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Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1365
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
1186
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
460
817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
52
459
816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
458
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
211
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
176
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
2
22
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
20
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pretoria
20 Genera with 35 Species
Abraxas Leach, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Acidaliastis Hampson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Anisodes Guenée, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Aphilopota Warren, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmia Hübner, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Chlorissa Stephens, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocoma Turner, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Ctenognophos Prout, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Drepanogynis Guenée, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Eulasia Truqui, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1922Pug Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Heterorachis Warren, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Heterostegane Hampson, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Idaea Treitschke, 1913Dwarf cream wave4SpeciesTaxom
Isturgia Hübner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Mimoclystia Warren, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Nassinia Fletcher, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Neromia Staudinger, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Zygophyxia Schrank, 19161SpeciesTaxom


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
SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines
11
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLarentiinae
Duponchel, 1845
Larentiine Moths, Larentiines
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySterrhinae
Meyrick, 1892
Sterrhines
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Geometridae (Leach 1815)
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