Checklist of Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
for US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 118
402
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 118
402
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 114
387
422 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 79
328
358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
142
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
142
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
142
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
92
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
91
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
10
8 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for US Virgin Islands
1 Family width 8 Species
Genera for US Virgin Islands
10 Genera with 8 Species | Eueana Prout, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1958 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxydia Guenée, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phrygionis Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psamatodes Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scelolophia Moschler, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semaeopus b�ttg..., 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphacelodes haïtiaria Ob..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenaspilatodes Franclemont ..., 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synchlora Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for US Virgin Islands
8 Species
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in US Virgin Islands | 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
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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