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Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Townsville (North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
209
1041
1546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
209
1041
1546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
196
1006
1502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
148
867
1334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
327
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
327
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
327
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
222
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
212
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
2
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
18
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Townsville
18 Genera with 19 Species
Arhodia Guenée, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Casbia Walker, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Centrochria Gaede, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Chloroclystis Hübner, 1904Pugs1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysochloroma Warren, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Chrysocraspeda Swinhoe, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Circopetes Prout, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoscelis Mabille, 1904Pugs1SpeciesTaxom
Homospora Turner, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hyposidra Guenée, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Idaea Treitschke, 1889Dwarf cream wave2SpeciesTaxom
Oenochroma Guenée, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Parepisparis Bethune-Baker, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Perixera Meyrick, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Prasinocyma Warren, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopdipsas1SpeciesTaxom
Scioglyptis Meyrick, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 19082SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Townsville
19 Species
Arhodia lasiocamparia Guenée, 1858Pink Arhodia
Casbia glaucochroa Turner, 1906
Centrochria aphthona Prout, 1934
Chloroclystis ablechra (Turner, 1904)⇒ Glaucoclystis immixtaria Walker, 1862
Chrysochloroma megaloptera Lower, 1894
Circopetes obtusata Walker, 1860Grey Twisted Moth
Gymnoscelis acidna (Turner, 1904)⇒ Spiralisigna acidna Turner, 1904
Homospora rhodoscopa Lower, 1902
Hyposidra janiaria Guenée, 1858
Idaea rhopalopus Turner, 1908
Idaea trypheropa Meyrick, 1889
Oenochroma polyspila Lower, 1897
Parepisparis excusata Walker, 1860Marbled Twisted Moth
Perixera niveopuncta Warren, 1897
Prasinocyma floresaria (Walker, 1866)⇒ Albinospila floresaria Walker, 1866
Pseudopdipsas digglesii
Scioglyptis lithinopa (Meyrick, 1892)⇒ Begumia lithinopa
Scopula aleuritis Turner, 1908
Scopula prosoeca Turner, 1908

Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Townsville
SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLarentiinae
Duponchel, 1845
Larentiine Moths, Larentiines
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOenochrominae
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySterrhinae
Meyrick, 1892
Sterrhines
4
5
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