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Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3116
5825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
395
3116
5825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
375
3052
5693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
274
2672
5143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
751
1502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
750
1501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
748
1498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
557
1177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
503
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
90
207
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
90
207
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Newfoundland
90 Genera with 207 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTVX
Abraxas Leach, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Acasis Duponchel, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Aethalura McDunnough, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Alcis Curtis, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Antepirrhoe Warren, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Antharmostes Warren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anticlea Stephens, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Aspitates Treitschke, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Besma Capps, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Biston Leach, 1758Oak beauty1SpeciesTaxom
Cabera Treitschke, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Campaea Lamarck, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Caripeta Walker, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Carsia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Cepphis Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Cladara Hulst, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Colostygia Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cyclophora Hübner, 1858Mochas1SpeciesTaxom
Digrammia Gumppenberg, 18305SpeciesTaxom
Disclisioprocta Wallengren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dysstroma Hübner, 19098SpeciesTaxom
Ecliptopera Warren, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1775Engrailed Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Ematurga Lederer, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ennomos Treitschke, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Entephria Hübner, 1997Carpets3SpeciesTaxom
Epelis Hulst, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Epimecis Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Epirrhoe Hübner, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Epirrita Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Euchlaena Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Eufidonia Packard, 1862Powder Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Eulithis Hübner, 17615SpeciesTaxom
Eumacaria Packard, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Euphyia Hübner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1852Pug Moths31SpeciesTaxom
Eutrapela Hübner, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Eutrepsia Herrich-Schä..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Glenoides McDunnough, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Heliomata Grote & Robi..., 18661SpeciesTaxom
Homochlodes Hulst, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Horisme Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Hydrelia Hübner, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Hydriomena Huebner, 19127SpeciesTaxom
Hypagyrtis Hübner, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Idaea Treitschke, 1758Dwarf cream wave1SpeciesTaxom
Iridopsis Warren, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Lambdina Capps, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Lobophora Curtis, 1862Bigwings1SpeciesTaxom
Lomographa Hübner, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Lycia Hübner, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Macaria Curtis, 186115SpeciesTaxom
Melanolophia Hulst, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanthia Duponchel, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Mesoleuca Hübner, 1857White-Ribboned Carpets1SpeciesTaxom
