Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for Christmas Island (Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 120
340
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 120
340
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 118
338
402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 75
259
302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
129
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
129
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
129
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
107
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
104
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
17
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Christmas Island
2 Families width 25 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Christmas Island
17 Genera with 25 Species | Amaurinia Hübner, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisodes Guenée, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bracca Hübner, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleora Curtis, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Comostolopsis Warren, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ecliptopera Warren, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1900 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eois Hübner, 1861 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemithea Duponchel, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperythra Guenée, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyria Robineau-Des..., 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orsonoba Walker, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paradarisa Warren, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sauris Guenée, 1858 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1920 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassodes Guenée, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Christmas Island
25 Species and 2 Subspecies | Amaurinia nubifera (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Eois gratalaria Walker, 1861 | | Anisodes hypomion Prout, 1933 | | | Bracca woodfordii siriella Druce, 1889 | | | Cleora acaciaria Boisduval, 1833 | | | Cleora alienaria fumipennis Prout, 1929 | | | Comostolopsis regina Thierry-Mieg, 1915 | | | Ecliptopera phaula Prout, 1933 | | | Ectropis scotozonea Hampson, 1900 | | | Eois gratalaria Walker, 1861 | | | Eois grataria Walker, 1861 | | | Epiplema inhians Warren, 1896 | | | Hemithea hyperymna Prout, 1933 | | | Hyperythra lutea Stoll, 1781 | | | Hyperythra rubricata Warren, 1898 | | | Hyria grataria (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Eois gratalaria Walker, 1861 | | Orsonoba clelia Cramer, 1782 | | | Paradarisa comparataria Walker, 1866 | | | Sauris hirudinata Guenée, 1858 | | | Sauris pelagitis Prout, 1933 | | | Sauris remodesaria (Guenée, 1858) | ⇒ Sauris hirundinata Guenée, 1857 | | Scopula actuaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula optivata Walker, 1861 | Varied Wave | | Scopula tumiditibia Prout, 1920 | | | Thalassodes suviridis Warren, 1905 | | | Thalassodes veraria (Guenée, 1857) | ⇒ Pelagodes veraria Guenée, 1857 |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Christmas Island | 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 | 16
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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