Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for Highlands Region (Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 63
209
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 63
209
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 58
203
304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 48
178
277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
110
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
110
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
110
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
82
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
68
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
16
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Highlands Region
1 Family width 17 Species
Genera for Highlands Region
16 Genera with 17 Species | Anticlea Stephens, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colostygia Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Earophila Gumppenberg, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ennomos Treitschke, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1809 | Pug Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemithea Duponchel, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Horisme Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lythria Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odezia Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphila Meyrick, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perizoma Hübner, 1809 | Carpets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spargania Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalera Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Highlands Region
17 Species | Anticlea derivata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Streamer | | Chiasmia clathrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Latticed Heath | | Colostygia pectinataria Knoch, 1781 | Green Carpet | | Earophila badiata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Shoulder Stripe | | Ennomos erosaria Denis & Schi..., 1775 | September Thorn | | Eupithecia ochridata Schutze & Pi..., 1968 | Macedonian Pug | | Eupithecia subfuscata Haworth, 1809 | Gray Pug | | Hemithea aestivaria Hübner, 1799 | Common Emerald | | Horisme tersata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Fern | | Lythria cruentaria Hufnagel, 1767 | Purple-barred yellow | | Odezia atrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Chimney Sweep | | Pasiphila rectangulata Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Pug | | Perizoma bifaciata Haworth, 1809 | Barred Rivulet | | Scopula (Scopula) immorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Lewes Wave | | Spargania luctuata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Offshore tonguefish | | Thalera fimbrialis Scopoli, 1763 | Sussex Emerald | | Xanthorhoe fluctuata Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Carpet |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Highlands Region | 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 | 16
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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