Mesothea Warren, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Metanema Guenée, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Metarranthis Warren, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Nemoria Hübner, 1873Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Nepytia Hulst, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nycterosea Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Nyctobia Hulst, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Operophtera Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Orthofidonia Packard, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthonama Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Paleacrita Riley, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphila Meyrick, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Peribatodes Wehrli, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Perixera Meyrick, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Perizoma Hübner, 1896Carpets3SpeciesTaxom
Pero Herrich-Schä..., 18812SpeciesTaxom
Petrophora Hübner, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Plagodis Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Probole Herrich-Schä..., 1856Friendly pobole2SpeciesTaxom
Prochoerodes Grote, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Protoboarmia McDunnough, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pryocycla1SpeciesTaxom
Rheumaptera Hûbner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 18615SpeciesTaxom
Selenia Hübner, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Semiothisa Hübner, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Spargania Guenée, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Speranza Curtis, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Stenalcidia Warren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Synchlora Guenée, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Thera Stephens, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Trichodezia Warren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Venusia Curtis, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Xanthorhoe Hübner, 19069SpeciesTaxom
Xanthotype Warren, 1773Crocus Geometer Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Newfoundland
207 Species and 4 Subspecies
Abraxas (Calospilos) sylvata Scopoli, 1763Clouded Magpie
Acasis viridata Packard, 1873Olive-and-black Carpet
Aethalura intertexta – Four-Bar..., 1860Four-Barred Gray
Alcis porcelaria Guenée, 1858
Antepirrhoe semiatrata (Hulst, 1881)⇒ Eustroma semiatrata Hulst, 1881
Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912
Anticlea multiferata Walker, 1863Many lined Carpet
Anticlea vasiliata Guenée, 1857Early Carpet
Aspitates (Napuca) orciferaria Walker, 1862
Aspitates conspersaria Staudinger, 1901Coeur d'Alene Salamander
Aspitates conspersarius Staudinger, 1901
Besma quercivoraria Guenée, 1857Oak Besma
Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758Brindled beauty moth
Cabera borealis Hulst, 1896Black Mountain Salamander
Cabera erythemaria Guenée, 1858Yellow-dusted Cream
Cabera pusaria Linnaeus, 1758Common White Wave
Cabera variolaria Guenée, 1858Pink-striped Willow Spanworm
Campaea perlata Guenée, 1858Fringed looper
Caripeta angustiorata Walker, 1862Brown Pine Looper
Caripeta divisata Walker, 1862Gray spruce looper
Caripeta piniata Packard, 1870Northern Pine Looper
Carsia sororiata Hübner, 1813California strawberry
Cepphis decoloraria – Dark Sca..., 1886Dark Scallop Moth
Cladara atroliturata Walker, 1863Scribbler
Cladara limitaria Walker, 1860Mottled Gray Carpet
Colostygia algidata Möschler, 1874
Cyclophora pendulinaria Guenée, 1858Pearly-grey Wave
Digrammia continuata Walker, 1862Curve Lined Angle
Digrammia mellistrigata Grote, 1873Yellow-lined Angle
Digrammia neptaria Guenée, 1857Dark-bordered Angle
Digrammia ocellinata Guenée, 1857Faint Spotted Angle
Digrammia rippertaria Duponchel, 1830Earless Lizards
Disclisioprocta stellata Guenée, 1858Bougainvillea Looper
Dysstroma brunneata Packard, 1867
Dysstroma citrata Linnaeus, 1761Dark Marbled Carpet
Dysstroma formosa Hulst, 1896Black Mountain Salamander
Dysstroma hersiliata Guenée, 1858Orange-barred Carpet
Dysstroma mancipata Guenée, 1858Tortoises
Dysstroma suspectata Moeschler, 1874Long-tailed Salamander
Dysstroma truncata (Hufnagel, 1767)⇒ Chloroclysta truncata Hufnagel, 1767
Dysstroma walkerata Pearsall, 1909Marbled Carpet
Ecliptopera silaceata Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Phoenix
Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schi..., 1775Engrailed
Ematurga atomaria Linnaeus, 1758Common Heath
Ematurga atomaria atomaria Linnaeus, 1758Common Heath
Ennomos alniaria Linnaeus, 1758Canary-shouldered Thorn
Ennomos quercinaria (Hufnagel, 1767)⇒ Ennomos erosaria Denis & Schi..., 1775
Ennomos subsignaria Hübner, 1823Elm Spanworm
