Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for Tamil Nadu (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 286
2161
4277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 285
2159
4275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 270
2104
4195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
1625
3280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
500
805 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
500
805 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
500
805 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
364
618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
359
613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
31
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tamil Nadu
2 Families width 37 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Tamil Nadu
31 Genera with 37 Species
| Abraxas Leach, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alcis Curtis, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antharmostes Warren, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callioratis Felder, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 1861 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cleora Curtis, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobita Gistl, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cusiala Moore, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasyboarmia Prout, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dirades Holloway, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysphania Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1860 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucyclodes Warren, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fascellina Walker, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glena Hulst, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperythra Guenée, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyposidra Guenée, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1896 | Dwarf cream wave | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jodis Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobus Martin, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micronia Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeaspilates Warren, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petelia Herrich-Schä..., 1932 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plutodes Guenée, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prochoerodes Grote, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhorachis Meyrick, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scardamia Guenée, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Semiothisa Hübner, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Somatina Guenée, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Traminda Saalmüller, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tamil Nadu
37 Species and 2 Subspecies | Abraxas etridoides Hampson, 1895 | | | Alcis nilgirica Hampson, 1895 | | | Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912 | | | Callioratis abraxas abraxas | | | Chiasmia eleonora (Villers, 1789) | ⇒ Semiothisa eleonora Stoll, 1780 | | Chiasmia hebesata Walker, 1861 | | | Chiasmia nora Walker, 1861 | | | Cleora fraterna Moore, 1888 | | | Cleora propulsaria Walker, 1860 | | | Coenobita lila | Blue Berry | | Cusiala boarmioides (Moore, 1888) | ⇒ Cusiala boarmoides Moore, 1887 | | Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1857) | ⇒ Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858 | | Dysphania percota Swinhoe, 1891 | Blue Tiger Moth | | Ectropis bhurmitra Walker, 1860 | Tea Twig Caterpillar | | Fascellina chromataria Walker, 1860 | | | Glena cribrataria Guenée, 1858 | Dotted Gray | | Hyperythra lutea Stoll, 1781 | | | Hyposidra talaca Walker, 1860 | Black inch worm | | Hyposidra violascens Hampson, 1895 | | | Idaea euclasta Turner, 1922 | | | Idaea gemmaria Hampson, 1896 | | | Jodis pallescens Hampson, 1891 | | | Lobus evenhuisi Joseph & Parui, 1991 | | | Micronia aculeata Guenée, 1857 | | | Palaeaspilates ocularia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schä..., 1856 | | | Petelia paroobathra Prout, 1932 | | | Plutodes nilgirica Hampson, 1895 | | | Prochoerodes amplicineraria Pearsall, 1906 | Yonahlossee Salamander | | Pyrrhorachis pyrrhogona Walker, 1866 | | | Scardamia chrysolina Meyrick, 1892 | | | Scopula (Scopula) ornata Scopoli, 1763 | Lace Border | | Scopula opicata Fabricius, 1798 | | | Semiothisa emersaria (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Chiasmia emersaria Walker, 1861 | | Semiothisa eremiata (Guenée, 1858) | ⇒ Digrammia eremiata Guenée, 1857 | | Somatina purpurascens Moore, 1887 | | | Traminda mundissima Walker, 1861 | |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Tamil Nadu | 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 | 29
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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