Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Pretoria (Gauteng)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 208
1343
1997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 208
1343
1997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 199
1320
1968 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 147
1145
1761 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 52
459
812 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
458
811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 51
457
809 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
210
313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
175
254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
22
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 20
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Pretoria
20 Genera with 35 Species | Abraxas Leach, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acidaliastis Hampson, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisodes Guenée, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphilopota Warren, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorissa Stephens, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocoma Turner, 1922 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenognophos Prout, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanogynis Guenée, 1938 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eulasia Truqui, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1922 | Pug Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Heterorachis Warren, 1912 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heterostegane Hampson, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1913 | Dwarf cream wave | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Isturgia Hübner, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoclystia Warren, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nassinia Fletcher, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neromia Staudinger, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1922 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zygophyxia Schrank, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pretoria
35 Species and 2 Subspecies | Abraxas alona Thierry-Mieg, 1910 | | | Acidaliastis bicurvifera Prout, 1916 | | | Anisodes monetaria homostola Meyrick, 1897 | | | Aphilopota mesotoecha Prout, 1938 | | | Aphilopota semiusta Distant, 1898 | | | Chiasmia dolichostigma (Prout L. B., 1922) | ⇒ Chiasmia grisescens Prout, 1916 | | Chiasmia tecnium Prout, 1916 | | | Chlorissa ruficristata Prout, 1916 | | | Chlorocoma clopia Prout, 1922 | | | Chlorocoma eucela Prout, 1922 | | | Ctenognophos eolaria anax Wiltshire, 1966 | | | Drepanogynis confusa Krüger, 2002 | | | Drepanogynis incurvata Krüger, 2002 | | | Drepanogynis synclinia Prout, 1938 | | | Eulasia (Vittateulasia) bombylius Fabricius, 1787 | | | Eupithecia brachyptera Prout L.B., 1913 | | | Eupithecia gradatilinea Prout L.B., 1916 | | | Eupithecia polylibades Prout L.B., 1916 | | | Eupithecia pretoriana Prout L.B., 1922 | | | Heterorachis despoliata Prout, 1916 | | | Heterorachis perviridis Prout, 1912 | | | Heterorachis simplicissima Prout, 1912 | | | Heterostegane rectistriga Prout, 1913 | | | Idaea consericeata Prout L. B., 1913 | | | Idaea pericalles Prout L. B., 1913 | | | Idaea punctigera Janse, 1935 | | | Idaea umbricosta Prout L.B., 1913 | | | Isturgia supergressa Prout, 1913 | | | Mimoclystia mermera Prout, 1935 | | | Nassinia pretoria Prout, 1916 | | | Neromia cohaerens Prout, 1916 | | | Scopula donovani Distant, 1892 | | | Scopula duplicipuncta Prout, 1913 | | | Scopula impicta Prout, 1922 | | | Zygophyxia stenoptila (Prout, 1916) | ⇒ Scopula stenoptila Prout, 1916 |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Pretoria
 | | Geometridae (Leach 1815) |
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