Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for Gower Peninsula (Swansea, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 238
1333
2571 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 237
1332
2570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 232
1319
2550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 181
1169
2359 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
282
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
281
399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
277
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
213
303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
187
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
65
100 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Gower Peninsula
1 Family width 100 Species
Genera for Gower Peninsula
65 Genera with 100 Species
| Abraxas Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acasis Duponchel, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriopis Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alcis Curtis, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apeira Gistl, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aplocera Stephens, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apocheima Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aspitates Treitschke, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biston Leach, 1767 | Oak beauty | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bupalus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cabera Treitschke, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camptogramma Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorissa Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleorodes Warren, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colostygia Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmorhoe Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocallis Treitschke, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysstroma Hübner, 1767 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ecliptopera Warren, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Electrophaes Prout, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ematurga Lederer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ennomos Treitschke, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrhoe Hübner, 1813 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euchoeca Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulithis Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyia Hübner, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1809 | Pug Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Gandaritis Moore, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnoscelis Mabille, 1809 | Pugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemistola Warren, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemithea Duponchel, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Horisme Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hydriomena Huebner, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylaea Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1758 | Dwarf cream wave | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ligdia Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomaspilis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomographa Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macaria Curtis, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanthia Duponchel, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menophra Moore, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoleuca Hübner, 1758 | White-Ribboned Carpets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nycterosea Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontopera Stephens, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opisthograptis Huebner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthonama Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycnemia Stephens, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphila Meyrick, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pennithera Viidalepp, 1822 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peribatodes Wehrli, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perizoma Hübner, 1792 | Carpets | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Petrophora Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phibalapteryx Stephens, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philereme Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagodis Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plemyria Hübner, 1775 | Blue-bordered carpet | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterapherapteryx Curtis, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodometra Meyrick, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scotopteryx Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selenia Hübner, 1767 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thera Stephens, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Timandra Duponchel, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Venusia Curtis, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1775 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gower Peninsula
100 Species | Abraxas (Abraxas) grossulariata Linnaeus, 1758 | Common magpie moth | | Acasis viretata Hübner, 1799 | Yellow-barred Brindle | | Agriopis aurantiaria (Hübner, 1799) | ⇒ Phigaliohybernia aurantiaria Hübner, 1799 | | Agriopis leucophaearia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Spring Usher | | Alcis jubata Thunberg, 1788 | Dotted Carpet | | Alcis repandata Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled Beauty | | Apeira syringaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Lilac Beauty | | Aplocera efformata Guenée, 1858 | Lesser Treble Bar | | Apocheima hispidaria Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Small Brindled Beauty | | Aspitates (Napuca) ochrearia Rossi, 1794 | Yellow Belle | | Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Brindled beauty moth | | Biston strataria Hufnagel, 1767 | Oak Beauty | | Bupalus piniaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Bordered