Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Jaffna (Northern Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 54
143
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 54
143
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 50
124
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 33
107
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
59
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
58
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
10
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Jaffna
1 Family width 14 Species
Genera for Jaffna
10 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Jaffna
14 Species | Chrysocrapeda faganaria Guenée, , 1858 | | | Cleora alienaria Walker, 1860 | | | Cleora injectaria Walker, 1860 | | | Comostola chlorargyra Walker, 1861 | | | Comostola laesaria Walker, 1861 | | | Hyposidra talaca Walker, 1860 | Black inch worm | | Idaea gemmaria Hampson, 1896 | | | Pyrrhorachis pyrrhogona Walker, 1866 | | | Scopula addictaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula emissaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula pulchellata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Somatina omicraria Fabricius, 1798 | | | Thalassodes antiquadraria (Inoue, 1976) | ⇒ Pelagodes antiquadraria Inoue, 1976 | | Traminda mundissima Walker, 1861 | |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Jaffna | 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 | 10
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Geometroidea at artfakta.se
Geometroidea at dyntaxa.se
Geometroidea at itis.gov
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