Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 70
236
368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 70
236
368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 70
236
368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 63
223
354 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
98
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
98
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
96
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
73
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
66
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
12
22 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Faroe Islands
1 Family width 22 Species
Genera for Faroe Islands
12 Genera with 22 Species | Abraxas Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclysta Hübner, 1767 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dysstroma Hübner, 1767 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Entephria Hübner, 1775 | Carpets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1787 | Pug Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mesotype Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nutmeg | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nycterosea Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Operophtera Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perizoma Hübner, 1775 | Carpets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thera Stephens, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Faroe Islands
22 Species | Abraxas (Abraxas) grossulariata Linnaeus, 1758 | Common magpie moth | | Chloroclysta miata Linnaeus, 1758 | Autumn Green Carpet | | Chloroclysta siterata Hufnagel, 1767 | Red-green Carpet | | Chloroclysta truncata Hufnagel, 1767 | Common Marbled Carpet | | Dysstroma citrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Dark Marbled Carpet | | Dysstroma truncata (Hufnagel, 1767) | ⇒ Chloroclysta truncata Hufnagel, 1767 | | Entephria caesiata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Grey Mountain Carpet | | Eupithecia nanata Hübner, 1813 | Narrow-winged Pug | | Eupithecia pusillata (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Eupithecia tantillaria Boisduval, 1840 | | Eupithecia satyrata Hübner, 1813 | Satyr Pug | | Eupithecia tantillaria Boisduval, 1840 | Dwarf Pug | | Eupithecia venosata Fabricius, 1787 | Netted Pug | | Mesotype didymata Linnaeus, 1758 | Twin-spot Carpet | | Nutmeg trifolii Hufnagel, 1766 | | | Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794 | Gem | | Operophtera brumata Linnaeus, 1758 | Common winter moth | | Perizoma albulata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Grass Rivulet | | Perizoma blandiata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Pretty Pinion | | Thera cognata Thunberg, 1792 | Chestnut-coloured Carpet | | Xanthorhoe decoloraria Esper, 1806 | Red Carpet | | Xanthorhoe designata Hufnagel, 1767 | Flame Carpet | | Xanthorhoe fluctuata Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Carpet |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Faroe Islands | 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 | 12
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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