Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Mauritania (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 132
724
1283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 131
723
1282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 126
710
1263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 91
552
1025 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
249
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
249
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
249
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
199
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
182
329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
14
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 14
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mauritania
14 Genera with 15 Species | Chiasmia Hübner, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemidromodes Prout, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterostegane Hampson, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1917 | Dwarf cream wave | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Isturgia Hübner, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lithostege Hübner, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nutmeg | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onychora Meyrick, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perconia Hubner, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaiogramma von Gumppenberg, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosterrha Rebel, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tephrina Hübner, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zamarada Moore, 1974 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mauritania
15 Species and 1 Subspecies | Chiasmia sudanata Warren & Rot..., 1905 | | | Hemidromodes affinis Rothschild, 1915 | | | Heterostegane boghensis Wiltshire, 1985 | | | Idaea eugeniata Dardoin & Mi..., 1870 | Geranium Wave | | Idaea eugeniata algeriaca Culot, 1917 | | | Isturgia disputaria Guenée, 1858 | Maltese Bloom | | Isturgia quadriplaga Rothschild, 1921 | | | Lithostege fissurata Mabille, 1888 | | | Nutmeg trifolii Hufnagel, 1766 | | | Onychora mauretanicaria Staudinger, 1901 | | | Perconia disco Lempke, 1952 | | | Phaiogramma etruscaria Zeller, 1849 | | | Pseudosterrha paulula Swinhoe, 1886 | | | Scopula donovani Distant, 1892 | | | Tephrina quadriplaga (Rothschild, 1921) | ⇒ Isturgia quadriplaga Rothschild, 1921 | | Zamarada anacantha Fletcher D. S., 1974 | |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Mauritania
 | | Geometridae (Leach 1815) |
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