Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Kandy (Central Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 154
481
633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 154
481
633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 139
441
569 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 88
363
470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
183
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
183
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
183
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
145
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
141
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
12
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kandy
2 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Kandy
12 Genera with 12 Species | Agathia Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catoria Moore, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chordophora | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclothea Prout, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysphania Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fascellina Walker, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnamptoloma Warren, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyposidra Guenée, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micronia Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photoscotosia Warren, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semiothisa Hübner, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kandy
12 Species and 1 Subspecies | Agathia laetata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Catoria sublavaria Guenée, 1857 | | | Chordophora glaucias Meyrick, 1892 | | | Cyclothea disjuncta Walker, 1861 | | | Dysphania palmyra Stoll, 1790 | | | Fascellina chromataria Walker, 1860 | | | Gnamptoloma aventiaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Hyposidra talaca Walker, 1860 | Black inch worm | | Micronia aculeata Guenée, 1857 | | | Photoscotosia miniosata cupha Prout, 1931 | | | Scopula opicata Fabricius, 1798 | | | Semiothisa emersaria (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Chiasmia emersaria Walker, 1861 |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Kandy | 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 | 11
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Geometroidea at artfakta.se
Geometroidea at dyntaxa.se
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