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Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Maldives (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
189
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
68
189
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
184
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
42
134
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
94
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
94
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
94
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
58
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
54
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
2
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maldives
2 Families width 15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths14SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maldives
9 Genera with 15 Species
Chloroclystis Hübner, 1897Pugs1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysocraspeda Swinhoe, 20232SpeciesTaxom
Cyclophora Hübner, 1893Mochas1SpeciesTaxom
Europlema Holloway, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Hyperythra Guenée, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Mixocera Warren, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Perixera Meyrick, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Racotis Moore, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 18615SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maldives
15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Chloroclystis aristias (Meyrick, 1897)⇒ Pasiphila aristias Meyrick, 1897
Chrysocraspeda tristicula Swinhoe, 1886
Chrysocraspeda tristicula laccadivica Fischer, 2023
Cyclophora anulifera (Hampson, 1893)⇒ Perixera anulifera Hampson, 1893
Europlema semibrunnea Pagenstecher, 1884
Hyperythra lutea Stoll, 1781
Mixocera parvulata Walker, 1863
Perixera anulifera Hampson, 1893
Racotis boarmiaria (Guenée, 1857)⇒ Racotis hollowayi Sato, 2004
Racotis hollowayi Sato, 2004
Racotis inconclusa Walker, 1860
Scopula ornata Scopula Prout, 1913
Scopula actuaria Walker, 1861
Scopula addictaria Walker, 1861
Scopula aspilataria Walker, 1861
Scopula caesaria Walker, 1861

Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Maldives
FamilyGeometridae
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
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Geometroidea at artfakta.se
Geometroidea at dyntaxa.se
Geometroidea at itis.gov