Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for Limpopo (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 299
2770
5056 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 299
2770
5056 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 286
2724
4971 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 197
2389
4520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
1025
1965 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
1023
1963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 55
1019
1955 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
684
1343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
640
1274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
109
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Limpopo
3 Families width 203 Species and 19 Subspecies
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Limpopo | 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 | 102
191 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sematuridae
Guenée, 1858
American Swallowtail Moths, Sematurid Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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