Entephria aurata (Packard, 1867)⇒ Entephria separata J.T. Troubridge, 1997
Entephria bradorata Munroe, 1951
Entephria separata J.T. Troubridge, 1997Northern Two-lined Salamander
Epelis truncataria Walker, 1862Black-banded Orange
Epimecis hortaria (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Epimecis virginaria Herbst, 1785
Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764Common Carpet
Epirrhoe sperryi Herbulot, 1951Small Argent and Sable
Epirrita autumnata Borkhausen, 1794Autumn Moth
Euchlaena amoenaria Guenée, 1857Deep Yellow Euchlaena
Eufidonia convergaria Walker, 1860Converged powder moth
Eufidonia discospilata Walker, 1862Sharp-lined Powder Moth
Eulithis destinata Möschler, 1860Trunkfish
Eulithis explanata Walker, 1862White Eulithis
Eulithis propulsata Walker, 1862Currant Eulithis Moth
Eulithis serrataria Barnes & McD..., 1917Serrated Eulithis
Eulithis testata Linnaeus, 1761Chevron
Eumacaria madopata Guenée, 1857Brown Bordered Geometer
Euphyia intermediata (Guenée, 1858)⇒ Euphyia unangulata Haworth, 1809
Euphyia multiferata Walker, 1863
Eupithecia absinthiata Clerck, 1759Garden sole
Eupithecia albicapitata Packard, 1876Spruce Cone Geometer
Eupithecia annulata Hulst, 1896Black Mountain Salamander
Eupithecia anticaria Walker, 1862
Eupithecia assimilata Doubleday, 1856Currant Pug
Eupithecia borealis Hulst, 1898
Eupithecia casloata Dyar, 1904
Eupithecia centaureata Denis & Schi..., 1775Lime-speck Pug
Eupithecia cimicifugata Pearsall, 1908Lungless Salamanders
Eupithecia columbiata Dyar, 1904
Eupithecia cretaceata Packard, 1874
Eupithecia fletcherata Taylor, 1907Channel Islands Slender Salamander
Eupithecia gelidata Möschler, 1860Kern Canyon Slender Salamander
Eupithecia icterata de Villers, 1789Tawny Speckled Pug
Eupithecia interruptofasciata Denis & Schi..., 1775Juniper Looper
Eupithecia intricata arceuthata FREYER, 1841Freyer's pug
Eupithecia lariciata FREYER, 1842Fir needle inchworm
Eupithecia miserulata Grote, 1863Common Eupithecia
Eupithecia misturata Hulst, 1896Black Mountain Salamander
Eupithecia mutata Pearsall, 1908Cloaked Pug
Eupithecia nimbicolor Hulst, 1896Black Mountain Salamander
Eupithecia palpata Dognin, 1901Small conifer looper
Eupithecia perfusca Hulst, 1898Angle barred pug
Eupithecia pusillata (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Eupithecia tantillaria Boisduval, 1840
Eupithecia ravocostaliata Packard, 1876Great Varigated Pug
Eupithecia russeliata Swett, 1908Mount Lyell Salamander
Eupithecia satyrata Hübner, 1813Satyr Pug
Eupithecia sharronata Bolte, 1990Georgia Blind Salamanders
Eupithecia strattonata Packard, 1873California strawberry
Eupithecia subfuscata Haworth, 1809Gray Pug
Eupithecia tripunctaria Herrich-Schä..., 1852White-spotted Pug
Eutrapela clemataria Abbott & Smith, 1797Curve toothed Geometer
Eutrepsia coenonympha (Felder, 1875)⇒ Eutrepsia metagrapharia Walker, 1862
Glenoides texanaria Hulst, 1888Texas Gray
Heliomata cycladata Grote & Robi..., 1866Common Spring Moth
Homochlodes disconventa Walker, 1860Dark Homochlodes
Homochlodes fritillaria Guenée, 1858Pale Homochlodes
Horisme intestinata Guenée, 1858Brown Bark Carpet
Horisme vitalbata Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Waved Umber
Hydrelia albifera Walker, 1866Fragile White Carpet
Hydrelia lucata Guenée, 1857Light Carpet Moth
Hydriomena divisaria Walker, 1861Black-dashed Highflyer
Hydriomena exculpata Barnes & McD..., 1917Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Hydriomena furcata Thunberg, 1784July Highflyer
Hydriomena perfracta Swett, 1910Shattered Highflyer
Hydriomena renunciata Walker, 1862Renounced Highflyer
Hydriomena ruberata FREYER, 1831Ruddy Highflyer
Hydriomena transfigurata Swett, 1912The Transfigured Hydriomena
Hypagyrtis piniata Packard, 1870Pine Measuringworm
Idaea aversata Linnaeus, 1758Riband Wave
Iridopsis larvaria Guenée, 1858Bent-line Gray
Iridopsis vellivolata Hulst, 1881Large Purplish Gray
Lambdina fiscellaria Guenée, 1858Hemlock Looper
Lambdina quercivoraria Guenée, 1858
Lobophora nivigerata Walker, 1862Powdered Bigwing
Lomographa semiclarata Walker, 1866Bluish Spring Moth
Lomographa vestaliata Guenée, 1857White Spring Moth
Lycia ursaria Walker, 1860Bear
Macaria anataria Swett, 1913
Macaria bisignata Walker, 1866Red-headed Angle
Macaria bitactata (Walker, 1862)⇒ Speranza bitactata Walker, 1862
Macaria brunneata Thunberg, 1784Rannoch Looper
Macaria granitata Guenée, 1857Granite Angle
Macaria minorata Packard, 1873Minor Angle
Macaria multilineata Packard, 1873Many Lined Angle
Macaria notata Linnaeus, 1758Birch Angle
