Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for Maputo Bay (Maputo Province, Mozambique)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 126
558
669 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 126
558
669 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 124
553
664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 90
482
589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
157
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
157
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
157
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
97
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
97
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
7
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Maputo Bay
2 Families width 9 Species
Genera for Maputo Bay
7 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Maputo Bay
9 Species | Alcides albolineatus Roelofs, 1875 | | | Alcides erythropterus Chevrolat, 1881 | | | Cartaletis monteironis Druce, 1883 | | | Chiasmia alternata Warren, 1899 | | | Chiasmia cataleucaria (Mabille, 1898) | ⇒ Chiasmia amarata Guenée, 1858 | | Chlorocoma chloe (Thierry-Mieg, 1915) | ⇒ Chlorocoma didita Walker, 1861 | | Paragathia albimarginata Warren, 1902 | | | Racotis apodosima Prout, 1931 | | | Rhodometra satura Prout, 1916 | |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Maputo Bay | 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 | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
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