Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Kwale County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
307
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
307
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 72
279
378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 57
254
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
140
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
140
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
140
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
108
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
96
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
9
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kwale County
1 Family width 11 Species
Genera for Kwale County
9 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Kwale County
11 Species | Chiasmia soror Krüger, 2001 | | | Coenina aurivena Butler, 1898 | | | Eulasia (Vittateulasia) bombylius Fabricius, 1787 | | | Heterostegane elephantina Herbulot, 1992 | | | Mesomima tenuifascia Holland, 1893 | | | Paraptychodes kedar Druce, 1896 | | | Pigiopsis aurantiaca Carcasson, 1964 | | | Scopula lydia Butler, 1886 | Lydia´s Wave | | Scopula natalica Butler, 1875 | | | Zamarada keraia Fletcher D. S., 1974 | | | Zamarada rufilinearia Swinhoe, 1904 | |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Kwale County | 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 | 9
11 | 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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