Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3767
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1218
2857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
1217
2856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1214
2851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
675
1624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
618
1486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
110
224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 104
212 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Namibia
104 Genera with 212 Species
| Acanthoscelis Dejean, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthovalva Krüger, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Acidaliastis Hampson, 1930 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aenetus Herrich-Schä..., 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethiopodes Warren, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Afrophyla Warren, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allochrostes Prout, 1935 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Androzeugma Prout, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antharmostes Warren, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphilopota Warren, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrophora Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiodes Warren, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Berta Walker, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cabera Treitschke, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celidomphax Prout, 1935 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Centrochria Gaede, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 2001 | | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorerythra Warren, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorissa Stephens, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclystis Hübner, 1897 | Pugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocoma Turner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleora Curtis, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenina Walker, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colocleora Prout, 1860 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Comibaena Hübner, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Comostolopsis Warren, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conchylia Guenée, 1913 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Conchyliodes Prout, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambometra Prout, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenognophos Prout, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discomiosis Prout, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanogynis Guenée, 2002 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1916 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epicosymbia Schrank, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphryne Meyrick, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrhoe Hübner, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euexia Prout, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulasia Truqui, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulycia Janse, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyia Hübner, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1917 | Pug Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eutelostolmus Krüger, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hebdomophruda Warren, 1932 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hemixesma Prout, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterorachis Warren, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterostegane Hampson, 1913 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Himeromima Warren, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holoterpna Püngeler, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypomecis Hübner, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1932 | Dwarf cream wave | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Isturgia Hübner, 1913 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Leucaniodes Prout, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lhommeia Wehrli, 1899 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lomographa Hübner, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menophra Moore, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metallochlora