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Taxonomy of Subfamily Geometrinae Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
10
3863
74271
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
3659
71869
Genera
Species
SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
331
6789
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Geometrinae Leach, 1815
TribeComibaenini
Inoue, 1961
4
197
Genera
Species
TribeComostolini
Bruand, 1846
2
82
Genera
Species
TribeDichordophorini
Ferguson, 1967
1
2
Genus
Species
TribeDysphaniini
Warren, 1895
3
224
Genera
Species
TribeGeometrini
Stephens, 1829
67
2518
Genera
Species
TribeHeliotheini
2
9
Genera
Species
TribeHemistolini
Bruand, 1846
4
61
Genera
Species
TribeHemitheini
Bruand, 1846
26
731
Genera
Species
TribeJodiini
Bruand, 1846
0
0
Genera
Species
TribeJodini
Inoue, 1961
0
0
Genera
Species
TribeLophochoristini
Ferguson, 1967
3
18
Genera
Species
TribeMicroloxiini
Bruand, 1846
6
114
Genera
Species
TribeNemoriini
Gumppenberg, 1887
19
459
Genera
Species
TribePseudoterpnini
Warren, 1893
26
427
Genera
Species
TribeSynchlorini
Ferguson, 1967
0
0
Genera
Species
TribeThalassodini
Bruand, 1846
4
260
Genera
Species
TribeThalerini
Bruand, 1846
2
12
Genera
Species
GenusAcollesis
Warren, 1898
10Species
GenusAdicocrita
Prout, 1930
5Species
GenusAeulochroma
L.B. Prout, 1912, 1912
0Species
GenusAfrena
Hampson, 1895
  ⇒ Ornithospila
1Species
GenusAglossochloris
Boisduval, 1840
  ⇒ Antonechloris
11Species
GenusAgoschema
Prout, 1912
1Species
GenusAgraptochlora
Warren, 1894
  ⇒ Omphax
9Species
GenusAllochlorodes
Prout, 1917
1Species
GenusAllochrostes
Prout, 1912
7Species
GenusAndrozeugma
Prout, 1913
5Species
GenusAnisozyga
Warren, 1894
  ⇒ Galactochlora
129Species
GenusAnomphax
Warren, 1909
2Species
GenusAnoplosceles
Warren, 1896
1Species
GenusAntharmostes
Warren, 1899
18Species
GenusAporandria
Warren, 1894
4Species
GenusAracima
Butler, 1878
11Species
GenusArchaeobalbis
Swinhoe, 1893
  ⇒ Neobalbis
18Species
GenusArgyrographa
Prout, 1912
2Species
GenusBlechromopsis
Warren, 1912
  ⇒ Strepsichlora
4Species
GenusBlechroneromia
Prout, 1925
15Species
GenusCacochloris
Prout, 1912
2Species
GenusCampsiceras
Warren, 1914
  ⇒ Xenochroma
1Species
GenusCamptolophia
Warren, 1896
1Species
GenusCancellalata
Fletcher, 1956
2Species
GenusCathydata
Prout, 1912
4Species
GenusCentrochria
Gaede, 1917
5Species
GenusChavarriella
Pitkin, 1993
29Species
GenusCheroscelis
Prout, 1912
3Species
GenusCheteoscelis
Prout, 1912
  ⇒ Eunemoria
9Species
GenusChloeres
Meyrick, 1888
  ⇒ Leucodesmia
20Species
GenusChloractis
Warren, 1895
3Species
GenusChloristola
Holloway, 1996
2Species
GenusChlorochromodes
Warren, 1896
  ⇒ Comostolodes
2Species
GenusChlorodontopera
Warren, 1893
8Species
GenusChloroglyphica
Warren, 1894
9Species
GenusChloromianta
Warren, 1896
2Species
GenusChloromma
Warren, 1896
2Species
GenusChloroparda
Prout, 1912
1Species
GenusChlororithra
Butler, 1889
3Species
GenusChlorosterrha
Prout, 1912
4Species
GenusChlorozancla
Prout, 1912
2Species
GenusCollesis
Warren, 1897
2Species
GenusComostolodes
Warren, 1896
10Species
GenusComostula
Meyrick, 1888
0Species
GenusConchyliodes
Prout, 1930
1Species
GenusCtenoberta
Prout, 1915
2Species
