Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Polonnaruwa (North Central Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 57
159
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 57
159
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 53
148
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 42
136
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
95
102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
95
102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
95
102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
75
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
74
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
11
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Polonnaruwa
2 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Polonnaruwa
11 Genera with 11 Species | Agathia Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antitrygodes Warren, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Comostola Meyrick, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1860 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucyclodes Warren, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypomecis Hübner, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luxiaria Walker, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micronia Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polynesia Swinhoe, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somatina Guenée, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Polonnaruwa
11 Species | Agathia laetata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Antitrygodes cuneilinea (Walker, 1862) | ⇒ Scopula deflavarioides Holloway, 1997 | | Comostola laesaria Walker, 1861 | | | Ectropis bhurmitra Walker, 1860 | Tea Twig Caterpillar | | Eucyclodes semialba Walker, 1861 | | | Hypomecis transcissa Walker, 1860 | | | Luxiaria phyllosaria Walker, 1860 | | | Micronia aculeata Guenée, 1857 | | | Polynesia sunandava Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula pulchellata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Somatina purpurascens Moore, 1887 | |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Polonnaruwa | 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
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Geometroidea at artfakta.se
Geometroidea at dyntaxa.se
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