Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Sahara (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 76
406
588 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 76
406
588 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 72
399
581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 52
314
469 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
225
350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
225
350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
225
350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
147
240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
137
229 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
22
32 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 22
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sahara
22 Genera with 32 Species
| Acidaliastis Hampson, 1942 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acidromodes Hausmann, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atomophora Alpheraky, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Casilda Agenjo, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charissa Curtis, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1852 | Pug Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemidromodes Prout, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1913 | Dwarf cream wave | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Isturgia Hübner, 1884 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Itame Hubner, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kuchleria Hausmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lhommeia Wehrli, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithostege Hübner, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menophra Moore, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microloxia Warren, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nebula Bruand, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oar Schrank, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaiogramma von Gumppenberg, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pingasa Moore, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodometra Meyrick, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1945 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sahara
32 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acidaliastis micra Hampson, 1896 | | | Acidaliastis micra galactea Rungs, 1942 | | | Acidromodes saharae Wiltshire, 1985 | | | Atomophora macrophthalma Poppius, 1909 | | | Casilda consecraria Staudinger, 1871 | Briny Vestal | | Charissa (Euchrognophos) mucidaria Hübner, 1799 | Coppery Taupe | | Charissa rothschildi Prout, 1929 | | | Chiasmia aestimaria (Hübner, 1809) | ⇒ Godonela aestimaria Hübner, 1809 | | Eupithecia orana Dietze, 1913 | | | Eupithecia tenellata Dietze, 1906 | | | Eupithecia unitaria Herrich-Schä..., 1852 | | | Hemidromodes robusta Prout, 1913 | | | Idaea alutaceata Rungs, 1945 | | | Idaea sordida Rothschild, 1913 | | | Isturgia deerraria Walker, 1861 | | | Isturgia disputaria Guenée, 1858 | Maltese Bloom | | Isturgia mabillearia Lucas D., 1907 | | | Isturgia sublimbata Butler, 1884 | | | Itame teknaria Rung & Powell, 1942 | | | Kuchleria menadiara Thierry-Mieg, 1893 | | | Lhommeia biskraria Oberthür, 1885 | | | Lithostege fissurata Mabille, 1888 | | | Lithostege notata Bang-Haas, 1906 | | | Menophra japygiaria O. Costa, 1849 | Brassy Waved Umber | | Microloxia ruficornis Warren, 1897 | | | Microloxia simonyi Rebel, 1894 | | | Nebula ibericata Staudinger, 1871 | | | Nebula ibericata numidiata Staudinger, 1892 | | | Oar pratana (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Scopula pratana Fabricius, 1794 | | Phaiogramma faustinata Milliere, 1868 | Millière's Emerald | | Pingasa lahayei Oberthür, 1887 | | | Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767 | The Vestal | | Scopula (Calothysanis) decolor Staudinger, 1898 | | | Scopula moralesi Rungs, 1945 | |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Sahara
 | | Geometridae (Leach 1815) |
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