Warren, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metamenophra Inoue, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microbaena Hausmann, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microloxia Warren, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mictoschema Prout, 1925 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Milocera Swinhoe, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimandria Warren, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoclystia Warren, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mixocera Warren, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nassinia Fletcher, 1916 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neromia Staudinger, 1925 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Omphalucha Warren, 1922 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Omphax Guenée, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orbamia Herbulot, 1872 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Osteodes Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeaspilates Warren, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papuanticlea Holloway, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pareclipsis Warren, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphila Meyrick, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phaiogramma von Gumppenberg, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phigalia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phthonandria Warren, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plateopila | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plateoplia Warren, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platypepla Warren, 1897 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Prasinocyma Warren, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Problepsis Lederer, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proutiana Janse, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudeuchromia Schultze, 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosterrha Rebel, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheumaptera Hûbner, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodometra Meyrick, 1767 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodophthitus Butler, 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhuma Walker, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scardamia Guenée, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1901 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Semiothisa Hübner, 1911 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sesquialtera Prout, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyodes Warren, 1938 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Somatina Guenée, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaoctenia Warren, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassodes Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thelycera Prout, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Traminda Saalmüller, 1861 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Victoria Warren, 1930 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Wattle | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylopteryx Guenée, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zamarada Moore, 1974 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Zeuctoboarmia Prout, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Namibia
212 Species and 20 Subspecies | Acanthoscelis ruficornis Fabricius, 1801 | | | Acanthovalva focularia Geyer, 1837 | | | Acanthovalva inconspicuaria Hübner, 1819 | | | Acanthovalva perturbata BASTELBERGER, 1908 | | | Acidaliastis curvilinea Prout, 1912 | | | Acidaliastis curvilinea mixta Prout, 1930 | | | Aenetus astathes Turner, 1915 | | | Aethiopodes meyi Krüger, 2003 | | | Aethiopodes stictoneura Prout, 1917 | | | Afrophyla vethi Snellen, 1886 | | | Allochrostes biornata Prout, 1913 | | | Allochrostes impunctata Warren, 1897 | | | Allochrostes uniornata Prout, 1935 | | | Androzeugma subacuta Prout, 1935 | | | Antharmostes papilio Prout, 1912 | | | Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912 | | | Aphilopota tyttha Prout L. B., 1915 | | | Argyrophora trofonia Cramer, 1779 | | | Axiodes inaequalis Prout, 1915 | | | Berta chrysolineata zygophyxia Prout, 1912 | | | Cabera aquaemontana Prout, 1913 | | | Cabera strigata (Warren, 1897) | ⇒ Cabera pusaria Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celidomphax