GenusCtenothea
Prout, 1912
2Species
GenusCusuma
Moore, 1879
3Species
GenusCyclothea
Prout, 1912
3Species
GenusDichroma
Guenée, 1854
  ⇒ Hadena
5Species
GenusDioscore
Warren, 1907
10Species
GenusDoloma
Prout, 1922
1Species
GenusDolosis
Prout, 1912
1Species
GenusDryochlora
Fletcher D. S., 1979
3Species
GenusDyscheilia
Dognin, 1911
1Species
GenusDyschlorodes
Herbulot, 1966
2Species
GenusDysdamartia
Prout, 1913
1Species
GenusEcchloropsis
Prout, 1938
1Species
GenusEualloea
Warren, 1909
4Species
GenusEuchloris
Boisduval, 1840
  ⇒ Cyria
51Species
GenusEuproutia
Fletcher, 1979
12Species
GenusEuxena
Warren, 1896
3Species
GenusGelasmodes
Prout, 1915
2Species
GenusGigantothea
Prout, 1912
3Species
GenusGnathosocia
Pitkin, 1996
1Species
GenusGnophosema
Prout, 1912
22Species
GenusGonochlora
Swinhoe, 1904
1Species
GenusGrammicheila
Warren, 1894
  ⇒ Iotaphora
0Species
GenusHelicopage
Warren, 1896
2Species
GenusHercoloxia
Prout, 1916
  ⇒ Comostolodes
1Species
GenusHeteresthes
Warren, 1902
2Species
GenusHeterocrita
Turner, 1913
  ⇒ Osidryas
5Species
GenusHeteroculpinia
Hausmann, 1994
2Species
GenusHierochthonia
Prout, 1912
9Species
GenusHoloterpha
1Species
GenusHyalinometra
Herbulot, 1972
1Species
GenusHyalochlora
Prout, 1912
3Species
GenusHyalorrhoe
Warren, 1904
  ⇒ Hydata
1Species
GenusHydata
Walker, 1863
40Species
GenusHydatopsis
Herbulot, 1968
1Species
GenusHyphalia
Hübner, 1823
4Species
GenusHypsometra
Aurivillius, 1910
2Species
GenusIodis
Guenée, 1857
57Species
GenusIotaphora
Warren, 1894
  ⇒ Grammicheila
2Species
GenusKlinzigidia
Herbulot, 1982
1Species
GenusLambornia
Prout, 1912
1Species
GenusLasiochlora
Warren, 1894
6Species
GenusLathochlora
Warren, 1900
3Species
GenusLeptocolpia
Prout, 1922
5Species
GenusLeucaniodes
Prout, 1922
1Species
GenusLissochlora
Warren, 1900
77Species
GenusLissolica
Swinhoe, 1894
  ⇒ Paramaxates
0Species
GenusLophorrhachia
Prout, 1916
21Species
GenusLophostola
Prout, 1912
11Species
GenusLouisproutia
Wehrli, 1932
1Species
GenusLuashia
Debauche, 1941
1Species
GenusMesurodes
Warren, 1895
1Species
GenusMethydata
Prout, 1933
1Species
GenusMirifica
Fletcher, 1956
1Species
GenusMixochlora
Warren, 1897
12Species
GenusMystichlora
Holloway, 1996
1Species
GenusNeagathia
Warren, 1897
2Species
GenusNeobalbis
Swinhoe, 1893
  ⇒ Archaeobalbis
4Species
GenusNeocrasis
Warren, 1901
3Species
GenusNeohipparchus
Inoue, 1944
13Species
GenusNeurotoca
Warren, 1897
3Species
GenusNothoterpna
Warren, 1909
2Species
GenusOlerospila
Holloway, 1996
4Species
GenusOmphax
Guenée, 1857
35Species
GenusOneiliana
Prout, 1922
1Species
GenusOospila
Warren, 1897
161Species
GenusOpisthotia
Warren, 1894
1Species
GenusOrnithospila
Warren, 1894
21Species
GenusOxychora
Warren, 1898
10Species
GenusOxyphanes
Walker, 1860
  ⇒ Sterictopsis
3Species
GenusPachycopsis
Warren, 1897
8Species
GenusParagathia
Warren, 1902
2Species
GenusParamaxates
Warren, 1894
16Species
GenusParaplodes
Warren, 1904
  ⇒ Pachycopsis
1Species
GenusParaprasina
Warren, 1904
1Species
GenusParomphacodes
Warren, 1897
9Species
GenusPentheochlora
Prout, 1912
1Species
GenusPerithalera
Prout, 1912
2Species
GenusPhorodesma
Hübner, 1823
  ⇒ Probolosceles
49Species
GenusPoecilochlora
Warren, 1904
2Species
