Checklist for Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Cankerworm moths)
and region Zanzibar Archipelago (Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 174
738
1015 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 174
738
1015 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 169
730
1007 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 106
580
836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
211
306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
211
306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
209
304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
166
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
162
248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
12
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 11
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Zanzibar Archipelago
11 Genera with 14 Species | Aletis Schrank, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colocleora Prout, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erastria Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ereunetea Warren, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pitthea Walker, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Problepsis Lederer, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodometra Meyrick, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodophthitus Butler, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1920 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zerenopsis Felder, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Zanzibar Archipelago
14 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aletis libyssa Hopffer, 1857 | | | Aletis libyssa libyssa Hopffer, 1858 | | | Chiasmia amarata Guenée, 1858 | | | Chiasmia observata Walker, 1861 | | | Chiasmia rhabdophora Holland, 1892 | | | Colocleora monogrammaria Mabille, 1890 | | | Erastria albosignata Walker, 1863 | | | Ereunetea nesiotes Prout, 1915 | | | Pitthea trifasciata Dewitz, 1881 | | | Problepsis digammata Kirby, 1896 | | | Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767 | The Vestal | | Rhodophthitus tricoloraria Mabille, 1890 | | | Scopula opicata Fabricius, 1798 | | | Scopula paradelpharia Prout, 1920 | | | Zerenopsis tenuis Butler, 1878 | |
Subnodes of Geometridae with occurrences in Zanzibar Archipelago
 | | 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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