Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Alta (Placer County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 71
137
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 71
137
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 68
134
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 60
124
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
54
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
54
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
53
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
31
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
28
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
10
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Alta (Placer County)
1 Family width 12 Species
Genera for Alta (Placer County)
10 Genera with 12 Species | Dysstroma Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ecliptopera Warren, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Entephria Hübner, 1825 | Carpets | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrita Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1813 | Pug Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydriomena Huebner, 1831 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macaria Curtis, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheumaptera Hûbner, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Venusia Curtis, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1806 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alta (Placer County)
12 Species | Dysstroma citrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Dark Marbled Carpet | | Ecliptopera silaceata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Small Phoenix | | Epirrita autumnata Borkhausen, 1794 | Autumn Moth | | Eupithecia satyrata Hübner, 1813 | Satyr Pug | | Hydriomena furcata Thunberg, 1784 | July Highflyer | | Hydriomena ruberata FREYER, 1831 | Ruddy Highflyer | | Macaria liturata Clerck, 1759 | Tawny-barred Angle | | Rheumaptera hastata Linnaeus, 1758 | Argent & Sable | | Rheumaptera subhastata NOLCKEN, 1870 | Argent and Sable | | Venusia cambrica Curtis, 1839 | The Welsh Wave | | Xanthorhoe abrasaria Herrich-Schä..., 1856 | Northern Carpet | | Xanthorhoe decoloraria Esper, 1806 | Red Carpet |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Alta (Placer County) | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Geometer Moth, Geometer Moths, Geometers, Geometrid Moths, Inch-worm moths, Inchworm Moths, Inchworms, Looper Caterpillars, Looper Moths, Looper-caterpillar moths, Measuring-worm moths, Measuringworms, Waves | 10
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Geometroidea at artfakta.se
Geometroidea at dyntaxa.se
Geometroidea at itis.gov
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