Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 151
529
753 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 151
529
753 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 149
527
751 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 109
449
641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
132
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
132
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
129
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
102
127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
97
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
14
18 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape of Good Hope
1 Family width 18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Cape of Good Hope
14 Genera with 18 Species | Aethiopodes Warren, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antharmostes Warren, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrophora Guenée, 1841 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dichroma Guenée, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanogynis Guenée, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eulasia Truqui, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurranthis Hübner, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microligia Warren, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Obolcola Walker, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Piercia Janse, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenimpia Warren, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylopteryx Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape of Good Hope
18 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aethiopodes erebaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912 | | | Argyrophora arcualis Duncan & Wes..., 1841 | | | Argyrophora histrionalis (Westwood, 1841) | ⇒ Argyrophora trofonia Cramer, 1779 | | Dichroma equestralis Duncan & Wes..., 1841 | | | Drepanogynis biviaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Drepanogynis inflectaria Walker, 1863 | | | Eulasia (Vittateulasia) bombylius Fabricius, 1787 | | | Eulasia (Vittateulasia) vittata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Eurranthis acuta Warren, 1900 | | | Microligia dolosa Warren, 1897 | | | Obolcola petronaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Piercia cidariata Guenée, 1858 | | | Scopula accentuata Guenée, 1858 | | | Scopula hectata Guenée, 1858 | | | Xanthorhoe viridicinctata (Guenée, 1857) | ⇒ Xanthorhoe poseata Geyer, 1837 | | Xenimpia maculosata Warren, 1897 | | | Xylopteryx protearia Guenée, 1858 | |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Cape of Good Hope | 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 | 14
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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