Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 325
2686
4513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 325
2686
4513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 309
2609
4405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 188
1986
3313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
1080
1687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
1080
1687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
1079
1686 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
740
1198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
696
1145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
155
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Hong Kong
3 Families width 251 Species and 3 Subspecies
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Hong Kong | Family | Callidulidae
Moore, 1877
Old World Butterfly Moths, Old World butterfly-moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 143
231 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 11
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Geometroidea at artfakta.se
Geometroidea at dyntaxa.se
Geometroidea at itis.gov
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