Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for Leicestershire (East Midlands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 272
1533
2882 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 271
1532
2881 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 260
1511
2850 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 207
1327
2607 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 47
442
849 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
441
847 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
436
841 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
282
498 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
231
370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
75
128 | Family
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Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Leicestershire
1 Family width 128 Species
Genera for Leicestershire
75 Genera with 128 Species
| Abraxas Leach, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acasis Duponchel, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriopis Hübner, 1776 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Alcis Curtis, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aleucis Guenée, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alsophila Hübner, 1775 | Alsophila Ferns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticlea Stephens, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apeira Gistl, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aplocera Stephens, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Biston Leach, 1767 | Oak beauty | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cabera Treitschke, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Campaea Lamarck, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camptogramma Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclysta Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclystis Hübner, 1809 | Pugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cidaria Treitschke, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colostygia Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotois Hübner, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocallis Treitschke, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclophora Hübner, 1758 | Mochas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dysstroma Hübner, 1767 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Earophila Gumppenberg, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ecliptopera Warren, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1775 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Electrophaes Prout, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ennomos Treitschke, 1767 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epione Duponchel, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrhoe Hübner, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrita Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erannis Hübner, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulithis Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1809 | Pug Moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Gandaritis Moore, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometra Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnoscelis Mabille, 1809 | Pugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemistola Warren, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemithea Duponchel, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Horisme Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrelia Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydria Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydriomena Huebner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hylaea Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1809 | Dwarf cream wave | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lampropteryx Stephens, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ligdia Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobophora Curtis, 1767 | Bigwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomaspilis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomographa Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycia Hübner, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macaria Curtis, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menophra Moore, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odezia Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontopera Stephens, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Operophtera Hübner, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Opisthograptis Huebner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ourapteryx Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphila Meyrick, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Peribatodes Wehrli, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perizoma Hübner, 1792 | Carpets | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Petrophora Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phigalia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philereme Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagodis Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plemyria Hübner, 1775 | Blue-bordered carpet | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoterpna Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodometra Meyrick, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scotopteryx Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selenia Hübner, 1767 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thera Stephens, 1787 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theria Hübner, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Timandra Duponchel, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Triphosa Stephens, 1758 | Tissue Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1775 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Leicestershire
128 Species | Abraxas (Abraxas) grossulariata Linnaeus, 1758 | Common magpie moth | | Abraxas (Calospilos) sylvata Scopoli, 1763 | Clouded Magpie | | Acasis viretata Hübner, 1799 | Yellow-barred Brindle | | Agriopis aurantiaria (Hübner, 1799) | ⇒ Phigaliohybernia aurantiaria Hübner, 1799 | | Agriopis leucophaearia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Spring Usher | | Agriopis marginaria (Fabricius, 1776) | ⇒ Phigaliohybernia marginaria Fabricius, 1777 | | Alcis repandata Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled Beauty | | Aleucis distinctata Herrich-Schä..., 1839 | Kent Mocha | | Alsophila aescularia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | March Moth | | Anticlea derivata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Streamer | | Apeira syringaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Lilac Beauty | | Aplocera efformata Guenée, 1858 | Lesser Treble Bar | | Aplocera plagiata Linnaeus, 1758 | St. John´s Wort Inchworm | | Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Brindled beauty moth | | Biston strataria Hufnagel, 1767 | Oak Beauty | | Cabera exanthemata Scopoli, 1763 | Common Wave | | Cabera pusaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Common White Wave | | Campaea margaritaria Linnaeus, 1761 | Light Emerald | | Camptogramma bilineata Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow Shell | | Chiasmia clathrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Latticed