Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Boston (Nelson County, Kentucky, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 62
141
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 62
141
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 54
126
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 43
109
141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
59
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
59
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
59
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
41
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
40
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
11
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Boston (Nelson County Kentucky)
1 Family width 12 Species
Genera for Boston (Nelson County Kentucky)
11 Genera with 12 Species | Alsophila Hübner, 1841 | Alsophila Ferns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biston Leach, 1758 | Oak beauty | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1759 | Pug Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Horisme Hübner, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydriomena Huebner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanolophia Hulst, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemoria Hübner, 1809 | Emerald | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nycterosea Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctobia Hulst, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speranza Curtis, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Boston (Nelson County Kentucky)
12 Species | Alsophila pometaria Harris, 1841 | Fall Cankerworm | | Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Brindled beauty moth | | Eupithecia absinthiata Clerck, 1759 | Garden sole | | Horisme intestinata Guenée, 1858 | Brown Bark Carpet | | Hydriomena transfigurata Swett, 1912 | The Transfigured Hydriomena | | Melanolophia canadaria Guenée, 1858 | Canadian Melanolophia | | Nemoria bistriaria Hübner, 1809 | Red-fringed Emerald | | Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794 | Gem | | Nyctobia limitaria Walker, 1860 | | | Speranza coortaria Hulst, 1887 | Del Norte Salamander | | Speranza pustularia Guenée, 1857 | Lesser Maple Spanworm | | Xanthorhoe ferrugata Clerck, 1759 | Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Boston (Nelson County Kentucky) | 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 | 11
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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