Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for Silhouette Island (Seychelles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 64
294
455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 64
294
455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 61
291
452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 55
283
444 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
187
295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
187
295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
187
295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
78
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
63
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
12
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Silhouette Island
2 Families width 18 Species
Genera for Silhouette Island
12 Genera with 18 Species | Casuariclystis Holloway, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclystis Hübner, 1962 | Pugs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Comostola Meyrick, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Comostolopsis Warren, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erastria Hübner, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnoscelis Mabille, 1901 | Pugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1932 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ozola Walker, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phazaca Walker, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sauris Guenée, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1920 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassodes Guenée, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Silhouette Island
18 Species | Casuariclystis latifascia Walker, 1866 | | | Chloroclystis gerberae Herbulot, 1964 | | | Chloroclystis mokensis Prout, 1937 | | | Chloroclystis oceanica (Herbulot, 1962) | ⇒ Pasiphilodes subtrita Walker, 1866 | | Comostola laesaria Walker, 1861 | | | Comostolopsis sladeni Prout, 1915 | | | Erastria madecassaria Boisduval, 1833 | | | Gymnoscelis tenera Warren, 1901 | | | Idaea poecilocrossa Prout L.B., 1932 | | | Ozola inexcisata Fryer, 1912 | | | Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858 | | | Sauris mouliniei Legrand, 1971 | | | Scopula (Calothysanis) minorata Boisduval, 1833 | Petite Wave | | Scopula aspiciens Prout, 1926 | | | Scopula legrandi Herbulot, 1964 | | | Scopula serena Prout, 1920 | | | Thalassodes antithetica Herbulot, 1964 | | | Thalassodes quadraria Guenée, 1857 | |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Silhouette Island | 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
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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