Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region North Nigeria (Nigeria)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 42
156
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 42
156
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 42
156
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 40
154
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
140
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
140
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
140
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
90
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
85
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
9
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for North Nigeria
1 Family width 10 Species
Genera for North Nigeria
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for North Nigeria
10 Species | Androzeugma hapala (Prout, 1913) | ⇒ Androzeugma tenuis Warren, 1898 | | Antitrygodes dysmorpha (Prout, 1915) | ⇒ Scopula dysmorpha Prout, 1915 | | Mixocera politzari Hausmann, 1997 | | | Omphacodes minima Prout, 1913 | | | Omphax ornatimargo (Prout, 1913) | ⇒ Omphax rubriceps Warren, 1904 | | Oplerclanis boisduvali Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Scopula proterocelis Prout, 1920 | | | Somatina probleptica Prout, 1917 | | | Zamarada catori Bethune-Baker, 1913 | | | Zamarada griseola Fletcher D. S., 1974 | |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in North Nigeria | 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 | 9
10 | 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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