Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Elk (Delaware County, Iowa, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 92
230
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 92
230
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 88
225
234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 67
184
195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
76
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
76
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
76
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
62
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
52
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Elk (Delaware County Iowa)
2 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Elk (Delaware County Iowa)
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Elk (Delaware County Iowa)
10 Species | Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Brindled beauty moth | | Cabera erythemaria Guenée, 1858 | Yellow-dusted Cream | | Callizzia amorata Packard, 1876 | Gray Scoopwing | | Euchlaena obtusaria Hubner, , 1813 | Obtuse Euchlaena | | Iridopsis larvaria Guenée, 1858 | Bent-line Gray | | Lobophora nivigerata Walker, 1862 | Powdered Bigwing | | Metanema determinata Walker, 1866 | Dark Metanema | | Metanema inatomaria Guenée, 1858 | Pale Metanema | | Protitame virginalis Hulst, 1900 | The Virgin Moth | | Xanthorhoe ferrugata Clerck, 1759 | Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Elk (Delaware County Iowa) | 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
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 1
1 | Genus
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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