Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Highlands (Saanich Peninsula, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 40
120
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 40
120
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 37
116
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 33
111
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
87
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
87
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
87
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
69
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
62
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
22
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Highlands (Vancouver Island)
2 Families width 23 Species
Genera for Highlands (Vancouver Island)
22 Genera with 23 Species #ABCEILMOPTV
| Alcis Curtis, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticlea Stephens, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biston Leach, 1758 | Oak beauty | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cabera Treitschke, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callizzia Packard, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campaea Lamarck, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caripeta Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclophora Hübner, 1858 | Mochas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1775 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrhoe Hübner, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulithis Hübner, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1809 | Pug Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1767 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iridopsis Warren, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobophora Curtis, 1862 | Bigwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macaria Curtis, 1809 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metanema Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Operophtera Hübner, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphila Meyrick, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Probole Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Friendly pobole | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodezia Warren, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Venusia Curtis, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Highlands (Vancouver Island)
23 Species | Alcis porcelaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Anticlea vasiliata Guenée, 1857 | Early Carpet | | Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Brindled beauty moth | | Cabera erythemaria Guenée, 1858 | Yellow-dusted Cream | | Callizzia amorata Packard, 1876 | Gray Scoopwing | | Campaea perlata Guenée, 1858 | Fringed looper | | Caripeta divisata Walker, 1862 | Gray spruce looper | | Cyclophora pendulinaria Guenée, 1858 | Pearly-grey Wave | | Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Engrailed | | Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764 | Common Carpet | | Eulithis propulsata Walker, 1862 | Currant Eulithis Moth | | Eupithecia absinthiata Clerck, 1759 | Garden sole | | Eupithecia subfuscata Haworth, 1809 | Gray Pug | | Idaea dimidiata Hufnagel, 1767 | Single Dotted Wave | | Iridopsis larvaria Guenée, 1858 | Bent-line Gray | | Lobophora nivigerata Walker, 1862 | Powdered Bigwing | | Macaria notata Linnaeus, 1758 | Birch Angle | | Macaria signaria Hübner, 1809 | Common Angle | | Metanema inatomaria Guenée, 1858 | Pale Metanema | | Operophtera bruceata Hulst, 1886 | Bruce Spanworm | | Pasiphila rectangulata Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Pug | | Trichodezia albovittata Guenée, 1858 | White Striped Black | | Venusia cambrica Curtis, 1839 | The Welsh Wave |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Highlands (Vancouver Island) | 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 | 21
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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