Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 204
750
948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 204
750
948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 192
728
926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 159
658
860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
109
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
109
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
109
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
83
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
81
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
10
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Pietermaritzburg
2 Families width 9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Pietermaritzburg
10 Genera with 9 Species | Alcides Hübner, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisodes Guenée, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chiasmia Hübner, 1823 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eulasia Truqui, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucina Hulst, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metallochlora Warren, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Piercia Janse, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semiothisa Hübner, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zamarada Moore, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pietermaritzburg
9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Pietermaritzburg | 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
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Geometroidea at artfakta.se
Geometroidea at dyntaxa.se
Geometroidea at itis.gov
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