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Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Mukono District (Central Uganda, Uganda)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
72
269
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
72
269
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
67
261
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
257
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
134
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
134
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
134
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
83
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
82
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mukono District
5 Genera with 5 Species
Antharmostes Warren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Miantochora Warren, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Sphingomima Warren, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Thenopa Walker, 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mukono District
5 Species and 2 Subspecies
Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912
Miantochora griseata Carcasson, 1964
Scopula ornata Scopula Prout, 1913
Sphingomima mabira Carcasson, 1964
Thenopa pseudonigraria Carcasson, 1964

Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Mukono District
SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySterrhinae
Meyrick, 1892
Sterrhines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Geometridae (Leach 1815)
Geometridae (Leach 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Geometridae at artfakta.se
Geometridae at dyntaxa.se
Geometridae at gbif.org
Geometridae at irmng.org
Geometridae at itis.gov