GenusPraegnophosema
Ebert, 1968
1Species
GenusProsomphax
Warren, 1911
4Species
GenusPseudhemithea
BASTELBERGER, 1909
4Species
GenusPseudidiochlora
Holloway, 1996
1Species
GenusPseudiodis
Prout, 1934
2Species
GenusPseudobiston
Inoue, 1994
1Species
GenusPseudocomostola
Holloway, 1996
1Species
GenusPulchralata
Fletcher, 1956
1Species
GenusPycnodontia
Warren, 1901
  ⇒ Omphax
1Species
GenusPyrrhorachis
Meyrick, 1888
  ⇒ Leucodesmia
29Species
GenusRacheospila
Guenée, 1857
  ⇒ Nemoria
201Species
GenusRhadinomphax
Prout, 1912
5Species
GenusRhodochlora
Warren, 1894
32Species
GenusRhombocentra
Holloway, 1996
1Species
GenusRhomborista
Warren, 1897
10Species
GenusSpaniocentra
Prout, 1912
23Species
GenusSphagnodela
Warren, 1893
1Species
GenusSterictopsis
Walker, 1860
  ⇒ Rhuma
4Species
GenusStrepsichlora
Warren, 1907
9Species
GenusSynclysmus
Butler, 1879
5Species
GenusSyncollesis
Prout, 1930
12Species
GenusSyndromodes
Warren, 1897
13Species
GenusTachychlora
Prout, 1912
17Species
GenusTachyphyle
Butler, 1881
32Species
GenusTanaorhinus
Butler, 1879
46Species
GenusThelycera
Prout, 1912
8Species
GenusThrasychlora
Prout, 1932
1Species
GenusTimandromorpha
Inoue, 1944
8Species
GenusTropicollesis
Prout, 1930
1Species
GenusUliocnemis
Hübner, 1823
  ⇒ Probolosceles
28Species
GenusUrospila
Warren, 1894
  ⇒ Ornithospila
0Species
GenusUrulitha
Meyrick, 1888
0Species
GenusXanthoxena
Warren, 1900
1Species
GenusXenochroma
palimpa�s Prout, 1934
21Species
GenusXenopepla
Warren, 1907
3Species
GenusXenozancla
Warren, 1893
1Species
GenusYinchie
Yang, 1978
1Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Geometrinae
GermanGrünspanner
EnglishEmeralds, Geometrines, Greens
FinnishVihermittarit


Distribution and Species lists of Geometrinae Leach, 1815
#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVYZ
Afghanistan
10 Genera  16 Species
Albania
17 Genera  25 Species
Algeria
17 Genera  28 Species
Andorra
21 Genera  24 Species
Angola
28 Genera  56 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
7 Genera  13 Species
Argentina
15 Genera  35 Species
Armenia
3 Genera  5 Species
Australia
78 Genera  296 Species
Austria
14 Genera  19 Species
Azerbaijan
8 Genera  10 Species
Bahamas
6 Genera  10 Species
Bahrain
4 Genera  6 Species
Bangladesh
7 Genera  7 Species
Belarus
9 Genera  12 Species
Belgium
13 Genera  16 Species
Belize
3 Genera  3 Species
Bhutan
24 Genera  28 Species
Bolivia
25 Genera  91 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
15 Genera  15 Species
Botswana
20 Genera  27 Species
Brazil
26 Genera  57 Species
Brunei
16 Genera  16 Species
Bulgaria
16 Genera  19 Species
Burkina Faso
16 Genera  11 Species
Burundi
5 Genera  6 Species
Cambodia
10 Genera  12 Species
Cameroon
39 Genera  121 Species
Canada
19 Genera  32 Species
Cape Verde
14 Genera  27 Species
Central African Republic
17 Genera  29 Species
Chad
5 Genera  5 Species
Chile
2 Genera  1 Species
China
51 Genera  159 Species
Colombia
27 Genera  61 Species
Comoros
12 Genera  21 Species
Cook Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
34 Genera  160 Species
Croatia
14 Genera  15 Species
Cuba
18 Genera  50 Species
Cyprus
11 Genera  13 Species
Czech Republic
18 Genera  30 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
