Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 565
7120
15641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 562
7116
15633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 534
6992
15382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 341
5714
13109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
2032
4913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
2030
4909 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2022
4878 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1257
3225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
1168
3012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 4
226
639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
4 Families width 639 Species and 41 Subspecies
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal | Family | Epicopeiidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Oriental Swallowtail 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 | 214
609 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sematuridae
Guenée, 1858
American Swallowtail Moths, Sematurid Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 10
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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