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Checklist for Subfamily Geometrinae Leach, 1815 (Emeralds)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
71
1255
2808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
1251
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
1237
2748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
751
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
686
1616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
2
134
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
133
414
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
24
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
24 Genera with 45 Species
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Adicocrita Prout, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Aeolochroma L.B. Prout, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Allochlorodes Prout, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Antharmostes Warren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Argyrographa Prout, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Centrochria Gaede, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Chlorissa Stephens, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocoma Turner, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Chlorosterrha Prout, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Comostolopsis Warren, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Dichroma Guenée, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Eucrostes Hübner, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Hemistola Warren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Lasiochlora Warren, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Metallochlora Warren, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Microloxia Warren, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Neromia Staudinger, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Omphacodes Warren, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pingasa Moore, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Prasinocyma Warren, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Prosomphax Warren, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinomphax Prout, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Syndromodes Warren, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Victoria Warren, 19052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
45 Species and 5 Subspecies
Adicocrita discerpta Walker, 1861
Adicocrita koranata Felder & Rog..., 1875
Aeolochroma hypochromaria caledonica Holloway, 1979
Allochlorodes elpis Prout, 1917
Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912
Argyrographa eximiata (Felder, 1875)⇒ Argyrographa moderata Walker, 1862
Argyrographa moderata Walker, 1862
Centrochria aphthona Prout, 1934
Chlorissa albistrigulata Warren, 1897
Chlorissa attenuata Walker, 1863
Chlorissa unilinea Warren, 1897
Chlorocoma clopia Prout, 1922
Chlorocoma didita Walker, 1861
Chlorosterrha dichroma Felder & Rog..., 1875
Chlorosterrha monochroma Prout, 1912
Comostolopsis capensis Warren, 1899
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 roseata (Warren, 1905)⇒ Eucrostes rufociliaria Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Eucrostes rufociliaria Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Hemistola semialbida Prout, 1912
Lasiochlora diducta Walker, 1861
Metallochlora exorista Prout, 1917
Microloxia ruficornis Warren, 1897
Neromia activa Prout, 1930
Omphacodes punctilineata Warren, 1897
Pingasa abyssiniaria Guenée, 1858
Pingasa distensaria respondens Walker, 1860
Pingasa rhadamaria victoria Prout, 1913
Prasinocyma chloroprosopa Prout, 1913
Prasinocyma hadrata Felder & Rog..., 1875
Prasinocyma immaculata Thunberg, 1784
Prasinocyma niveisticta Prout, 1912
Prasinocyma panchlora Prout, 1913
Prosomphax callista Warren, 1911
Rhadinomphax divincta Walker, 1861
Rhadinomphax pudicata Walker, 1866
Rhadinomphax sanguinipuncta Felder & Rog..., 1875
Rhadinomphax trimeni Felder & Rog..., 1875
Syndromodes dimensa Walker, 1861
Syndromodes invenusta Wallengren, 1863
Victoria albipicta Warren, 1897
Victoria fuscithorax Warren, 1905

Subnodes of Geometrinae with occurrences in Western Cape
TribeComostolini
Bruand, 1846
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGeometrini
Stephens, 1829
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHemistolini
Bruand, 1846
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHemitheini
Bruand, 1846
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMicroloxiini
Bruand, 1846
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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