Macaria occiduaria Packard, 1874
Macaria oweni Swett, 1907Eastern Mud Turtle
Macaria sexmaculata Packard, 1867Green Larch Looper
Macaria signaria Hübner, 1809Common Angle
Macaria submarmorata Walker, 1861Feay's milkweed
Macaria sulphurea (Packard, 1873)⇒ Speranza sulphurea Packard, 1873
Macaria transitaria Walker, 1861Blurry Chocolate Angle
Melanthia procellata Denis & Schi..., 1775Pretty Chalk Carpet
Mesoleuca ruficillata Guenée, 1857White-ribboned Carpet
Mesothea incertata Walker, 1863Black Mountain Salamander
Metanema determinata Walker, 1866Dark Metanema
Metanema inatomaria Guenée, 1858Pale Metanema
Metarranthis duaria Guenée, 1857Ruddy Metarranthis
Metarranthis hypochraria Herrich-Schä..., 1858Common Metarranthis
Metarranthis indeclinata Walker, 1861Pale Metarranthis
Metarranthis refractaria Guenée, 1857Refracted Metarranthis
Metarranthis warneri Harvey, 1874False-eye toby
Nemoria rubrifrontaria Packard, 1873Red-fronted Emerald
Nepytia canosaria Walker, 1862False Hemlock Looper
Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794Gem
Nyctobia limitaria Walker, 1860
Operophtera bruceata Hulst, 1886Bruce Spanworm
Orthonama evansi McDunnough, 1920
Paleacrita merriccata (Dyar, 1903)⇒ Paleacrita merricata Dyar, 1903
Pasiphila rectangulata Linnaeus, 1758Green Pug
Peribatodes rhomboidaria Denis & Schi..., 1775Willow Beauty
Perixera flavispila lophosceles Turner, 1908
Perizoma alchemillata Linnaeus, 1758Looper
Perizoma basaliata Walker, 1862Square-patched Carpet
Perizoma grandis Hulst, 1896Black Mountain Salamander
Pero behrensaria Packard, 1871Behr´s Pero Moth
Pero morrisonaria H. Edwards, 1881Morrison'S Pero
Petrophora subaequaria Walker, 1860Northern Petrophora
Plagodis phlogosaria Guenée, 1857Scorched Wing
Plagodis pulveraria Linnaeus, 1758American Barred Umber
Probole alienaria Herrich-Schä..., 1858Alien Probole
Probole amicaria Herrich-Schä..., 1856Friendly Probole
Prochoerodes forficaria Guenée, 1858Large Maple Spanworm
Prochoerodes lineola Goeze, 1781Large Maple Spanworm
Protoboarmia porcelaria Guenée, 1857Dash-lined looper
Pryocycla decoloraria Hulst, 1886
Rheumaptera hastata Linnaeus, 1758Argent & Sable
Rheumaptera subhastata NOLCKEN, 1870Argent and Sable
Rheumaptera undulata Linnaeus, 1758Scallop Shell
Scopula (Calothysanis) frigidaria Möschler, 1869Frigid Wave
Scopula (Holarctias) sentinaria Geyer, 1837
Scopula inductata Guenée, 1858Soft-lined Wave
Scopula junctaria Walker, 1861Simple Wave
Scopula quinquelinearia (Walker, 1861)⇒ Scopula junctaria Walker, 1861
Selenia alciphearia Walker, 1860Brown-tipped Thorn
Selenia tetralunaria Hufnagel, 1767Purple Thorn
Semiothisa bicolorata (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Macaria bicolorata Fabricius, 1798
Semiothisa fissinotata (Walker, 1862)⇒ Macaria fissinotata Walker, 1863
Spargania luctuata Denis & Schi..., 1775Offshore tonguefish
Spargania magnoliata Guenée, 1858Double-banded Carpet
Speranza brunneata Thunberg, 1784Ochre Granite
Speranza loricaria (Eversmann, 1837)⇒ Macaria loricaria Eversmann, 1837
Speranza pustularia Guenée, 1857Lesser Maple Spanworm
Stenalcidia pampinaria Guenée, 1858
Synchlora aerata Fabricius, 1798Camouflaged Looper
Thera contractata Packard, 1873Contracted Spanworm
Thera juniperata Linnaeus, 1758Juniper Carpet
Trichodezia albovittata Guenée, 1858White Striped Black
Venusia cambrica Curtis, 1839The Welsh Wave
Venusia comptaria Walker, 1860Brown-shaded Carpet
Xanthorhoe abrasaria Herrich-Schä..., 1856Northern Carpet
Xanthorhoe algidata Möschler, 1874Mud Salamander
Xanthorhoe alticolata Barnes & McD..., 1916
Xanthorhoe decoloraria Esper, 1806Red Carpet
Xanthorhoe ferrugata Clerck, 1759Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
Xanthorhoe iduata Guenée, 1858Broken-Banded Carpet
Xanthorhoe labradorensis Packard, 1867Labrador Carper
Xanthorhoe lacustrata Guenée, 1858Toothed Brown Carpet
Xanthorhoe pontiaria Taylor, 1906Three-lined Salamander
Xanthotype sospeta Drury, 1773Crocus Geometer

Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Newfoundland
SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines
47
90
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLarentiinae
Duponchel, 1845
Larentiine Moths, Larentiines
34
104
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySterrhinae
Meyrick, 1892
Sterrhines
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Geometridae (Leach 1815)
Geometridae (Leach 1815)


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Geometridae at dyntaxa.se
Geometridae at gbif.org
Geometridae at irmng.org
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