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Checklist for Subfamily Geometrinae Leach, 1815 (Emeralds)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
98
5352
26598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
94
5297
26515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
89
5277
26442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
3333
16587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
3035
14002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
3
587
2811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
572
2792
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
51
158
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
51 Genera with 158 Species
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Acidaliastis Hampson, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Anaplodes Packard, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Annemoria Packard, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Antharmostes Warren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Apodasmia Turner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Centrochria Gaede, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Cheteoscelis Prout, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Chlorissa Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chlorochlamys Hulst, 05SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocoma Turner, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodes Guenée, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Chloropteryx Hulst, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Chlorosea Packard, 19128SpeciesTaxom
Chrysochloroma Warren, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Comibaena Hübner, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Comostolopsis Warren, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Dichorda Warren, 19167SpeciesTaxom
Dichordophora Prout, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dooabia Warren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Dysphania Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Eucrostes Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Eucyclodes Warren, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Eueana Prout, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Euloxia Warren, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Eunemoria Guenée, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Geometra Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Heliomystis Meyrick, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Hemistola Warren, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Hemithea Duponchel, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Hethemia Ferguson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Hydata Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Jodis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lissochlora Warren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Lophochorista Warren, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Mesothea Warren, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Metallochlora Warren, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Metallothea Prout, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Nemoria Hübner, 1886Emerald49SpeciesTaxom
Oospila Warren, 186111SpeciesTaxom
Phrudocentra Warren, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Prasinocyma Warren, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoterpna Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pyrochlora Warren, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Racheospila Guenée, 17945SpeciesTaxom
Synchlora Guenée, 188618SpeciesTaxom
Tachychlora Prout, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tachyphyle Butler, 19005SpeciesTaxom
Thalassodes Guenée, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Thalera Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Victoria Warren, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Xerochlora Ferguson, 18965SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
158 Species and 15 Subspecies
Acidaliastis systena Fletcher, 1978
Anaplodes delicataria Dyar, 1908
Anaplodes festaria Hulst, 1886
Anaplodes pistaciaria Packard, 1876
Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912
