Checklist of Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
for Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 114
267
404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 114
267
404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 111
263
399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 80
207
339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
107
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
107
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
106
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
57
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
54
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
6
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 5
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tristan da Cunha
5 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Tristan da Cunha
8 Species and 2 Subspecies | Chiasmia rectilinea Warren, 1905 | | | Chiasmia rectilinea rectilinea Warren, 1905 | | | Orthonama contrariata Walker, 1862 | | | Orthonama obstipata (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794 | | Orthonama obstipata contrariata Walker, 1862 | | | Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767 | The Vestal | | Scopula atlantica (Walker, 1875) | ⇒ Scopula separata Walker, 1875 | | Scopula separata Walker, 1875 | | | Tristania costellata Odhner, 1960 | | | Tristania goughensis Odhner, 1960 | |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Tristan da Cunha
 | | Geometridae (Leach 1815) |
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