Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for Niger (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 186
1173
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 186
1173
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 173
1141
2088 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
912
1786 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
302
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
302
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
302
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
209
379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
197
362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
31
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Niger
2 Families width 43 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Niger
31 Genera with 43 Species
| Acanthovalva Krüger, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acidaliastis Hampson, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acropteris Geyer, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archichlora Warren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathycolpodes Prout, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 1905 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Comibaena Hübner, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1904 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproutia Fletcher, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geodena Walker, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemidromodes Prout, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heterostegane Hampson, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1904 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isturgia Hübner, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lomographa Hübner, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophorrhachia Prout, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luxiaria Walker, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microloxia Warren, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mixocera Warren, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neostega Warren, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nutmeg | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oplerclanis Eitschberger, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pitthea Walker, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosterrha Rebel, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Racotis Moore, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheumaptera Hûbner, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodesia Warren, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1898 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassodes Guenée, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenostega Warren, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zamarada Moore, 1974 | | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Niger
43 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acanthovalva inconspicuaria Hübner, 1819 | | | Acidaliastis micra Hampson, 1896 | | | Acropteris nigrisquama Warren, 1897 | | | Archichlora marginata Warren, 1902 | | | Bathycolpodes anisotes Prout, 1912 | | | Bathycolpodes subfuscata Warren, 1902 | | | Chiasmia feraliata Guenée, 1858 | | | Chiasmia latimarginaria Rebel, 1907 | | | Chiasmia sudanata Warren & Rot..., 1905 | | | Comibaena esmeralda Warren, 1898 | | | Comibaena longipennis Warren, 1904 | | | Ectropis subapicata Warren, 1904 | | | Euproutia aggravaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Euproutia aggravaria aggravaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Geodena auridisca Warren, 1904 | | | Geodena impleta (Warren, 1909) | ⇒ Geodena surrendra Swinhoe, 1904 | | Hemidromodes robusta Prout, 1913 | | | Hemidromodes robusta robusta Prout, 1913 | | | Heterostegane serrata Fletcher D. S., 1958 | | | Idaea fylloidaria Swinhoe, 1904 | | | Isturgia disputaria Guenée, 1858 | Maltese Bloom | | Isturgia quadriplaga Rothschild, 1921 | | | Lomographa indularia Guenée, 1858 | | | Lophorrhachia palliata Warren, 1898 | | | Luxiaria ansorgei Warren, 1903 | | | Microloxia ruficornis Warren, 1897 | | | Mixocera albistrigata Pagenstecher, 1893 | | | Mixocera albistrigata albistrigata Pagenstecher, 1893 | | | Neostega flaviguttata Warren, 1903 | | | Nutmeg trifolii Hufnagel, 1766 | | | Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Pitthea trifasciata Dewitz, 1881 | | | Pseudosterrha rufistrigata Hampson, 1896 | | | Racotis zebrina Warren, 1899 | | | Rheumaptera confusaria tarachodes Prout, 1941 | | | Rhodesia alboviridata Saalmüller, 1880 | | | Scopula nepheloperas Prout, 1916 | | | Scopula plionocentra Prout, 1920 | | | Scopula transsecta Warren, 1898 | | | Thalassodes unicolor Warren, 1902 | | | Xenostega subumbrata (Warren, 1904) | ⇒ Xenostega tincta Warren, 1899 | | Zamarada dilucida Warren, 1909 | | | Zamarada minimaria Swinhoe, 1895 | | | Zamarada minimaria arenosa Fletcher, 1974 | | | Zamarada nasuta Warren, 1897 | | | Zamarada secutaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Zamarada torrida Fletcher D. S., 1974 | |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Niger | 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 | 30
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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