Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for Manicaland (South Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 190
1100
1613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 190
1100
1613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 178
1068
1572 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 143
999
1511 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
348
535 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
348
535 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
347
533 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
250
410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
246
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
24
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Manicaland
2 Families width 35 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Manicaland
24 Genera with 35 Species
| Abraxas Leach, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acollesis Warren, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alcides Hübner, 1881 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrophora Guenée, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacostegania Warren, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 2001 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colocleora Prout, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenognophos Prout, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanogynis Guenée, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1943 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproutia Fletcher, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geolyces Warren, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Himeromima Warren, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypotephrina Janse, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milocera Swinhoe, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neurotoca Warren, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phigalia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Physocleora Warren, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pingasa Moore, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scardamia Guenée, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1910 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenostega Warren, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zamarada Moore, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Manicaland
35 Species and 2 Subspecies | Abraxas alona Thierry-Mieg, 1910 | | | Acollesis fraudulenta Warren, 1898 | | | Alcides albolineatus Roelofs, 1875 | | | Alcides erythropterus Chevrolat, 1881 | | | Alcides latefasciatus Chevrolat, 1881 | | | Argyrophora confluens Krüger, 1999 | | | Cacostegania eurycraspis (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Cacostegania confusa Warren, 1901 | | Cacostegania glaucichroa (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Cacostegania australis Warren, 1901 | | Chiasmia ammodes Prout, 1922 | | | Chiasmia paucimacula Krüger, 2001 | | | Chiasmia pinheyi Krüger, 2001 | | | Colocleora acygonia Hampson, 1910 | | | Ctenognophos eolaria anax Wiltshire, 1966 | | | Drepanogynis crassifurca Krüger, 2002 | | | Ectropis mesoplatys Wehrli, 1943 | | | Euproutia rhodosticta (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Euproutia aggravaria Guenée, 1858 | | Geolyces flavimacula Hampson, 1910 | | | Geolyces rufescens Hampson, 1910 | | | Himeromima aulis Druce, 1892 | | | Hypotephrina nyangae Krüger, 1998 | | | Milocera arcifera Hampson, 1910 | | | Neurotoca endorhoda (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Neurotoca notata Warren, 1897 | | Phigalia pedaria (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Phigalia pilosaria Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Physocleora santosia Schaus, 1927 | | | Pingasa abyssiniaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Scardamia chrysolina Meyrick, 1892 | | | Scopula ornata Scopula Prout, 1913 | | | Scopula diffusizona (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Scopula natalica Butler, 1875 | | Scopula glaucocyma (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Scopula quadrifasciata BASTELBERGER, 1909 | | Scopula nigrinotata Warren, 1897 | | | Scopula nubicincta (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Scopula curvimargo Warren, 1900 | | Xanthorhoe exorista Prout, 1922 | | | Xenostega diagramma (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Xenostega fallax Warren, 1899 | | Zamarada denticincta Hampson, 1910 | | | Zamarada flavicincta (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Zamarada scintillans BASTELBERGER, 1909 |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Manicaland | 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 | 23
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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