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Checklist for Subfamily Geometrinae Leach, 1815 (Emeralds)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2035
5452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2029
5435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2014
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1285
3443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1173
3171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
3
247
853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
240
838
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
37
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
37 Genera with 87 Species
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Adicocrita Prout, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Aeolochroma L.B. Prout, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Allochlorodes Prout, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Allochrostes Prout, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Antharmostes Warren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Argyrographa Prout, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Celidomphax Prout, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Centrochria Gaede, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Chlorissa Stephens, 18977SpeciesTaxom
Chlorochlamys Hulst, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocoma Turner, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Chlorosterrha Prout, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Comibaena Hübner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Comostolopsis Warren, 18756SpeciesTaxom
Dichroma Guenée, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Eucrostes Hübner, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Hemistola Warren, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Lasiochlora Warren, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lophorrhachia Prout, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Lophostola Prout, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Metallochlora Warren, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Microloxia Warren, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Mixocera Warren, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Nemoria Hübner, 1873Emerald4SpeciesTaxom
Neromia Staudinger, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Neurotoca Warren, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Omphacodes Warren, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Omphax Guenée, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Pingasa Moore, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Prasinocyma Warren, 18759SpeciesTaxom
Prosomphax Warren, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinomphax Prout, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Synchlora Guenée, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Syndromodes Warren, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Thelycera Prout, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Victoria Warren, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Xenochroma palimpaʏ..., 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
87 Species and 7 Subspecies
Adicocrita discerpta Walker, 1861
Adicocrita koranata Felder & Rog..., 1875
Aeolochroma hypochromaria caledonica Holloway, 1979
Allochlorodes elpis Prout, 1917
Allochrostes biornata Prout, 1913
Allochrostes saliata Felder & Rog..., 1875
Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912
Argyrographa eximiata (Felder, 1875)⇒ Argyrographa moderata Walker, 1862
Argyrographa moderata Walker, 1862
Celidomphax quadrimacula Janse, 1935
Centrochria aphthona Prout, 1934
Chlorissa albistrigulata Warren, 1897
Chlorissa articulicornis Prout, 1916
Chlorissa attenuata Walker, 1863
Chlorissa dorsicristata Warren, 1905
Chlorissa inornata Prout, 1930
Chlorissa ruficristata Prout, 1916
Chlorissa unilinea Warren, 1897
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria Gu, 1857Blackberry Looper
Chlorocoma clopia Prout, 1922
Chlorocoma didita Walker, 1861
Chlorocoma eucela Prout, 1922
Chlorosterrha dichroma Felder & Rog..., 1875
Chlorosterrha monochroma Prout, 1912
Comibaena leucospilata Walker, 1863
Comostolopsis capensis Warren, 1899
Comostolopsis fuscipuncta (Warren, 1899)⇒ Comostolopsis apicata Warren, 1898
Comostolopsis germana Prout, 1916Bitou tip moth
Comostolopsis rubristicta Warren, 1899
Comostolopsis stillata Felder & Rog..., 1875
Comostolopsis stillata stillata Felder & Rog..., 1875
Dichroma equestralis Duncan & Wes..., 1841
Eucrostes disparata Walker, 1861
Eucrostes rhodophthalma Prout, 1912
Eucrostes roseata (Warren, 1905)⇒ Eucrostes rufociliaria Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Eucrostes rufociliaria Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Hemistola incommoda Prout, 1912
Hemistola semialbida Prout, 1912
Lasiochlora diducta Walker, 1861
Lophorrhachia rubricorpus Warren, 1898
Lophorrhachia rubricorpus rubricorpus Warren, 1898
Lophostola atridisca Warren, 1897
Metallochlora exorista Prout, 1917
Microloxia ruficornis Warren, 1897
Mixocera albistrigata Pagenstecher, 1893
Mixocera albistrigata albistrigata Pagenstecher, 1893
Mixocera frustratoria Wallengren, 1863
Nemoria bistriaria Hübner, 1809Red-fringed Emerald
Nemoria lixaria Guenée, 1857Red bordered Emerald
Nemoria mimosaria Guenée, 1857Flanged Looper
Nemoria unitaria Packard, 1873Single-lined Emerald
Neromia activa Prout, 1930
Neromia barretti Prout, 1912
Neromia clavicornis Prout, 1915
Neromia cohaerens Prout, 1916
Neromia impostura Prout, 1915
Neromia rubripunctilla Prout, 1912
Neurotoca notata Warren, 1897
Omphacodes delicata Warren, 1905
Omphacodes punctilineata Warren, 1897
Omphacodes vivida Warren, 1899
Omphax bacoti Prout, 1912
Omphax leucocraspeda Prout, 1912
Omphax trilobata Janse, 1935
Pingasa abyssiniaria Guenée, 1858
Pingasa distensaria respondens Walker, 1860
Pingasa rhadamaria victoria Prout, 1913
Prasinocyma bifimbriata Prout, 1912
Prasinocyma chloroprosopa Prout, 1913
Prasinocyma dorsipunctata Warren, 1911
Prasinocyma germinaria Guenée, 1858
Prasinocyma hadrata Felder & Rog..., 1875
Prasinocyma immaculata Thunberg, 1784
Prasinocyma niveisticta Prout, 1912
Prasinocyma panchlora Prout, 1913
Prasinocyma scissaria (Felder, 1875)⇒ Prasinocyma immaculata Thunberg, 1784
Prosomphax callista Warren, 1911
Rhadinomphax divincta Walker, 1861
Rhadinomphax pudicata Walker, 1866
Rhadinomphax sanguinipuncta Felder & Rog..., 1875
Rhadinomphax trimeni Felder & Rog..., 1875
Synchlora aerata Fabricius, 1798Camouflaged Looper
Syndromodes cellulata Warren, 1898
Syndromodes dimensa Walker, 1861
Syndromodes invenusta Wallengren, 1863
Syndromodes prasinops Prout, 1930
Thelycera viridans Prout L. B., 1912
Victoria albipicta Warren, 1897
Victoria fuscithorax Warren, 1905
Xenochroma candidata Warren, 1902

Subnodes of Geometrinae with occurrences in Cape
TribeComibaenini
Inoue, 1961
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeComostolini
Bruand, 1846
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGeometrini
Stephens, 1829
7
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHemistolini
Bruand, 1846
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHemitheini
Bruand, 1846
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMicroloxiini
Bruand, 1846
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNemoriini
Gumppenberg, 1887
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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