Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Matale (Central Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 69
218
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 69
218
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 60
187
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 44
169
211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
101
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
101
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
101
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
85
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
84
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
11
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Matale
2 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Matale
11 Genera with 13 Species | Biston Leach, 1858 | Oak beauty | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorochaeta Hübner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chorodna Walker, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corymica Walker, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyposidra Guenée, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micronia Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophthalmitis Fletcher, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1794 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Somatina Guenée, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spaniocentra Prout, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassodes Guenée, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Matale
13 Species | Biston suppressaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Chlorochaeta cassidara Guenée, 1857 | | | Chorodna strixaria Guenée, 1857 | | | Corymica arnearia Walker, 1860 | | | Hyposidra talaca Walker, 1860 | Black inch worm | | Micronia aculeata Guenée, 1857 | | | Ophthalmitis herbidaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Scopula emissaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula opicata Fabricius, 1798 | | | Scopula pulchellata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Somatina purpurascens Moore, 1887 | | | Spaniocentra pannosa Moore, 1887 | | | Thalassodes antiquadraria (Inoue, 1976) | ⇒ Pelagodes antiquadraria Inoue, 1976 |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Matale | 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 | 10
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Geometroidea at artfakta.se
Geometroidea at dyntaxa.se
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