Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Milne Bay (Papua Region, Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 61
207
283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 61
207
283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 56
193
264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 46
171
240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
89
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
89
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
89
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
77
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
77
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
19
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 18
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Milne Bay
18 Genera with 21 Species | Aeolochroma L.B. Prout, 1932 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agathia Guenée, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celerena Walker, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclystis Hübner, 1913 | Pugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Craspedosis Butler, 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ctimene Boisduval, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dithecodes Warren, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysphania Hübner, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropidia Warren, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucyclodes Warren, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumelea Duncan, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1896 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nadagara Walker, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nadagarodes Warren, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthotmeta Warren, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseuderythrolophus Prout, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sauris Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tripteridia Warren, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Milne Bay
21 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aeolochroma albifusaria Walker, 1866 | | | Aeolochroma perfulvata (Warren, 1899) | ⇒ Aeolochroma saturataria Walker, 1866 | | Aeolochroma suffusa Prout, 1932 | | | Agathia distributa papuensis Prout, 1927 | | | Agathia subcarnea Warren, 1896 | | | Celerena latiflava Warren, 1896 | | | Celerena restricta Warren, 1899 | | | Chloroclystis rufofasciata Rothschild, 1913 | | | Craspedosis flavimedia Warren, 1899 | | | Craspedosis ovalis Warren, 1896 | | | Ctimene flavannulata Warren, 1899 | | | Dithecodes inconspicua Warren, 1899 | | | Dysphania numana Cramer, 1779 | Peacock Jewel | | Dysphania subalbata Warren, 1902 | | | Eumelea attenuata Warren, 1899 | | | Eumelea rosalia Stoll, 1781 | | | Idaea sericeipennis Warren, 1896 | | | Nadagara extensipennis Prout, 1925 | | | Nadagarodes mysolata Walker, 1866 | | | Orthotmeta dentata Warren, 1896 | | | Pseuderythrolophus bipunctatus Warren, 1899 | |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Milne Bay
 | | Geometridae (Leach 1815) |
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