Apodasmia rufonigraria Walker, 1862Rusty Geometrid
Centrochria aphthona Prout, 1934
Cheteoscelis bistriaria (Packard, 1876)⇒ Synchlora bistriaria Packard, 1876
Cheteoscelis clarkei Sperry, 1939
Cheteoscelis fasceolaria⇒ Synchlora faseolaria Guenée, 1857
Cheteoscelis graefiaria (Hulst, 1886)⇒ Synchlora graefiaria Hulst, 1886
Cheteoscelis pectinaria (Grossbeck, 1910)⇒ Synchlora pectinaria Grossbeck, 1910
Chlorissa viridata Linnaeus, 1758Small Grass Emerald
Chlorochlamys appellaria Pearsall, 1911Siskiyou Mountains Salamander
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria Gu, 1857Blackberry Looper
Chlorochlamys phyllinaria Zeller, 1872Thin lined Chlorochlamys
Chlorochlamys triangularis Prout, 1912Agassiz's Desert Tortoise
Chlorochlamys volantaria
Chlorocoma carenaria Guenée, 1857Veined Emerald
Chlorocoma externa Walker, 1816Spotted-fringe Emerald
Chlorodes boisduvalaria Le Guill., 1841Boisduval´s Emerald
Chloropteryx dealbata Warren, 1909
Chloropteryx nordicaria Schaus, 1901Commerson's sole
Chloropteryx paularia Möschler, 1886Hornfishes
Chloropteryx tepperaria Hulst, 1886Angle Winged Emerald Moth
Chlorosea banksaria Sperry, 1944Bank's Emerald Moth
Chlorosea banksaria banksaria
Chlorosea banksaria gracearia Sperry, 1946
Chlorosea graefiaria Hulst, 1886
Chlorosea margaretaria Sperry, 1944Van Dyke's Salamander
Chlorosea nevadaria Packard, 1873California strawberry
Chlorosea pulcherrima Barnes & McD..., 1916
Chlorosea roseitacta Prout, 1912Agassiz's Desert Tortoise
Chrysochloroma meeki malthaca Prout, 1916
Comibaena bajularia Denis & Schi..., 1775Blotched Emerald
Comibaena mariae syndyas Prout, 1916
Comostolopsis modesta Herbulot, 1962
Dichorda consequaria Edwards, 1884Pygmy tonguefish
Dichorda illustraria Hulst, 1886
Dichorda iridaria Guenée, 1857Showy Emerald
Dichorda rectaria Grote, 1877Threespot flounder
Dichorda rectaria cockerelli Sperry, 1939
Dichorda rectaria rectaria
Dichorda rhodocephala Prout, 1916
Dichordophora phoenix Prout, 1912Phoenix Emerald
Dooabia puncticostata myopa Prout, 1932
Dysphania numana Cramer, 1779Peacock Jewel
Eucrostes dominicaria Guenée, 1858
Eucyclodes pieroides Walker, 1861
Eueana niveociliaria Herrich-Schä..., 1870Sacramento Mountain Salamander
Euloxia meandraria Guenée, 1857Two-lined Emerald
Geometra belgiaria Hübner, 1799
Geometra papilionaria Linnaeus, 1758Large Emerald
Heliomystis electrica Meyrick, 1888Electric Moth
Hemistola kezukai Inoue, 1978
Hemithea aestivaria Hübner, 1799Common Emerald
Hethemia pistasciaria Guenée, 1857Pistachio Emerald
Hydata stigmatica Warren, 1904
Jodis lactearia Linnaeus, 1758Little Emerald
Lissochlora manostigma Dyar, 1912
Lophochorista lesteraria Grossbeck, 1910Climbing Salamanders
Mesothea incertata Walker, 1863Black Mountain Salamander
Mesothea incertata viridipennata Hulst, 1896
Metallochlora exorista Prout, 1917
Metallothea eucrostes Prout, 1916
Nemoria adjunctaria Dyar, 1914
Nemoria aemularia (Barnes & McD..., 1918)⇒ Nemoria arizonaria Grote, 1883
Nemoria albaria Grote, 1883
Nemoria albilineata Cassino, 1927
Nemoria arizonaria Grote, 1883
Nemoria bellonaria (Strecker, 1899)⇒ Nemoria obliqua Hulst, 1898
Nemoria bifilata Walker, 1863White-barred Emerald
Nemoria bistriaria Hübner, 1809Red-fringed Emerald
Nemoria caerulescens Prout, 1912Agassiz's Desert Tortoise
Nemoria callirrhoe Prout, 1932
Nemoria catachloa Hulst, 1898
Nemoria daedalea Ferguson, 1969Dwarf Waterdog
Nemoria darwinata (Dyar, 1904)⇒ Nemoria darwiniata Dyar, 1904
Nemoria darwinata darwinata
Nemoria darwinata punctularia
Nemoria darwiniata Dyar, 1904Columbian Emerald
Nemoria darwiniata punctularia Barnes & McD..., 1918
Nemoria diamesa Ferguson, 1969Dwarf Waterdog
Nemoria dyarii Hulst, 1900
Nemoria elfa Ferguson, 1969Cypress Emerald
Nemoria extremaria Walker, 1861
Nemoria festaria Hulst, 1886
Nemoria glaucomarginaria Barnes & McD..., 1917Woodland Salamanders
Nemoria intensaria Pearsall, 1911Emydid Turtles
Nemoria latirosaria Pearsall, 1906Yonahlossee Salamander
Nemoria leptalea Ferguson, 1969Dwarf Waterdog
Nemoria lixaria Guenée, 1857Red bordered Emerald
Nemoria mimosaria Guenée, 1857Flanged Looper
Nemoria obliqua Hulst, 1898
Nemoria obliqua hennei Sperry, 1953
Nemoria outina Ferguson, 1969Dwarf Waterdog
Nemoria pistaciaria Packard, 1876Ocellated blowfish
Nemoria pulcherrima Barnes & McD..., 1916