White | | Cabera pusaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Common White Wave | | Camptogramma bilineata Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow Shell | | Chlorissa viridata Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Grass Emerald | | Cleorodes lichenaria Hufnagel, 1767 | Brussels Lace | | Colostygia pectinataria Knoch, 1781 | Green Carpet | | Cosmorhoe ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Bar | | Crocallis elinguaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Scalloped Oak | | Dysstroma citrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Dark Marbled Carpet | | Dysstroma truncata (Hufnagel, 1767) | ⇒ Chloroclysta truncata Hufnagel, 1767 | | Ecliptopera silaceata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Small Phoenix | | Electrophaes corylata Thunberg, 1792 | Broken-barred Carpet | | Ematurga atomaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Heath | | Ennomos quercinaria (Hufnagel, 1767) | ⇒ Ennomos erosaria Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764 | Common Carpet | | Epirrhoe galiata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Galium Carpet | | Epirrhoe rivata Hübner, 1813 | Wood Carpet | | Euchoeca nebulata Scopoli, 1763 | Dingy Shell | | Eulithis mellinata Fabricius, 1787 | Cankerworm | | Eulithis prunata Linnaeus, 1758 | Phoenix | | Euphyia unangulata Haworth, 1809 | Sharp-angled Carpet | | Eupithecia absinthiata Clerck, 1759 | Garden sole | | Eupithecia assimilata Doubleday, 1856 | Currant Pug | | Eupithecia centaureata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Lime-speck Pug | | Eupithecia haworthiata Doubleday, 1856 | Haworth's Pug | | Eupithecia icterata de Villers, 1789 | Tawny Speckled Pug | | Eupithecia indigata Hübner, 1813 | Ochreous Pug | | Eupithecia pulchellata Stephens, 1831 | Foxglove Pug | | Eupithecia pusillata (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Eupithecia tantillaria Boisduval, 1840 | | Eupithecia subumbrata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Shaded Pug | | Eupithecia vulgata Haworth, 1809 | Common Pug | | Gandaritis pyraliata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Barred Straw | | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Haworth, 1809 | Cankerworm | | Hemistola chrysoprasaria Esper, 1794 | Small Emerald | | Hemithea aestivaria Hübner, 1799 | Common Emerald | | Horisme tersata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Fern | | Horisme vitalbata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Small Waved Umber | | Hydriomena furcata Thunberg, 1784 | July Highflyer | | Hylaea fasciaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Banded pine moth | | Idaea aversata Linnaeus, 1758 | Riband Wave | | Idaea biselata Hufnagel, 1767 | Fan-footed Wave | | Idaea dilutaria Hübner, 1799 | Silky Wave | | Idaea dimidiata Hufnagel, 1767 | Single Dotted Wave | | Idaea emarginata Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Scallop | | Ligdia adustata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Scorched Carpet | | Lomaspilis marginata Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Border | | Lomographa temerata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Clouded Silver | | Macaria alternata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Sharp-angled Peacock | | Macaria notata Linnaeus, 1758 | Birch Angle | | Melanthia procellata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Pretty Chalk Carpet | | Menophra abruptaria Thunberg, 1792 | Waved Umber | | Mesoleuca albicillata Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Carpet | | Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794 | Gem | | Odontopera bidentata Clerck, 1759 | Scalloped Hazel | | Opisthograptis luteolata Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Orthonama vittata Borkhausen, 1794 | Oblique Carpet | | Pachycnemia hippocastanaria Hübner, 1799 | Horse Chestnut | | Pasiphila rectangulata Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Pug | | Pennithera firmata (Hübner, 1822) | ⇒ Thera firmata Hübner, 1822 | | Peribatodes rhomboidaria Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Willow Beauty | | Perizoma affinitata Stephens, 1831 | Rivulet | | Perizoma albulata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Grass Rivulet | | Perizoma alchemillata Linnaeus, 1758 | Looper | | Perizoma bifaciata Haworth, 1809 | Barred Rivulet | | Perizoma blandiata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Pretty Pinion | | Perizoma flavofasciata Thunberg, 1792 | Sandy Carpet | | Petrophora chlorosata Scopoli, 1763 | Brown Silver-line | | Phibalapteryx virgata Hufnagel, 1767 | Oblique Striped | | Philereme transversata Hufnagel, 1767 | Dark Umber | | Plagodis dolabraria Linnaeus, 1767 | Scorched Wing | | Plemyria rubiginata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blue-bordered Carpet | | Pterapherapteryx sexalata Retzius, 1783 | Small Seraphim | | Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767 | The Vestal | | Scopula (Calothysanis) emutaria Hübner, 1809 | Rosy Wave | | Scopula (Calothysanis) floslactata Haworth, 1809 | Cream Wave | | Scopula (Calothysanis) immutata Linnaeus, 1758 | Lesser Cream Wave | | Scotopteryx mucronata Scopoli, 1763 | Lead Belle | | Selenia dentaria Fabricius, 1775 | Early Thorn | | Selenia lunularia Hübner, 1788 | Lunar Thorn | | Selenia tetralunaria Hufnagel, 1767 | Purple Thorn | | Thera cognata Thunberg, 1792 | Chestnut-coloured Carpet | | Thera obeliscata Hübner, 1787 | Grey Pine Carpet | | Timandra comae Schmidt, 1931 | Blood-vein | | Venusia blomeri Curtis, 1832 | Blomer's Rivulet | | Xanthorhoe ferrugata Clerck, 1759 | Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet | | Xanthorhoe fluctuata Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Carpet | | Xanthorhoe montanata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Offshore tonguefish | | Xanthorhoe spadicearia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Red Twin-spot Carpet |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Gower Peninsula | 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 | 65
100 | Genera
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