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Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Worcester County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
289
1477
2218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
288
1475
2216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
1425
2101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
194
1229
1848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
495
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
495
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
495
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
382
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
360
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
81
126
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
1 Family width 126 Species and 1 Subspecies
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths126SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
81 Genera with 126 Species
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Aethalura McDunnough, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Alcis Curtis, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Anacamptodes McDunnough, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Antepione Packard, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Antharmostes Warren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Apodrepanulatrix Rindge, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Archiearis Hübner, 1862Orange Underwings1SpeciesTaxom
Biston Leach, 1758Oak beauty1SpeciesTaxom
Cabera Treitschke, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Campaea Lamarck, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Caripeta Walker, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Chlorochlamys Hulst, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cleora Curtis, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cyclophora Hübner, 1858Mochas1SpeciesTaxom
Dichorda Warren, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Digrammia Gumppenberg, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Disclisioprocta Wallengren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dysstroma Hübner, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Ecliptopera Warren, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1825
Engrailed Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Endropia Guenée, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Ennomos Treitschke, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Epelis Hulst, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Epimecis Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Epirrhoe Hübner, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Eubaphe Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Euchlaena Hübner, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Eufidonia Packard, 1860Powder Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Eulithis Hübner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Euphyia Hübner, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1852Pug Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Eusarca Hübner, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Eutrapela Hübner, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Haematopis Hübner, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Heliomata Grote & Robi..., 18661SpeciesTaxom
Hesperumia Packard, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hethemia Ferguson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Horisme Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hydrelia Hübner, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hydriomena Huebner, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Hypagyrtis Hübner, 18092SpeciesTaxom
Hypomecis Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Idaea Treitschke, 1767Dwarf cream wave2SpeciesTaxom
Ilexia Ferguson, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Iridopsis Warren, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Lambdina Capps, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Lobocleta Warren, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Lomographa Hübner, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Lycia Hübner, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Macaria Curtis, 18619SpeciesTaxom
Melanolophia Hulst, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Mesoleuca Hübner, 1857White-Ribboned Carpets1SpeciesTaxom
Metarranthis Warren, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Nepytia Hulst, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Nyctobia Hulst, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Operophtera Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paleacrita Riley, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphila Meyrick, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Patalene Herrich-Schä..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pero Herrich-Schä..., 18061SpeciesTaxom
Petrophora Hübner, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Phaeoura Hulst, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Phigalia Hübner, 17823SpeciesTaxom
Plagodis Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroprucha Möschler, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Probole Herrich-Schä..., 1856Friendly pobole1SpeciesTaxom
Prochoerodes Grote, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Protitame McDunnough, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Rheumaptera Hûbner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 18092SpeciesTaxom
Semiothisa Hübner, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Sicya Guenée, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Speranza Curtis, 18735SpeciesTaxom
