Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Melrose Highlands (Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 50
150
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 50
150
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 49
148
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 49
148
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
93
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
93
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
93
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
56
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
52
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
10
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Melrose Highlands
1 Family width 11 Species
Genera for Melrose Highlands
10 Genera with 11 Species | Aethalura McDunnough, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cabera Treitschke, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclophora Hübner, 1858 | Mochas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchlaena Hübner, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eusarca Hübner, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metarranthis Warren, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilopsis Hübner, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synchlora Guenée, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodezia Warren, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Melrose Highlands
11 Species | Aethalura intertexta – Four-Bar..., 1860 | Four-Barred Gray | | Cabera erythemaria Guenée, 1858 | Yellow-dusted Cream | | Cyclophora pendulinaria Guenée, 1858 | Pearly-grey Wave | | Euchlaena effecta Walker, 1860 | Effected Euchlaena | | Eusarca confusaria Hübner, 1806 | Confused eusarca | | Metarranthis duaria Guenée, 1857 | Ruddy Metarranthis | | Metarranthis obfirmaria Hübner, 1823 | Yellow-washed Metarranthis | | Poecilopsis rachelae Hulst, 1896 | | | Scopula limboundata Haworth, 1809 | Large Lace Border | | Synchlora aerata Fabricius, 1798 | Camouflaged Looper | | Trichodezia albovittata Guenée, 1858 | White Striped Black |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Melrose Highlands | 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
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Geometroidea at artfakta.se
Geometroidea at dyntaxa.se
Geometroidea at itis.gov
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