Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for Orkney Islands (Northern Isles, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 154
515
822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 153
514
821 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 143
494
798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 107
397
673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
56
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
56
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
56
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
47
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
46
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
16
24 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Orkney Islands
1 Family width 24 Species
Genera for Orkney Islands
16 Genera with 24 Species | Abraxas Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriopis Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aplocera Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camptogramma Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cidaria Treitschke, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colostygia Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmorhoe Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysstroma Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrita Hübner, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulithis Hübner, 1761 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1787 | Pug Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hydriomena Huebner, 1831 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesotype Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scotopteryx Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thera Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Orkney Islands
24 Species | Abraxas (Abraxas) grossulariata Linnaeus, 1758 | Common magpie moth | | Agriopis marginaria (Fabricius, 1776) | ⇒ Phigaliohybernia marginaria Fabricius, 1777 | | Aplocera plagiata Linnaeus, 1758 | St. John´s Wort Inchworm | | Camptogramma bilineata Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow Shell | | Cidaria fulvata Forster, 1771 | Barred Yellow | | Colostygia pectinataria Knoch, 1781 | Green Carpet | | Cosmorhoe ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Bar | | Dysstroma citrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Dark Marbled Carpet | | Epirrita filigrammaria Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Small Autumnal Carpet | | Eulithis populata Linnaeus, 1758 | Northern Spinach | | Eulithis prunata Linnaeus, 1758 | Phoenix | | Eulithis testata Linnaeus, 1761 | Chevron | | Eupithecia assimilata Doubleday, 1856 | Currant Pug | | Eupithecia nanata Hübner, 1813 | Narrow-winged Pug | | Eupithecia pulchellata Stephens, 1831 | Foxglove Pug | | Eupithecia pusillata (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Eupithecia tantillaria Boisduval, 1840 | | Eupithecia pygmaeata (Hübner, 1799) | ⇒ Eupithecia vulgata Haworth, 1809 | | Eupithecia venosata Fabricius, 1787 | Netted Pug | | Hydriomena furcata Thunberg, 1784 | July Highflyer | | Hydriomena ruberata FREYER, 1831 | Ruddy Highflyer | | Mesotype didymata Linnaeus, 1758 | Twin-spot Carpet | | Scotopteryx chenopodiata Linnaeus, 1758 | Shaded Broad Bar | | Thera juniperata Linnaeus, 1758 | Juniper Carpet | | Xanthorhoe montanata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Offshore tonguefish |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Orkney Islands | 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 | 16
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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