Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Fairfax County (Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 254
911
1221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 253
909
1219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 238
870
1163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 173
723
985 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
162
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
162
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
162
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
104
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
90
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
11
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Fairfax County
1 Family width 11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Fairfax County
11 Genera with 11 Species | Biston Leach, 1758 | Oak beauty | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenognophos Prout, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1775 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ematurga Lederer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrhoe Hübner, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 | Pug Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mellilla Grote, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nycterosea Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleuroprucha Möschler, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheumaptera Hûbner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1759 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Fairfax County
11 Species and 2 Subspecies | Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Brindled beauty moth | | Ctenognophos eolaria anax Wiltshire, 1966 | | | Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Engrailed | | Ematurga atomaria atomaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Heath | | Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764 | Common Carpet | | Mellilla xanthometata Walker, 1862 | Orange Wing | | Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794 | Gem | | Pleuroprucha insulsaria Guenée, 1858 | Common Tan Wave | | Rheumaptera hastata Linnaeus, 1758 | Argent & Sable | | Xanthorhoe defensaria Guenée, 1858 | Tortoises | | Xanthorhoe ferrugata Clerck, 1759 | Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Fairfax County | 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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Links, sources and further information Geometroidea at artfakta.se
Geometroidea at dyntaxa.se
Geometroidea at itis.gov
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