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Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Wellesley (Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
51
132
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
51
132
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
49
129
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
116
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
8
45
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
8
45
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
8
45
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
6
31
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
6
31
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wellesley
3 Genera with 3 Species
Lomographa Hübner, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Melanolophia Hulst, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Tetracis Guenée, 1858Slant-Lines1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wellesley
3 Species
Lomographa semiclarata Walker, 1866Bluish Spring Moth
Melanolophia signataria Walker, 1860Signate Melanolophia
Tetracis crocallata (Guenée, 1858)⇒ Thalaina clara Walker, 1855

Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Wellesley
SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines
3
3
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