39 Genera  114 Species
Denmark
12 Genera  16 Species
Djibouti
2 Genera  2 Species
Dominica
3 Genera  4 Species
Dominican Republic
2 Genera  3 Species
East Timor
3 Genera  3 Species
Ecuador
34 Genera  199 Species
Egypt
7 Genera  12 Species
El Salvador
1 Genus  1 Species
Equatorial Guinea
16 Genera  40 Species
Eritrea
2 Genera  2 Species
Estonia
11 Genera  17 Species
Ethiopia
30 Genera  93 Species
Fiji
12 Genera  28 Species
Finland
8 Genera  11 Species
France
30 Genera  39 Species
Gabon
15 Genera  20 Species
Gambia
21 Genera  27 Species
Georgia
13 Genera  15 Species
Germany
22 Genera  29 Species
Ghana
29 Genera  47 Species
Greece
15 Genera  19 Species
Grenada
1 Genus  1 Species
Guatemala
9 Genera  10 Species
Guinea
17 Genera  23 Species
Guyana
8 Genera  13 Species
Haiti
2 Genera  2 Species
Honduras
18 Genera  40 Species
Hungary
12 Genera  17 Species
Iceland
2 Genera  2 Species
India
89 Genera  346 Species
Indonesia
65 Genera  262 Species
Iran
20 Genera  38 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  1 Species
Ireland
8 Genera  8 Species
Israel
17 Genera  21 Species
Italy
20 Genera  33 Species
Ivory Coast
31 Genera  57 Species
Jamaica
11 Genera  15 Species
Japan
41 Genera  115 Species
Jordan
9 Genera  7 Species
Kazakhstan
11 Genera  18 Species
Kenya
49 Genera  145 Species
Kuwait
1 Genus  1 Species
Kyrgyzstan
7 Genera  16 Species
Laos
18 Genera  6 Species
Latvia
8 Genera  11 Species
Lebanon
5 Genera  5 Species
Lesotho
7 Genera  7 Species
Liberia
17 Genera  53 Species
Libya
2 Genera  3 Species
Liechtenstein
3 Genera  3 Species
Lithuania
9 Genera  11 Species
Luxembourg
10 Genera  13 Species
Madagascar
44 Genera  144 Species
Malawi
35 Genera  80 Species
Malaysia
61 Genera  172 Species
Maldives
1 Genus  1 Species
Mali
15 Genera  16 Species
Malta
5 Genera  6 Species
Mauritania
2 Genera  2 Species
Mauritius
11 Genera  12 Species
Mexico
34 Genera  94 Species
Micronesia
9 Genera  7 Species
Moldova
4 Genera  4 Species
Mongolia
10 Genera  14 Species
Morocco
6 Genera  8 Species
Mozambique
29 Genera  43 Species
Myanmar
14 Genera  7 Species
Namibia
28 Genera  39 Species
Nepal
22 Genera  26 Species
Netherlands
15 Genera  18 Species
New Zealand
13 Genera  15 Species
Nicaragua
20 Genera  75 Species
Niger
9 Genera  11 Species
Nigeria
35 Genera  76 Species
Niue
2 Genera  2 Species
North Korea
6 Genera  6 Species
Norway
14 Genera  16 Species
Oman
12 Genera  19 Species
Pakistan
14 Genera  15 Species
Palau
7 Genera  7 Species
Palestine
4 Genera  5 Species
Panama
17 Genera  32 Species
Papua New Guinea
44 Genera  264 Species
Paraguay
10 Genera  17 Species
Peru
28 Genera  91 Species
Philippines
33 Genera  44 Species
Poland
13 Genera  16 Species
Portugal
10 Genera  14 Species
Qatar
1 Genus  1 Species
Republic of the Congo
3 Genera  4 Species
Republic South Africa
62 Genera  200 Species
Romania
14 Genera  17 Species
Russia
33 Genera  71 Species
Rwanda
23 Genera  59 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2 Genera  2 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 Species
Samoa
1 Genus  1 Species
San Marino
5 Genera  5 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
10 Genera  24 Species
Saudi Arabia
15 Genera  29 Species
