Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Taita-Taveta County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
257
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
257
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 81
252
319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 60
225
296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
93
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
87
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
7
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Taita-Taveta County
7 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Taita-Taveta County
9 Species and 1 Subspecies | Chiasmia costiguttata Warren, 1899 | | | Chiasmia semialbida Prout, 1915 | | | Chiasmia spilota Warren, 1905 | | | Discomiosis synnephes Prout, 1915 | | | Eupithecia sporadica Prout, 1932 | | | Hierochthonia migrata Prout, 1930 | | | Prasinocyma pumilata Fletcher D. S., 1956 | | | Rhodophthitus conspersa (Warren, 1909) | ⇒ Rhodophthitus rudicornis Butler, 1898 | | Scopula ornata Scopula Prout, 1913 | |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Taita-Taveta County
 | | 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
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