Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Mfongosi (Kwazulu-Natal)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 235
1230
1547 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 235
1230
1547 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 218
1200
1510 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 166
1039
1344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 45
238
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 45
238
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
238
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
69
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
56
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
11
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mfongosi
2 Families width 15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Mfongosi
11 Genera with 15 Species | Acollesis Warren, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alcides Hübner, 1836 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclysta Hübner, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1943 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erastria Hübner, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulasia Truqui, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eutrapela Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omphalucha Warren, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scardamia Guenée, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zamarada Moore, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mfongosi
15 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acollesis fraudulenta Warren, 1898 | | | Acollesis terminata Prout, 1912 | | | Alcides erythropterus Chevrolat, 1881 | | | Alcides haemopterus Boheman, 1836 | | | Alcides laniger Schoenherr, 1826 | | | Alcides rufus Boheman, 1836 | | | Chiasmia bitaeniata (Warren, 1914) | ⇒ Chiasmia arenosa Butler, 1875 | | Chloroclysta miata clara Thierry-Mieg, 1915 | | | Ectropis mesoplatys Wehrli, 1943 | | | Erastria muscosa Warren, 1914 | | | Eulasia (Vittateulasia) bombylius Fabricius, 1787 | | | Eutrapela lineolata | | | Omphalucha angulilinea Janse, 1932 | | | Scardamia chrysolina Meyrick, 1892 | | | Zamarada metallicata Warren, 1914 | |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Mfongosi | 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
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Geometroidea at artfakta.se
Geometroidea at dyntaxa.se
Geometroidea at itis.gov
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