Senegal
17 Genera  19 Species
Serbia
3 Genera  3 Species
Seychelles
5 Genera  9 Species
Sierra Leone
27 Genera  47 Species
Singapore
19 Genera  27 Species
Slovakia
11 Genera  14 Species
Slovenia
14 Genera  17 Species
Solomon Islands
18 Genera  29 Species
Somalia
17 Genera  17 Species
Somaliland
9 Genera  11 Species
South Korea
29 Genera  58 Species
South Sudan
9 Genera  9 Species
Spain
28 Genera  42 Species
Sri Lanka
33 Genera  59 Species
Sudan
17 Genera  24 Species
Suriname
9 Genera  16 Species
Sweden
44 Genera  57 Species
Switzerland
14 Genera  17 Species
Syria
2 Genera  2 Species
Taiwan
49 Genera  193 Species
Tajikistan
9 Genera  12 Species
Tanzania
47 Genera  103 Species
Thailand
35 Genera  62 Species
Tonga
2 Genera  3 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
9 Genera  22 Species
Tunisia
7 Genera  6 Species
Turkey
20 Genera  30 Species
Turkmenistan
5 Genera  9 Species
Uganda
29 Genera  87 Species
Ukraine
12 Genera  16 Species
United Arab Emirates
8 Genera  12 Species
United Kingdom
31 Genera  41 Species
Uruguay
7 Genera  11 Species
USA
51 Genera  158 Species
Uzbekistan
7 Genera  13 Species
Vanuatu
4 Genera  5 Species
Venezuela
14 Genera  17 Species
Vietnam
29 Genera  40 Species
Yemen
20 Genera  35 Species
Zambia
31 Genera  41 Species
Zimbabwe
45 Genera  104 Species


Distribution on islands
#ABCDEFGIKLMNOPRSVW
Aldabra Group
4 Genera  7 Species
Alnön
2 Genera  2 Species
Anholt
6 Genera  6 Species
Anjouan
6 Genera  7 Species
Bathurst Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Bruny Island
10 Genera  14 Species
Brønnøya
1 Genus  1 Species
Burra
4 Genera  4 Species
Caroline Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Danish Wadden Islands
4 Genera  4 Species
El Hierro
1 Genus  1 Species
Fårö (Denmark)
1 Genus  1 Species
Farquhar Group
1 Genus  1 Species
Gotska Sandön
3 Genera  3 Species
Grande Comore
11 Genera  17 Species
Islands of Chile
8 Genera  11 Species
Islands of the Stagnone of Marsala
1 Genus  1 Species
Kai Islands
2 Genera  5 Species
Ko Phuket
1 Genus  0 Species
La Digue
1 Genus  1 Species
La Gomera
1 Genus  1 Species
La Palma
1 Genus  1 Species
Langkawi
1 Genus  1 Species
Långören
5 Genera  6 Species
Macaronesia
17 Genera  33 Species
Mahé
3 Genera  3 Species
Mohéli
6 Genera  6 Species
Nias Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Northern Isles
4 Genera  4 Species
Obi Islands
2 Genera  2 Species
Porto Santo Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Puhtu
3 Genera  3 Species
Rügen
1 Genus  1 Species
Ruhnu
4 Genera  4 Species
Rømø
4 Genera  4 Species
Santa Catalina Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Santa Catalina Island (California)
1 Genus  1 Species
Santa Cruz Island
5 Genera  6 Species
Santa Cruz Island (California)
5 Genera  6 Species
Scalloway Islands
4 Genera  4 Species
Shetland Islands
4 Genera  4 Species
Southern Line Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Store Færder
3 Genera  3 Species
Stradbroke Island
1 Genus  2 Species
Vancouver Island
8 Genera  9 Species
Wellington
8 Genera  11 Species


Found in fossile formations


Links, sources and further information
Geometrinae at artfakta.se
Geometrinae at dyntaxa.se
Geometrinae at itis.gov