Heath | | Chloroclysta siterata Hufnagel, 1767 | Red-green Carpet | | Chloroclystis v-ata Haworth, 1809 | The V-Pug | | Cidaria fulvata Forster, 1771 | Barred Yellow | | Colostygia pectinataria Knoch, 1781 | Green Carpet | | Colotois pennaria Linnaeus, 1759 | Feathered Thorn | | Crocallis elinguaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Scalloped Oak | | Cyclophora (Codonia) linearia Hübner, 1799 | Clay Triple-lines | | Cyclophora (Codonia) punctaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Maiden's Blush | | Dysstroma citrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Dark Marbled Carpet | | Dysstroma truncata (Hufnagel, 1767) | ⇒ Chloroclysta truncata Hufnagel, 1767 | | Earophila badiata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Shoulder Stripe | | Ecliptopera silaceata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Small Phoenix | | Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Engrailed | | Electrophaes corylata Thunberg, 1792 | Broken-barred Carpet | | Ennomos alniaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Canary-shouldered Thorn | | Ennomos fuscantaria Haworth, 1809 | Dusky Thorn | | Ennomos quercinaria (Hufnagel, 1767) | ⇒ Ennomos erosaria Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Epione repandaria Hufnagel, 1767 | Bordered Beauty | | Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764 | Common Carpet | | Epirrita dilutata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | November Moth | | Erannis defoliaria Clerck, 1759 | Great winter moth | | Eulithis mellinata Fabricius, 1787 | Cankerworm | | Eulithis prunata Linnaeus, 1758 | Phoenix | | Eupithecia abbreviata Stephens, 1831 | Brindled Pug | | Eupithecia absinthiata Clerck, 1759 | Garden sole | | Eupithecia assimilata Doubleday, 1856 | Currant Pug | | Eupithecia centaureata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Lime-speck Pug | | Eupithecia dodoneata Guenée, 1858 | Oak-tree Pug | | Eupithecia egenaria Herrich-Schä..., 1848 | Fletcher's pauper pug | | Eupithecia exiguata Hübner, 1813 | Mottled Pug | | Eupithecia icterata de Villers, 1789 | Tawny Speckled Pug | | Eupithecia indigata Hübner, 1813 | Ochreous Pug | | Eupithecia intricata Zetterstedt, 1839 | Edinburgh Pug | | Eupithecia inturbata Hübner, 1817 | Maple Pug | | Eupithecia nanata Hübner, 1813 | Narrow-winged Pug | | Eupithecia pulchellata Stephens, 1831 | Foxglove Pug | | Eupithecia pygmaeata (Hübner, 1799) | ⇒ Eupithecia vulgata Haworth, 1809 | | Eupithecia simpliciata Haworth, 1809 | Plain Pug | | Eupithecia subfuscata Haworth, 1809 | Gray Pug | | Eupithecia succenturiata Linnaeus, 1758 | Bordered Pug | | Eupithecia tantillaria Boisduval, 1840 | Dwarf Pug | | Eupithecia tripunctaria Herrich-Schä..., 1852 | White-spotted Pug | | Eupithecia virgaureata Doubleday, 1861 | Golden-rod Pug | | Eupithecia vulgata Haworth, 1809 | Common Pug | | Gandaritis pyraliata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Barred Straw | | Geometra papilionaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Emerald | | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Haworth, 1809 | Cankerworm | | Hemistola chrysoprasaria Esper, 1794 | Small Emerald | | Hemithea aestivaria Hübner, 1799 | Common Emerald | | Horisme tersata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Fern | | Horisme vitalbata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Small Waved Umber | | Hydrelia flammeolaria Hufnagel, 1767 | Small Yellow Wave | | Hydria cervinalis (Scopoli, 1763) | ⇒ Rheumaptera cervinalis Scopoli, 1763 | | Hydriomena furcata Thunberg, 1784 | July Highflyer | | Hydriomena impluviata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | May Highflyer | | Hylaea fasciaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Banded pine moth | | Idaea aversata Linnaeus, 1758 | Riband Wave | | Idaea biselata Hufnagel, 1767 | Fan-footed Wave | | Idaea dimidiata Hufnagel, 1767 | Single Dotted Wave | | Idaea fuscovenosa Goeze, 1781 | Dwarf Cream Wave | | Idaea rusticata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Least Carpet | | Idaea seriata Schrank, 1802 | Small Dusty Wave | | Idaea trigeminata Haworth, 1809 | Treble Brown Spot | | Lampropteryx suffumata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Offshore tonguefish | | Ligdia adustata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Scorched Carpet | | Lobophora halterata Hufnagel, 1767 | Seraphim | | Lomaspilis marginata Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Border | | Lomographa bimaculata Fabricius, 1775 | White-pinion Spotted | | Lomographa temerata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Clouded Silver | | Lycia hirtaria Clerck, 1759 | Brindled Beauty | | Macaria liturata Clerck, 1759 | Tawny-barred Angle | | Menophra abruptaria Thunberg, 1792 | Waved Umber | | Odezia atrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Chimney Sweep | | Odontopera bidentata Clerck, 1759 | Scalloped Hazel | | Operophtera brumata Linnaeus, 1758 | Common winter moth | | Operophtera fagata Scharfenberg, 1805 | Northern Winter Moth | | Opisthograptis luteolata Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Ourapteryx sambucaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Swallow-tailed Moth | | Pasiphila debiliata Hübner, 1817 | Bilberry Pug | | Pasiphila rectangulata Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Pug | | Peribatodes rhomboidaria Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Willow Beauty | | Perizoma albulata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Grass Rivulet | | Perizoma alchemillata Linnaeus, 1758 | Looper | | Perizoma bifaciata Haworth, 1809 | Barred Rivulet | | Perizoma flavofasciata Thunberg, 1792 | Sandy Carpet | | Petrophora chlorosata Scopoli, 1763 | Brown Silver-line | | Phigalia pilosaria Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Pale Brindled Beauty | | Philereme transversata Hufnagel, 1767 | Dark Umber | | Philereme vetulata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Scallop | | Plagodis dolabraria Linnaeus, 1767 | Scorched Wing | | Plemyria rubiginata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blue-bordered Carpet | | Pseudoterpna pruinata Hufnagel, 1767 | Grass Emerald | | Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767 | The Vestal | | Scopula (Calothysanis) imitaria Hübner, 1799 | Small Blood-vein | | Scotopteryx chenopodiata Linnaeus, 1758 | Shaded Broad Bar | | Selenia dentaria Fabricius, 1775 | Early Thorn | | Selenia tetralunaria Hufnagel, 1767 | Purple Thorn | | Thera britannica Turner, 1925 | Spruce Carpet | | Thera juniperata Linnaeus, 1758 | Juniper Carpet | | Thera obeliscata Hübner, 1787 | Grey Pine Carpet | | Theria primaria Haworth, 1809 | Early Moth | | Timandra comae Schmidt, 1931 | Blood-vein | | Triphosa dubitata Linnaeus, 1758 | The Tissue | | Xanthorhoe designata Hufnagel, 1767 | Flame Carpet | | Xanthorhoe fluctuata Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Carpet | | Xanthorhoe montanata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Offshore tonguefish | | Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata Clerck, 1759 | Large Twin-spot Carpet | | Xanthorhoe spadicearia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Red Twin-spot Carpet |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Leicestershire | 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 | 75
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