analiplaga Warren, 1905 | | | Celidomphax quadrimacula Janse, 1935 | | | Centrochria deprensa Prout, 1913 | | | Chiasmia brongusaria Walker, 1860 | | | Chiasmia brongusaria brongusaria Walker, 1860 | | | Chiasmia brongusaria exosciodes Prout, 1925 | | | Chiasmia butaria Swinhoe, 1904 | | | Chiasmia castanea Krüger, 2001 | | | Chiasmia diarmodia Prout, 1925 | | | Chiasmia exosciodes Prout L. B., 1925 | | | Chiasmia furcata Warren, 1897 | | | Chiasmia getula Wallengren, 1872 | | | Chiasmia grimmia Wallengren, 1872 | | | Chiasmia inaequilinea Warren, 1911 | | | Chiasmia inaequilinea inaequilinea Warren, 1911 | | | Chiasmia inconspicua Warren, 1897 | | | Chiasmia inconspicua inconspicua Warren, 1897 | | | Chiasmia kilimanjarensis Holland, 1892 | | | Chiasmia liliput Krüger, 2001 | | | Chiasmia majestica Warren, 1901 | | | Chiasmia marmorata Warren, 1897 | | | Chiasmia multistrigata Warren, 1897 | | | Chiasmia multistrigata liliput Krüger, 2001 | | | Chiasmia normata Walker, 1861 | | | Chiasmia procidata Guenée, 1858 | | | Chiasmia procidata semispurcata Walker, 1863 | | | Chiasmia punctilinea Prout, 1917 | | | Chiasmia rectilinea Warren, 1905 | | | Chiasmia rectilinea rectilinea Warren, 1905 | | | Chiasmia subcurvaria Mabille, 1897 | | | Chiasmia subcurvaria subcurvaria Mabille, 1898 | | | Chiasmia tecnium Prout, 1916 | | | Chiasmia tristis Krüger, 2001 | | | Chiasmia trizonaria Hampson, 1909 | | | Chiasmia turbulentata Guenée, 1858 | | | Chiasmia umbratilis Butler, 1875 | | | Chiasmia zobrysi Krüger, 2001 | | | Chlorerythra rubriplaga Warren, 1895 | | | Chlorissa albistrigulata Warren, 1897 | | | Chlorissa attenuata Walker, 1863 | | | Chloroclystis aristias (Meyrick, 1897) | ⇒ Pasiphila aristias Meyrick, 1897 | | Chlorocoma ipomopsis Lower, 1892 | | | Cleora octopunctata Warren, 1897 | | | Coenina poecilaria Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Colocleora breijeri Prout L. B., 1922 | | | Colocleora divisaria Walker, 1860 | | | Comibaena hemictenes Prout, 1917 | | | Comibaena leucospilata Walker, 1863 | | | Comostolopsis stillata Felder & Rog..., 1875 | | | Conchylia actena Prout, 1917 | | | Conchylia canescens Prout, 1925 | | | Conchylia lapsicolumna Prout, 1916 | | | Conchylia sesquifascia Prout, 1913 | | | Conchyliodes distelitis Prout, 1930 | | | Crambometra pseudognophoides Krüger, 2004 | | | Ctenognophos eolaria anax Wiltshire, 1966 | | | Discomiosis crescentifera Warren, 1902 | | | Drepanogynis albiordine Prout, 1938 | | | Drepanogynis athroopsegma Prout, 1925 | | | Drepanogynis cambogiaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Drepanogynis demissa Prout L. B., 1938 | | | Drepanogynis ennomaria Warren, 1904 | | | Drepanogynis gynoloxa Prout, 1938 | | | Drepanogynis inaequalis Prout, 1915 | | | Drepanogynis incondita Warren, 1904 | | | Drepanogynis ochrocraspeda Krüger, 2009 | | | Drepanogynis olivescens Warren, 1898 | | | Drepanogynis xanthographa Krüger, 2002 | | | Ectropis obliquilinea Prout, 1916 | | | Epicosymbia perstrigulata (Prout, 1913) | ⇒ Scopula perstrigulata Prout, 1913 | | Epiphryne charidema autocharis Meyrick, 1924 | | | Epirrhoe edelsteni Prout, 1916 | | | Euexia percnopus Prout, 1915 | | | Eulasia (Vittateulasia) bombylius Fabricius, 1787 | | | Eulycia subpunctata Warren, 1897 | | | Euphyia cyarda Druce, 1893 | | | Eupithecia inconclusaria Walker, 1862 | | | Eupithecia laticallis Prout L.B., 1922 | | | Eupithecia rediviva Prout L.B., 1917 | | | Eutelostolmus pictifimbria Prout, 1938 | | | Hebdomophruda apicata Warren, 1897 | | | Hebdomophruda diploschema Prout, 1915 | | | Hebdomophruda nigroviridis Krüger, 1997 | | | Hebdomophruda ortholinea Krüger, 1998 | | | Hebdomophruda sculpta Janse, 1932 | | | Hemixesma anthocrenias Prout, 1922 | | | Heterorachis fuscoterminata Prout, 1915 | | | Heterostegane auranticollis Prout, 1922 | | | Heterostegane indularia Guenée, 1858 | | | Heterostegane pachyspila Fletcher D. S., 1958 | | | Heterostegane rectistriga Prout, 1913 | | | Himeromima aulis Druce, 1892 | | | Holoterpna errata Prout, 1922 | | | Hypomecis complacita L.B. Prout, 1915 | | | Idaea fumilinea Warren, 1903 | | | Idaea fumilinea confracta Prout, 1925 | | | Idaea hardenbergi Janse, 1935 | | | Idaea sinuilinea Prout L.B., 1913 | | | Idaea sympractor Prout L.B., 1932 | | | Isturgia arizeloides Krüger, 2001 | | | Isturgia deerraria Walker, 1861 | | | Isturgia pulinda deerraria Walker, 1861 | | | Isturgia spissata Walker, 1862 | | | Isturgia supergressa