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Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Wajir County (North Eastern Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
24
60
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
24
60
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
23
59
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
20
56
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
11
43
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
11
43
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
11
43
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
7
37
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
6
24
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
15
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
15
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wajir County
15 Genera with 6 Species
Aphilopota Warren, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Buzura Leach, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmia Hübner, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysocraspeda Swinhoe, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Colocleora Prout, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Conolophia Warren, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Drepanogynis Guenée, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1825
Engrailed Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Eois Hübner, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Erastria Hübner, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Lophostola Prout, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Pigiopsis Warren, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Psilocerea Saalmüller, 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Pycnostega Warren, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenimpia Warren, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wajir County
6 Species
Buzura abruptaria Walker, 1938
Colocleora divisaria Walker, 1860
Colocleora expansa Warren, 1899
Colocleora spuria Prout, 1915
Erastria madecassaria Boisduval, 1833
Pigiopsis epigynopteryx Herbulot, 1986

Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Wajir County
SubfamilyDesmobathrinae
Meyrick, 1886
Desmobathrine Moths
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines
11
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLarentiinae
Duponchel, 1845
Larentiine Moths, Larentiines
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySterrhinae
Meyrick, 1892
Sterrhines
1
0
Genus
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