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Checklist for Subfamily Geometrinae Leach, 1815 (Emeralds)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
3163
10621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
2179
7732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2014
7306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
3
343
1279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
323
1248
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
34
160
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
34 Genera with 160 Species
#ABCDHKLNOPRSTX
Acidaliastis Hampson, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Antharmostes Warren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Archichlora Warren, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Assachlora Viidalepp & ..., 2012
0SpeciesTaxom
Blechroma Moschler, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Cathydata Prout, 02SpeciesTaxom
Centrochria Gaede, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Chavarriella Pitkin, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Cheroscelis Prout, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Chloractis Warren, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Chloropteryx Hulst, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Dichorda Warren, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Haruchlora Viidalepp & ..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Hyalochlora Prout, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Hydata Walker, 18637SpeciesTaxom
Klinzigidia Herbulot, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Lissochlora Warren, 19937SpeciesTaxom
Lophochorista Warren, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Neagathia Warren, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Nemoria Hübner, 1993Emerald42SpeciesTaxom
Neocrasis Warren, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Oospila Warren, 186127SpeciesTaxom
Pachycopsis Warren, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Phrudocentra Warren, 190111SpeciesTaxom
Pingasa Moore, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Prasinocyma Warren, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pyrochlora Warren, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Racheospila Guenée, 19129SpeciesTaxom
Rhodochlora Warren, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Synchlora Guenée, 013SpeciesTaxom
Tachychlora Prout, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Tachyphyle Butler, 190010SpeciesTaxom
Telotheta Warren, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Xenochroma palimpaʏ..., 19923SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
160 Species and 14 Subspecies
Acidaliastis systena Fletcher, 1978
Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912
Archichlora trygodes Prout, 1922
Blechroma epaphras Schaus, 1912
Cathydata batina Druce, 1892
Cathydata batina batina
Centrochria aphthona Prout, 1934
Chavarriella fallax Warren, 1907
Chavarriella porcius Schaus, 1912
Chavarriella semiornata Warren, 1901
Cheroscelis oospila Prout, 1912
Chloractis pulcherrima Butler, 1881
Chloropteryx clemens Warren, 1905
Chloropteryx dealbata Warren, 1909
Chloropteryx diluta Dognin, 1911
Chloropteryx languescens Warren, 1897
Chloropteryx nordicaria Schaus, 1901Commerson's sole
Chloropteryx opalaria Guenée, 1857
Dichorda iris Butler, 1881
Dichorda obliquata Warren, 1904
Dichorda uniformis Warren, 1909
Haruchlora maesi Viidalepp & ..., 2014
Hyalochlora antolodoxa Prout, 1932
Hyalochlora splendens Druce, 1898
Hydata alada Dognin, 1898
Hydata apicata Schaus, 1901
Hydata notula Dognin, 1923
Hydata opella Dognin, 1923
Hydata povera Schaus, 1901
Hydata stigmatica Warren, 1904
Hydata subfenestraria Walker, 1863
Klinzigidia dithecodes Herbulot, 1982
Lissochlora albociliaria Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Lissochlora albocillaria
Lissochlora freddyi Pitkin, 1993
Lissochlora hoffmannsi Prout, 1932
Lissochlora inconspicua BASTELBERGER, 1911
Lissochlora manostigma Dyar, 1912
Lissochlora ronaldi Pitkin, 1993
Lophochorista calliope Druce, 1892
Lophochorista diversata Dyar, 1912
Neagathia corruptata Felder, 1875
Nemoria acutularia Schaus, 1912
Nemoria adaluzae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria adjunctaria Dyar, 1914
Nemoria anae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria astraea Druce, 1892
Nemoria aturia Druce, 1892
Nemoria aturia aturia
Nemoria callirrhoe Prout, 1932
Nemoria carolinae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria defectiva Prout, 1932
Nemoria dentilinea Warren, 1897
Nemoria dentilinea dentilinea
Nemoria dorsilinea Schaus, 1912
Nemoria elbae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria epaphras Schaus, 1912
Nemoria erina Dognin, 1896