Nemoria punctilinea Dognin, 1902
Nemoria punctularia (Barnes & McD..., 1918)⇒ Nemoria darwiniata Dyar, 1904
Nemoria rindgei Ferguson, 1969Dwarf Waterdog
Nemoria rubrifrontaria Packard, 1873Red-fronted Emerald
Nemoria saturiba Ferguson, 1969Dwarf Waterdog
Nemoria scriptaria Hübner, 1823
Nemoria splendidaria Grossbeck, 1910Climbing Salamanders
Nemoria strigataria Grossbeck, 1910Climbing Salamanders
Nemoria subsequens Ferguson, 1969Dwarf Waterdog
Nemoria tepperaria Hulst, 1886
Nemoria tuscarora Ferguson, 1969Dwarf Waterdog
Nemoria tutala Dognin, 1898
Nemoria unitaria Packard, 1873Single-lined Emerald
Nemoria viridicaria Hulst, 1880Four-toed Salamander
Nemoria zelotes Ferguson, 1969Dwarf Waterdog
Nemoria zygotaria Hulst, 1886
Oospila atopochlora Prout, 1933
Oospila concinna Warren, 1900
Oospila confluaria Warren, 1906
Oospila confundaria Möschler, 1890
Oospila delacruzi Dognin, 1898
Oospila depressa Warren, 1905
Oospila leucostigma Warren, 1907
Oospila pipa Lindt, Hausm..., 2018
Oospila rosipara Warren, 1897
Oospila ruptimacula (Warren, 1901)⇒ Oospila hyalina Warren, 1897
Oospila venezuelata Walker, 1861
Phrudocentra centrifugaria Herrich-Schä..., 1870Sacramento Mountain Salamander
Phrudocentra pupillata Warren, 1897
Prasinocyma anomoea (Turner, 1910)⇒ Agathiopsis maculata Warren, 1896
Prasinocyma pallidulata Mabille, 1880
Prasinocyma semicrocea Walker, 1861Common Gum Emerald
Pseudoterpna pruinata Hufnagel, 1767Grass Emerald
Pyrochlora rhanis Cramer, 1777
Racheospila associaria Barnes & McD..., 1917
Racheospila glaucomarginaria Barnes & McD..., 1917
Racheospila irregularia Barnes & McD..., 1918
Racheospila lixaria Guenée, 1857
Racheospila sanctaecrucis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Synchlora herbaria Fabricius, 1794
Synchlora aerata Fabricius, 1798Camouflaged Looper
Synchlora aerata liquoraria Guenée, 1857
Synchlora bistriaria Packard, 1876Oblique-striped Emerald
Synchlora cupedinaria Grote, 1880
Synchlora expulsata Walker, 1861
Synchlora faseolaria Guenée, 1857Tortoises
Synchlora frondaria Guenée, 1857Southern Emerald
Synchlora frondaria avidaria Pearsall, 1917
Synchlora gerularia Hübner, 1823
Synchlora glaucaria (Guenée, 1858)⇒ Synchlora aerata Fabricius, 1798
Synchlora graefiaria Hulst, 1886
Synchlora herbaria Fabricius, 1794
Synchlora hulstiana (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Synchlora herbaria Fabricius, 1794
Synchlora irregularia Barnes & McD..., 1918West Coast sole
Synchlora louisa (Grote, 1880)⇒ Synchlora cupedinaria Grote, 1880
Synchlora noel Sperry, 1949Florida Cooter
Synchlora pectinaria Grossbeck, 1910Climbing Salamanders
Synchlora xysteraria Hulst, 1886
Tachychlora amilletes Prout, 1932
Tachyphyle acuta Butler, 1881
Tachyphyle albisparsa Warren, 1907
Tachyphyle hamata Schaus, 1912
Tachyphyle oleaster Schaus, 1912
Tachyphyle undilineata Warren, 1900
Thalassodes chloropsis Meyrick, 1886
Thalera fimbrialis Scopoli, 1763Sussex Emerald
Victoria plantei Herbulot, 1977
Xerochlora inveterascaria Swett, 1907Eastern Mud Turtle
Xerochlora martinaria Sperry, 1948
Xerochlora masonaria Schaus, 1897Slider turtles
Xerochlora mesotheides Ferguson, 1969Dwarf Waterdog
Xerochlora viridipallens Hulst, 1896Black Mountain Salamander

Subnodes of Geometrinae with occurrences in USA
TribeComibaenini
Inoue, 1961
1
16
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeComostolini
Bruand, 1846
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDichordophorini
Ferguson, 1967
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDysphaniini
Warren, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGeometrini
Stephens, 1829
14
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHemistolini
Bruand, 1846
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHemitheini
Bruand, 1846
9
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLophochoristini
Ferguson, 1967
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMicroloxiini
Bruand, 1846
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeNemoriini
Gumppenberg, 1887
8
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePseudoterpnini
Warren, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeThalassodini
Bruand, 1846
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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