Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Carter County (Kentucky, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 56
134
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 56
134
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 49
120
145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 40
108
127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
74
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
74
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
74
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
52
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
50
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
8
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Carter County (Kentucky)
1 Family width 10 Species
Genera for Carter County (Kentucky)
8 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Carter County (Kentucky)
10 Species | Gueneria similaria Walker, 1860 | Ghostly Fern Moth | | Heliomata cycladata Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Common Spring Moth | | Lambdina quercivoraria Guenée, 1858 | | | Lomographa vestaliata Guenée, 1857 | White Spring Moth | | Macaria bisignata Walker, 1866 | Red-headed Angle | | Macaria minorata Packard, 1873 | Minor Angle | | Metarranthis hypochraria Herrich-Schä..., 1858 | Common Metarranthis | | Selenia alciphearia Walker, 1860 | Brown-tipped Thorn | | Semiothisa fissinotata (Walker, 1862) | ⇒ Macaria fissinotata Walker, 1863 | | Semiothisa promiscuata (Ferguson, 1974) | ⇒ Macaria promiscuata Ferguson, 1974 |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Carter 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 | 8
10 | 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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