Nemoria eugeniae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria florae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria gladysae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria hazelae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria interlucens Schaus, 1912
Nemoria karlae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria lorenae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria marielosae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria nympharia Schaus, 1912
Nemoria ozalea Prout, 1932
Nemoria pacificaria Möschler, 1881
Nemoria pescadora Beutelspacher, 1984
Nemoria punctilinea Dognin, 1902
Nemoria rectilinea Warren, 1906
Nemoria remota Warren, 1900
Nemoria rosae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria saryae Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria scriptaria Hübner, 1823
Nemoria strigaria Schaus, 1912
Nemoria tickelli Pitkin, 1993
Nemoria toxeres Prout, 1932
Nemoria tutala Dognin, 1898
Nemoria venezuelae Prout, 1932
Nemoria vermiculata Dognin, 1914
Nemoria vinocincta Warren, 1901
Nemoria winniae Pitkin, 1993
Neocrasis obscurata Warren, 1901
Oospila albicoma Felder, 1875
Oospila albicoma albicoma Felder & Rog..., 1875
Oospila albipunctulata Prout, 1932
Oospila arpata Schaus, 1897
Oospila asmura Druce, 1892
Oospila athena Druce, 1892
Oospila atopochlora Prout, 1933
Oospila camilla Schaus, 1913
Oospila concinna Warren, 1900
Oospila confluaria Warren, 1906
Oospila confundaria Möschler, 1890
Oospila congener Warren, 1900
Oospila depressa Warren, 1905
Oospila dicraspeda Prout, 1932
Oospila ehakernae Lindt, Hausm..., 2018
Oospila eminens (Schaus, 1912)⇒ Oospila concinna Warren, 1900
Oospila fimbripedata Warren, 1907
Oospila hyalina Warren, 1897
Oospila lacteguttata Warren, 1909
Oospila lilacina Warren, 1906
Oospila peralta (Schaus, 1912)⇒ Oospila lacteguttata Warren, 1909
Oospila permagna Warren, 1909
Oospila quinquemaculata Warren, 1906
Oospila rosipara Warren, 1897
Oospila ruptimacula (Warren, 1901)⇒ Oospila hyalina Warren, 1897
Oospila stagonata Felder, 1875
Oospila venezuelata Walker, 1861
Pachycopsis malina Butler, 1881
Phrudocentra albiceps Warren, 1904
Phrudocentra albicoronata Prout, 1916
Phrudocentra albicoronata sixola Prout, 1932
Phrudocentra janeira Schaus, 1897
Phrudocentra janeira tenuis Warren, 1909
Phrudocentra neis Druce, 1892Filefishes
Phrudocentra neis neis
Phrudocentra opaca Butler, 1881
Phrudocentra pupillata Warren, 1897
Phrudocentra taediata taediata
Phrudocentra trimaculata Warren, 1901
Pingasa hypoxantha holochroa Prout, 1916
Prasinocyma anomoea (Turner, 1910)⇒ Agathiopsis maculata Warren, 1896
Pyrochlora motilonia Viidalepp, 2009
Pyrochlora rhanis Cramer, 1777
Racheospila acutularia Schaus, 1912
Racheospila agenoria Schaus, 1912
Racheospila capys Druce, 1892
Racheospila concinnaria Schaus, 1912
Racheospila dorsilinea Schaus, 1912
Racheospila interlucens Schaus, 1912
Racheospila nympharia Schaus, 1912
Racheospila porcius Schaus, 1912
Racheospila strigaria Schaus, 1912
Rhodochlora brunneipalpis Warren, 1894
Rhodochlora brunneipalpis minor Prout, 1932
Rhodochlora exquisita Warren, 1905
Rhodochlora roseipalpis Felder, 1875
Rhodochlora rothschildi Warren, 1901
Synchlora astraeoides Warren, 1901
Synchlora concinnaria Schaus, 1912
Synchlora decorata Warren, 1901
Synchlora dependens Warren, 1904
Synchlora dependens megastigma Warren, 1905
Synchlora expulsata Walker, 1861
Synchlora frondaria Guenée, 1857Southern Emerald
Synchlora frondaria frondaria Guenée, 1858
Synchlora gerularia Hübner, 1823
Synchlora indecora Prout, 1916
Synchlora pulchrifimbria Warren, 1907
Synchlora tenuimargo Warren, 1905
Synchlora tenuimargo tenuimargo
Tachychlora amilletes Prout, 1932
Tachychlora explicata Prout, 1932
Tachyphyle acuta Butler, 1881
Tachyphyle albisparsa Warren, 1907
Tachyphyle allineata Warren, 1900
Tachyphyle basiplaga Walker, 1861
Tachyphyle deaster Schaus, 1912
Tachyphyle hamata Schaus, 1912
Tachyphyle neis
Tachyphyle oleaster Schaus, 1912
Tachyphyle selini
Tachyphyle undilineata Warren, 1900
Telotheta muscipunctata Dognin, 1892
Xenochroma azurea (Chemsak, Lin..., 1992)⇒ Monnechroma azurea Demets, 1976
Xenochroma hovorei (Giesbert, 1998)⇒ Monnechroma hovorei Giesbert, 1998
Xenochroma tibialis (Chemsak, Lin..., 1992)⇒ Monnechroma tibialis Giesbert, 1987

Subnodes of Geometrinae with occurrences in Costa Rica
TribeComibaenini
Inoue, 1961
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGeometrini
Stephens, 1829
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHemitheini
Bruand, 1846
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLophochoristini
Ferguson, 1967
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMicroloxiini
Bruand, 1846
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeNemoriini
Gumppenberg, 1887
7
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudoterpnini
Warren, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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