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Checklist for Subfamily Geometrinae Leach, 1815 (Emeralds)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1719
4069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1717
4067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1715
4064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1028
2345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
897
2062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
3
163
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
147
328
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
33
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
33 Genera with 59 Species
#ABCDEHILMOPST
Acidaliastis Hampson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Agathia Guenée, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Antharmostes Warren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Aporandria Warren, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Argyrocosma Turner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Berta Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cacochloris Prout, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Centrochria Gaede, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Comibaena Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Comostola Meyrick, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Cusuma Moore, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Cyclothea Prout, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Dysphania Hübner, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Epipristis Meyrick, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Eucrostes Hübner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Eucyclodes Warren, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Hemithea Duponchel, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Herochroma Swinhoe, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Idiochlora Prout, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lophophelma Prout, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Maxates Moore, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Microloxia Warren, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Mixocera Warren, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Oenospila Swinhoe, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Orothalassodes J.D. Holloway, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Pamphlebia Warren, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pelagodes J.D. Holloway, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Pingasa Moore, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Protuliocnemis Holloway, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudiodis Prout, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhorachis Meyrick, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Spaniocentra Prout, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Thalassodes Guenée, 18574SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
59 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acidaliastis micra Hampson, 1896
Agathia carissima Butler, 1878
Agathia conviridaria (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Agathia viridana Stoll, 1781
Agathia hemithearia Guenée, 1857
Agathia laetata Fabricius, 1794
Agathia magnifica Moore, 1879
Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912
Aporandria specularia Guenée, 1857
Argyrocosma inductaria Guenée, 1857
Berta chrysolineata Walker, 1863
Cacochloris uvidula Swinhoe, 1885
Centrochria aphthona Prout, 1934
Comibaena cassidara Guenée, 1857
Comostola chlorargyra Walker, 1861
Comostola laesaria Walker, 1861
Comostola pyrrhogona Walker, 1866
Comostola subtiliaria Bremer, 1864
Cusuma flavifusa Hampson, 1893
Cusuma vilis Walker, 1854
Cyclothea disjuncta Walker, 1861
Dysphania palmyra Stoll, 1790
Dysphania prunicolor Moore, 1879
Epipristis minimaria Guenée, 1858
Eucrostes disparata Walker, 1861
Eucyclodes albisparsa Walker, 1861
Eucyclodes divapala Walker, 1861
Eucyclodes gavissima Walker, 1861
Eucyclodes semialba Walker, 1861
Hemithea marina Butler, 1878
Herochroma baibarana Matsumura, 1931
Herochroma orientalis (Holloway, 1982)⇒ Herochroma baibarana Matsumura, 1931
Herochroma subspoliata Prout, 1916
Idiochlora caudularia Guenée, 1857
Lophophelma luteipes Felder & Rog..., 1875
Lophophelma luteipes luteipes Felder & Rog..., 1875
Lophophelma neonoma Hampson, 1907
Maxates acutissima Walker, 1861
Maxates coelataria Walker, 1861
Maxates dissimulata Walker, 1861
Microloxia herbaria Hübner, 1813Herb Emerald
Mixocera parvulata Walker, 1863
Mixocera rectifasciata (Hampson, 1896)⇒ Mixocera parvulata Walker, 1863
Oenospila flavifusata Walker, 1861
Orothalassodes falsaria L.B. Prout, 1912
Orothalassodes leucospilota Moore, 1887
Pamphlebia rubrolimbraria Guenée, 1857
Pelagodes clarifimbria L.B. Prout, 1919
Pelagodes furvifimbria Prout, 1917
Pelagodes spiniseparati Holloway, 1996
Pingasa chlora Stoll, 1752Flower-eating caterpillar
Pingasa crenaria Guenée, 1858
Pingasa ruginaria Guenée, 1858
Protuliocnemis biplagiata Moore, 1887
Pseudiodis albidentula Hampson, 1907
Pyrrhorachis pyrrhogona Walker, 1866
Spaniocentra pannosa Moore, 1887
Thalassodes antiquadraria (Inoue, 1976)⇒ Pelagodes antiquadraria Inoue, 1976
Thalassodes immissaria Walker, 1861
Thalassodes quadraria Guenée, 1857
Thalassodes veraria (Guenée, 1857)⇒ Pelagodes veraria Guenée, 1857

Subnodes of Geometrinae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
TribeComostolini
Bruand, 1846
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDysphaniini
Warren, 1895
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGeometrini
Stephens, 1829
15
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMicroloxiini
Bruand, 1846
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudoterpnini
Warren, 1893
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeThalassodini
Bruand, 1846
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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