Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Reading (Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 80
216
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 80
216
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 75
209
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 63
194
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
91
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
91
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
91
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
72
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
72
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
11
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Reading (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
1 Family width 12 Species
Genera for Reading (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
11 Genera with 12 Species | Biston Leach, 1758 | Oak beauty | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ecliptopera Warren, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1775 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epimecis Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrhoe Hübner, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eufidonia Packard, 1860 | Powder Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macaria Curtis, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Operophtera Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pero Herrich-Schä..., 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semiothisa Hübner, 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speranza Curtis, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Reading (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
12 Species | Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Brindled beauty moth | | Ecliptopera silaceata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Small Phoenix | | Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Engrailed | | Epimecis hortaria (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Epimecis virginaria Herbst, 1785 | | Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764 | Common Carpet | | Eufidonia notataria Walker, 1860 | Powder Moth | | Macaria brunneata Thunberg, 1784 | Rannoch Looper | | Operophtera brumata Linnaeus, 1758 | Common winter moth | | Pero ancetaria (Hübner, 1806) | ⇒ Pero anceta Stoll, 1781 | | Semiothisa fissinotata (Walker, 1862) | ⇒ Macaria fissinotata Walker, 1863 | | Semiothisa pinistrobata (Ferguson, 1972) | ⇒ Macaria pinistrobata Ferguson, 1972 | | Speranza pustularia Guenée, 1857 | Lesser Maple Spanworm |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Reading (Middlesex County Massachusetts) | 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 | 11
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Geometroidea at artfakta.se
Geometroidea at dyntaxa.se
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