Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for Cape Breton County (Cape Breton Island, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 257
1283
1575 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 257
1283
1575 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 245
1259
1550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 191
1093
1350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
292
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
291
383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
290
382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
203
279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
168
225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
41
51 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Cape Breton County
1 Family width 51 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Cape Breton County
41 Genera with 51 Species
| Alcis Curtis, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alsophila Hübner, 1841 | Alsophila Ferns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticlea Stephens, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campaea Lamarck, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caripeta Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleora Curtis, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclophora Hübner, 1858 | Mochas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysstroma Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ematurga Lederer, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ennomos Treitschke, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrhoe Hübner, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchlaena Hübner, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eufidonia Packard, 1862 | Powder Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulithis Hübner, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1809 | Pug Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eusarca Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gueneria Packard, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homochlodes Hulst, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrelia Hübner, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydriomena Huebner, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypagyrtis Hübner, 1809 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1767 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iridopsis Warren, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lambdina Capps, 1858 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lobophora Curtis, 1862 | Bigwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macaria Curtis, 1809 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nemoria Hübner, 1857 | Emerald | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Operophtera Hübner, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphila Meyrick, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perizoma Hübner, 1758 | Carpets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrophora Hübner, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagodis Hübner, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Probole Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Friendly pobole | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protitame McDunnough, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protoboarmia McDunnough, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1809 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speranza Curtis, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodezia Warren, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Venusia Curtis, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthotype Warren, 1918 | Crocus Geometer Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Breton County
51 Species and 2 Subspecies | Alcis porcelaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Alsophila pometaria Harris, 1841 | Fall Cankerworm | | Anticlea vasiliata Guenée, 1857 | Early Carpet | | Campaea perlata Guenée, 1858 | Fringed looper | | Caripeta divisata Walker, 1862 | Gray spruce looper | | Cleora psectra Fletcher, 1957 | | | Cyclophora pendulinaria Guenée, 1858 | Pearly-grey Wave | | Dysstroma truncata (Hufnagel, 1767) | ⇒ Chloroclysta truncata Hufnagel, 1767 | | Ematurga amitaria Guenée, 1858 | Cranberry Spanworm | | Ematurga atomaria atomaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Heath | | Ennomos subsignaria Hübner, 1823 | Elm Spanworm | | Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764 | Common Carpet | | Euchlaena madusaria Walker, 1860 | Scrub Euchlaena | | Eufidonia discospilata Walker, 1862 | Sharp-lined Powder Moth | | Eulithis explanata Walker, 1862 | White Eulithis | | Eulithis propulsata Walker, 1862 | Currant Eulithis Moth | | Eupithecia borealis Hulst, 1898 | | | Eupithecia miserulata Grote, 1863 | Common Eupithecia | | Eupithecia subfuscata Haworth, 1809 | Gray Pug | | Eusarca nemoria Druce, 1892 | | | Gueneria similaria Walker, 1860 | Ghostly Fern Moth | | Hydrelia inornata Hulst, 1896 | Inornate Carpet | | Hydriomena divisaria Walker, 1861 | Black-dashed Highflyer | | Hypagyrtis piniata Packard, 1870 | Pine Measuringworm | | Hypagyrtis unipunctata Haworth, 1809 | One Spotted Variant | | Idaea dimidiata Hufnagel, 1767 | Single Dotted Wave | | Iridopsis larvaria Guenée, 1858 | Bent-line Gray | | Iridopsis vellivolata Hulst, 1881 | Large Purplish Gray | | Lambdina endropiaria Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | | Lambdina fiscellaria Guenée, 1858 | Hemlock Looper | | Lobophora nivigerata Walker, 1862 | Powdered Bigwing | | Macaria aemulataria Walker, 1861 | Common Angle | | Macaria granitata Guenée, 1857 | Granite Angle | | Macaria notata Linnaeus, 1758 | Birch Angle | | Macaria oweni Swett, 1907 | Eastern Mud Turtle | | Macaria signaria Hübner, 1809 | Common Angle | | Nemoria mimosaria Guenée, 1857 | Flanged Looper | | Operophtera bruceata Hulst, 1886 | Bruce Spanworm | | Pasiphila rectangulata Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Pug | | Perizoma alchemillata Linnaeus, 1758 | Looper | | Petrophora subaequaria Walker, 1860 | Northern Petrophora | | Plagodis alcoolaria Guenée, 1858 | Hollow spotted Plagodis | | Protitame virginalis Hulst, 1900 | The Virgin Moth | | Scopula ornata Scopula Prout, 1913 | | | Scopula limboundata Haworth, 1809 | Large Lace Border | | Speranza pustularia Guenée, 1857 | Lesser Maple Spanworm | | Trichodezia albovittata Guenée, 1858 | White Striped Black | | Venusia cambrica Curtis, 1839 | The Welsh Wave | | Xanthorhoe abrasaria Herrich-Schä..., 1856 | Northern Carpet | | Xanthorhoe lacustrata Guenée, 1858 | Toothed Brown Carpet | | Xanthotype urticaria Swett, 1918 | False Crocus Geometer |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Cape Breton 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 | 41
51 | Genera
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