023 | | | Cyclophora anulifera (Hampson, 1893) | ⇒ Perixera anulifera Hampson, 1893 | | Hyperythra lutea Stoll, 1781 | | | Mixocera parvulata Walker, 1863 | | | Perixera anulifera Hampson, 1893 | | | Racotis boarmiaria (Guenée, 1857) | ⇒ Racotis hollowayi Sato, 2004 | | Racotis hollowayi Sato, 2004 | | | Racotis inconclusa Walker, 1860 | | | Scopula ornata Scopula Prout, 1913 | | | Scopula actuaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula addictaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula aspilataria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula caesaria Walker, 1861 | |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Maldives
 | | Geometridae (Leach 1815) |
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