Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for Maharashtra (West India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 227
1382
2184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 227
1382
2184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 216
1333
2101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 130
992
1525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
486
685 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
486
685 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
485
684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
347
491 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
342
484 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
62
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Maharashtra
2 Families width 73 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Maharashtra
62 Genera with 73 Species
| Acropteris Geyer, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agathia Guenée, 1794 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Alcides Hübner, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amraica Moore, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antharmostes Warren, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antitrygodes Warren, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aplochlora Warren, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aspitates Treitschke, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astygisa Walker, 1993 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Biston Leach, 1858 | Oak beauty | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 1861 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorochaeta Hübner, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysocrapeda | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysocraspeda Swinhoe, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cleora Curtis, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Collix Guenée, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Comostola Meyrick, 1861 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclothea Prout, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasyboarmia Prout, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Decetia Walker, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Derambila Walker, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dirades Holloway, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysphania Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1860 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucyclodes Warren, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumelea Duncan, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyia Hübner, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnamptoloma Warren, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemithea Duponchel, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterostegane Hampson, 1934 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Horisme Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperythra Guenée, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyposidra Guenée, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1891 | Dwarf cream wave | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Isturgia Hübner, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophophelma Prout, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luxiaria Walker, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maxates Moore, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microloxia Warren, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micronia Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mixocera Warren, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophthalmitis Fletcher, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orudiza Walker, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxymacaria Warren, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeaspilates Warren, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelagodes J.D. Holloway, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petelia Herrich-Schä..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plutodes Guenée, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Problepsis Lederer, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomicronia Moore, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Racotis Moore, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodometra Meyrick, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhombophylla Turner, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ruttelerona | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sauris Guenée, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1794 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Semiothisa Hübner, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somatina Guenée, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spaniocentra Prout, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassodes Guenée, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Traminda Saalmüller, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zeheba Moore, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Maharashtra
73 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acropteris ciniferaria Walker, 1866 | | | Agathia angustilimes Prout, 1926 | | | Agathia carissima Butler, 1878 | | | Agathia laetata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Alcides cydnus Felder, 1859 | | | Amraica recursaria (Walker, 1860) | ⇒ Amraica superans Butler, 1878 | | Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912 | | | Antitrygodes divisaria (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Scopula divisaria Christoph, 1893 | | Aplochlora vivilaca Walker, 1861 | | | Aspitates (Napuca) ochrearia Rossi, 1794 | Yellow Belle | | Astygisa albopunctata Swinhoe, 1891 | | | Astygisa orbapicalis Herbulot, 1993 | | | Biston suppressaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Chiasmia eleonora (Villers, 1789) | ⇒ Semiothisa eleonora Stoll, 1780 | | Chiasmia hebesata Walker, 1861 | | | Chiasmia nora Walker, 1861 | | | Chlorochaeta cassidara Guenée, 1857 | | | Chlorochaeta inductaria Guenée, 1857 | | | Chrysocrapeda faganaria Guenée, , 1858 | | | Chrysocraspeda abhadraca Walker, 1861 | | | Chrysocraspeda olearia Guenée, 1857 | | | Cleora alienaria Walker, 1860 | | | Collix (Collix) ghosha Walker, 1862 | | | Comostola laesaria Walker, 1861 | | | Comostola meritaria Walker, 1861 | | | Cyclothea disjuncta Walker, 1861 | | | Decetia numicusaria Walker, 1860 | | | Derambila costata Warren, 1896 | | | Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1857) | ⇒ Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858 | | Dysphania percota Swinhoe, 1891 | Blue Tiger Moth | | Ectropis bhurmitra Walker, 1860 | Tea Twig Caterpillar | | Eumelea ludovicata Guenée, 1858 | | | Euphyia euscopus V.Schultz, 1930 | | | Gnamptoloma aventiaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Hemithea tritonaria Walker, 1863 | | | Heterostegane subtessellata Walker, 1862 | | | Heterostegane tritocampsis Prout, 1934 | | | Horisme leprosa Hampson, 1891 | | | Hyperythra lutea Stoll, 1781 | | | Hyposidra talaca Walker, 1860 | Black inch worm | | Idaea amplipennis Butler, 1889 | | | Idaea chotaria Swinhoe, 1886 | | | Idaea costiguttata Warren, 1896 | | | Idaea macrospila Prout, 1926 | | | Idaea ptyonopoda Hampson, 1895 | | | Idaea violacea Hampson, 1891 | | | Isturgia disputaria Guenée, 1858 | Maltese Bloom | | Lophophelma luteipes Felder & Rog..., 1875 | | | Luxiaria hypaphanes Hampson, 1891 | | | Microloxia herbaria Hübner, 1813 | Herb Emerald | | Micronia aculeata Guenée, 1857 | | | Mixocera parvulata Walker, 1863 | | | Ophthalmitis herbidaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Orudiza protheclaria Walker, 1861 | | | Oxymacaria palliata Hampson, 1891 | | | Palaeaspilates ocularia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schä..., 1856 | | | Plutodes transmutata Walker, 1861 | | | Problepsis deliaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Problepsis vulgaris Butler, 1889 | | | Pseudomicronia advocataria Walker, 1861 | | | Racotis boarmiaria (Guenée, 1857) | ⇒ Racotis hollowayi Sato, 2004 | | Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767 | The Vestal | | Ruttelerona cessaria Walker, 1860 | | | Sauris (Remodes) eupitheciata Snellen, 1881 | | | Scopula emissaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula fibulata Guenée, 1857 | | | Scopula pulchellata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Semiothisa emersaria (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Chiasmia emersaria Walker, 1861 | | Somatina plynusaria Walker, 1862 | | | Spaniocentra pannosa Moore, 1887 | | | Thalassodes antiquadraria (Inoue, 1976) | ⇒ Pelagodes antiquadraria Inoue, 1976 | | Traminda mundissima Walker, 1861 | |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Maharashtra | 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 | 54
66 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 8
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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