Prout, 1913 | | | Leucaniodes periconia Prout, 1922 | | | Lhommeia biskraria Oberthür, 1885 | | | Lhommeia biskraria illiturata Warren, 1897 | | | Lhommeia subapicata Warren, 1899 | | | Lomographa aridata Warren, 1897 | | | Lomographa indularia Guenée, 1858 | | | Menophra caeca Prout, 1913 | | | Metallochlora exorista Prout, 1917 | | | Metamenophra nychia Prout, 1939 | | | Microbaena pulchra Hausmann, 1996 | | | Microloxia ruficornis Warren, 1897 | | | Mictoschema swierstrai Prout, 1922 | | | Mictoschema tuckeri Prout, 1925 | | | Milocera dubia Prout, 1917 | | | Mimandria cataractae Prout, 1917 | | | Mimoclystia corticearia Aurivillius, 1910 | | | Mixocera frustratoria Wallengren, 1863 | | | Nassinia caffraria Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Nassinia caffraria socors Prout, 1938 | | | Nassinia pretoria Prout, 1916 | | | Neromia clavicornis Prout, 1915 | | | Neromia cohaerens Prout, 1916 | | | Neromia rubripunctilla Prout, 1912 | | | Neromia strigulosa Prout, 1925 | | | Omphalucha exocholoxa Prout, 1938 | | | Omphalucha indeflexa Prout, 1922 | | | Omphax leucocraspeda Prout, 1912 | | | Orbamia abiyi Hausmann & T..., 2020 | | | Orbamia octomaculata Wallengren, 1872 | | | Osteodes turbulentata Guenée, 1858 | | | Palaeaspilates inoffensa Warren, 1894 | | | Papuanticlea horia L.B. Prout, 1939 | | | Pareclipsis leptophyes Prout, 1916 | | | Pasiphila derasata BASTELBERGER, 1905 | | | Pasiphila lita Prout, 1916 | | | Phaiogramma faustinata Milliere, 1868 | Millière's Emerald | | Phigalia pedaria (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Phigalia pilosaria Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Phthonandria pinguis Warren, 1904 | | | Plateopila acrobelia Wallengren, 1875 | | | Plateoplia acrobelia Wallengren, 1875 | | | Platypepla flava Krüger, 2001 | | | Platypepla griseobrunnea Krüger, 2001 | | | Platypepla jordani Krüger, 2001 | | | Platypepla loranthiphaga Krüger, 2001 | | | Platypepla persubtilis Krüger, 2001 | | | Platypepla spurcata Warren, 1897 | | | Prasinocyma immaculata Thunberg, 1784 | | | Prasinocyma vermicularia Guenée, 1858 | | | Problepsis vestalis Butler, 1875 | | | Proutiana perconspersa Prout, 1915 | | | Pseudeuchromia naufracta Krüger, 2004 | | | Pseudeuchromia xena Krüger, 2004 | | | Rheumaptera confusaria tarachodes Prout, 1941 | | | Rhodometra participata Walker, 1862 | | | Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767 | The Vestal | | Rhodophthitus imperialis (Mabille, 1890) | ⇒ Rhuma subaurata Walker, 1860 | | Rhodophthitus tricoloraria Mabille, 1890 | | | Rhuma subaurata Walker, 1860 | | | Scardamia chrysolina Meyrick, 1892 | | | Scopula ornata Scopula Prout, 1913 | | | Scopula antiloparia Wallengren, 1863 | | | Scopula curvimargo Warren, 1900 | | | Scopula monotropa Prout, 1925 | | | Scopula nostima Prout, 1938 | | | Scopula palleuca Prout, 1925 | | | Scopula palpifera Prout, 1925 | | | Scopula penultima Herbulot, 1992 | | | Scopula phyletis Prout, 1913 | | | Scopula picta Warren, 1897 | | | Scopula rufisalsa Warren, 1897 | | | Scopula sincera Warren, 1901 | | | Semiothisa butaria Swinhoe, 1904 | | | Semiothisa grimmia Wallengren, 1872 | | | Semiothisa inaequilinea Warren, 1911 | | | Sesquialtera ramecourti Herbulot, 1967 | | | Sesquialtera ridicula Prout, 1916 | | | Sicyodes cambogiaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Sicyodes gynoloxa Prout, 1938 | | | Somatina apicipuncta Prout, 1915 | | | Somatina centrophora (Prout, 1915) | ⇒ Problepsis centrophora Prout, 1915 | | Somatina ctenophora Prout, 1915 | | | Thalassodes quadraria Guenée, 1857 | | | Thelycera viridans Prout L. B., 1912 | | | Traminda obversata Walker, 1861 | | | Traminda ocellata Warren, 1895 | | | Traminda vividaria Walker, 1861 | | | Victoria sematoperas Prout, 1916 | | | Victoria triplaga Prout, 1915 | | | Victoria triplaga sphrigon Prout, 1930 | | | Wattle bagworm Heylaerts, 1890 | | | Xylopteryx oneili Prout, 1922 | | | Zamarada ascaphes Prout, 1925 | | | Zamarada consecuta Prout, 1922 | | | Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922 | | | Zamarada metallicata Warren, 1914 | | | Zamarada phaeozona Hampson, 1909 | | | Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895 | | | Zamarada tosta Fletcher D. S., 1974 | | | Zeuctoboarmia octopunctata Warren, 1897 | | | Zeuctoboarmia sabinei Prout, 1915 | |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Namibia
 | | Geometridae (Leach 1815) |
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