Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Nantucket (Massachusetts, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 52
141
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 52
141
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 49
137
183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 45
128
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
87
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
87
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
87
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
80
124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
76
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
9
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 9
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nantucket
9 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Nantucket
17 Species | Alcis porcelaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Epimecis hortaria (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Epimecis virginaria Herbst, 1785 | | Eufidonia notataria Walker, 1860 | Powder Moth | | Eumacaria madopata Guenée, 1857 | Brown Bordered Geometer | | Macaria bisignata Walker, 1866 | Red-headed Angle | | Macaria granitata Guenée, 1857 | Granite Angle | | Macaria minorata Packard, 1873 | Minor Angle | | Macaria sexmaculata Packard, 1867 | Green Larch Looper | | Macaria transitaria Walker, 1861 | Blurry Chocolate Angle | | Melanolophia canadaria Guenée, 1858 | Canadian Melanolophia | | Melanolophia signataria Walker, 1860 | Signate Melanolophia | | Protitame virginalis Hulst, 1900 | The Virgin Moth | | Semiothisa bicolorata (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Macaria bicolorata Fabricius, 1798 | | Semiothisa fissinotata (Walker, 1862) | ⇒ Macaria fissinotata Walker, 1863 | | Semiothisa pinistrobata (Ferguson, 1972) | ⇒ Macaria pinistrobata Ferguson, 1972 | | Speranza pustularia Guenée, 1857 | Lesser Maple Spanworm | | Speranza sulphurea Packard, 1873 | Sulphur Angle |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Nantucket
 | | 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
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