Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for County Donegal (Ulster, Ireland)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 44
154
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 44
154
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 42
152
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 35
141
204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
57
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
57
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
56
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
49
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
49
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
11
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for County Donegal
1 Family width 11 Species
Genera for County Donegal
11 Genera with 11 Species | Alcis Curtis, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campaea Lamarck, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclystis Hübner, 1809 | Pugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colostygia Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulithis Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnoscelis Mabille, 1809 | Pugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1758 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Martania Mironov, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontopera Stephens, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opisthograptis Huebner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thera Stephens, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for County Donegal
11 Species | Alcis repandata Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled Beauty | | Campaea margaritaria Linnaeus, 1761 | Light Emerald | | Chloroclystis v-ata Haworth, 1809 | The V-Pug | | Colostygia pectinataria Knoch, 1781 | Green Carpet | | Eulithis testata Linnaeus, 1761 | Chevron | | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Haworth, 1809 | Cankerworm | | Idaea aversata Linnaeus, 1758 | Riband Wave | | Martania taeniata Stephens, 1831 | Barred Carpet | | Odontopera bidentata Clerck, 1759 | Scalloped Hazel | | Opisthograptis luteolata Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Thera cognata Thunberg, 1792 | Chestnut-coloured Carpet |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in County Donegal | 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
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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