Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Northeast Brazil (Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 447
3140
5727 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 447
3140
5727 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 409
3029
5540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 228
2117
4010 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
517
855 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
514
852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
512
852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
385
696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
378
684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
14
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 14
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Northeast Brazil
14 Genera with 20 Species | Acidaliastis Hampson, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antharmostes Warren, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheroscelis Prout, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clepsiphron Turner, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lissochlora Warren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanchroia Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Numia Guenée, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oncopus Herrich-Scha..., 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oospila Warren, 1909 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiographa Prout, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opisthoxia Hübner, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxydia Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phrygionis Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrinteina Möschler, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northeast Brazil
20 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acidaliastis systena Fletcher, 1978 | | | Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912 | | | Cheroscelis oospila Prout, 1912 | | | Clepsiphron calycopis Turner, 1923 | | | Lissochlora albocillaria | | | Melanchroia chephise Stoll, 1782 | Snowbush Spanworm | | Numia lermia Schaus, 1901 | | | Oncopus citrosa Hübner & Geyer, 1832 | | | Oospila arpata Schaus, 1897 | | | Oospila decorata Warren, 1909 | | | Oospila leucothalera Prout, 1932 | | | Oospila moseri Lindt, Hausm..., 2018 | | | Oospila pallidaria Schaus, 1898 | | | Oospila permagna Warren, 1909 | | | Ophiographa macrophyes (Prout, 1910) | ⇒ Dinophalus macrophyes Prout, 1910 | | Opisthoxia claudiaria Schaus, 1901 | | | Opisthoxia sardes Druce, 1900 | | | Oxydia vesulia Cramer, 1779 | Spurge Spanworm Moth | | Phrygionis polita Cramer, 1780 | | | Thyrinteina arnobia Stoll, 1782 | |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
 | | Geometridae (Leach 1815) |
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