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Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Boston (Culpeper County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
54
115
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
54
115
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
47
101
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
39
90
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
12
43
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
12
43
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
12
43
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
35
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
35
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
9
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Boston (Culpeper County)
1 Family width 9 Species
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Boston (Culpeper County)
9 Genera with 9 Species
Alsophila Hübner, 1841Alsophila Ferns1SpeciesTaxom
Biston Leach, 1758Oak beauty1SpeciesTaxom
Horisme Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hydriomena Huebner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Melanolophia Hulst, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Nemoria Hübner, 1809Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Nycterosea Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Nyctobia Hulst, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Speranza Curtis, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Boston (Culpeper County)
9 Species
Alsophila pometaria Harris, 1841Fall Cankerworm
Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758Brindled beauty moth
Horisme intestinata Guenée, 1858Brown Bark Carpet
Hydriomena transfigurata Swett, 1912The Transfigured Hydriomena
Melanolophia canadaria Guenée, 1858Canadian Melanolophia
Nemoria bistriaria Hübner, 1809Red-fringed Emerald
Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794Gem
Nyctobia limitaria Walker, 1860
Speranza pustularia Guenée, 1857Lesser Maple Spanworm

Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Boston (Culpeper County)
FamilyGeometridae
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
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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