Stamnodes Guenée, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Stenalcidia Warren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Tacparia Walker, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Thalaina Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Thera Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Venusia Curtis, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Xanthorhoe Hübner, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Xanthotype Warren, 1918Crocus Geometer Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
126 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aethalura intertexta – Four-Bar..., 1860Four-Barred Gray
Alcis porcelaria Guenée, 1858
Anacamptodes defectaria Guenée, 1858Brown-shaded Gray Moth
Anacamptodes humaria Guenée, 1857
Antepione thisoaria Guenée, 1857Variable Antepione
Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912
Apodrepanulatrix liberaria Walker, 1860New Jersey tea inchworm
Archiearis infans Möschler, 1862First Born Geometer
Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758Brindled beauty moth
Cabera erythemaria Guenée, 1858Yellow-dusted Cream
Campaea perlata Guenée, 1858Fringed looper
Caripeta angustiorata Walker, 1862Brown Pine Looper
Caripeta piniata Packard, 1870Northern Pine Looper
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria Gu, 1857Blackberry Looper
Cleora sublunaria Guenée, 1857Double lined Gray
Cyclophora pendulinaria Guenée, 1858Pearly-grey Wave
Dichorda iridaria Guenée, 1857Showy Emerald
Digrammia continuata Walker, 1862Curve Lined Angle
Digrammia ocellinata Guenée, 1857Faint Spotted Angle
Disclisioprocta stellata Guenée, 1858Bougainvillea Looper
Dysstroma citrata Linnaeus, 1761Dark Marbled Carpet
Dysstroma truncata (Hufnagel, 1767)⇒ Chloroclysta truncata Hufnagel, 1767
Ecliptopera silaceata Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Phoenix
Ennomos magnaria Guenée, 1858Maple Spanworm
Epelis truncataria Walker, 1862Black-banded Orange
Epimecis hortaria (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Epimecis virginaria Herbst, 1785
Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764Common Carpet
Eubaphe mendica Walker, 1854Beggar
Euchlaena johnsonaria Fitch, 1853Johnson'S Euchlaena
Euchlaena madusaria Walker, 1860Scrub Euchlaena
Euchlaena obtusaria Hubner, , 1813Obtuse Euchlaena
Euchlaena serrata Drury, 1770Saw Wing
Euchlaena tigrinaria Guenée, 1858Mottled Euchlaena
Eufidonia notataria Walker, 1860Powder Moth
Eulithis explanata Walker, 1862White Eulithis
Euphyia unangulata Haworth, 1809Sharp-angled Carpet
Eupithecia absinthiata Clerck, 1759Garden sole
Eupithecia fasciata (Taylor, 1910)⇒ Gymnoscelis grisea Warren, 1897
Eupithecia intricata Zetterstedt, 1839Edinburgh Pug
Eupithecia russeliata Swett, 1908Mount Lyell Salamander
Eupithecia subfuscata Haworth, 1809Gray Pug
Eupithecia tripunctaria Herrich-Schä..., 1852White-spotted Pug
Eusarca confusaria Hübner, 1806Confused eusarca
Eutrapela clemataria Abbott & Smith, 1797Curve toothed Geometer
Haematopis grataria Fabricius, 1798Chickweed Geometer
Heliomata cycladata Grote & Robi..., 1866Common Spring Moth
Hesperumia sulphuraria Packard, 1873Sulphur Moth
Hethemia pistasciaria Guenée, 1857Pistachio Emerald
Horisme intestinata Guenée, 1858Brown Bark Carpet
Hydrelia inornata Hulst, 1896Inornate Carpet
Hydriomena ruberata FREYER, 1831Ruddy Highflyer
Hypagyrtis esther Barnes, 1928Esther Moth
Hypagyrtis unipunctata Haworth, 1809One Spotted Variant
Hypomecis umbrosaria Hübner, 1813Umber Moth
Idaea demissaria Hübner, 1825Red Bordered Wave
Idaea dimidiata Hufnagel, 1767Single Dotted Wave
Ilexia intractata Walker, , 1863Black-dotted Ruddy Moth
Iridopsis larvaria Guenée, 1858Bent-line Gray
Iridopsis vellivolata Hulst, 1881Large Purplish Gray
Lambdina endropiaria Grote & Robi..., 1867
Lambdina fiscellaria Guenée, 1858Hemlock Looper
Lambdina pellucidaria Grote & Robi..., 1867Eastern Pine Looper
Lambdina quercivoraria Guenée, 1858
Lobocleta ossularia Hübner & Geyer, 1837Drab Brown Wave
Lomographa glomeraria Grote, 1881Gray Spring Moth
Lomographa semiclarata Walker, 1866Bluish Spring Moth
Lomographa vestaliata Guenée, 1857White Spring Moth
Lycia ypsilon Forbes, 1885Woolly Gray
Macaria aemulataria Walker, 1861Common Angle
Macaria bisignata Walker, 1866Red-headed Angle
Macaria brunneata Thunberg, 1784Rannoch Looper
Macaria granitata Guenée, 1857Granite Angle
Macaria minorata Packard, 1873Minor Angle
Macaria notata Linnaeus, 1758Birch Angle
Macaria sexmaculata Packard, 1867Green Larch Looper
Macaria signaria Hübner, 1809Common Angle
Macaria transitaria Walker, 1861Blurry Chocolate Angle
Melanolophia canadaria Guenée, 1858Canadian Melanolophia
Melanolophia signataria Walker, 1860Signate Melanolophia
Mesoleuca ruficillata Guenée, 1857White-ribboned Carpet
Metarranthis angularia Barnes & McD..., 1916Angled Metarranthis
Metarranthis duaria Guenée, 1857Ruddy Metarranthis
Metarranthis obfirmaria Hübner, 1823Yellow-washed Metarranthis
Metarranthis pilosaria Packard, 1876Coastal bog metarranthi
Metarranthis refractaria Guenée, 1857Refracted Metarranthis
Nepytia canosaria Walker, 1862False Hemlock Looper
Nepytia pellucidaria Packard, 1873Boreal Pine Looper
Nyctobia limitaria Walker, 1860
Operophtera brumata Linnaeus, 1758Common winter moth
Paleacrita vernata Peck, 1795Pear spring cankerworm
Pasiphila rectangulata Linnaeus, 1758Green Pug
Patalene olyzonaria Walker, 1860Juniper Geometer
Pero ancetaria (Hübner, 1806)⇒ Pero anceta Stoll, 1781
Petrophora subaequaria Walker, 1860Northern Petrophora
Phaeoura quernaria Smith, 1797American Oak Beauty
Phigalia denticulata Hulst, 1900Toothed Phigalia
Phigalia strigataria Minot, 1869Small Phigalia
Phigalia titea Cramer, 1782Eastern oak looper
Plagodis alcoolaria Guenée, 1858Hollow spotted Plagodis
Pleuroprucha insulsaria Guenée, 1858Common Tan Wave
Probole amicaria Herrich-Schä..., 1856Friendly Probole
Prochoerodes lineola Goeze, 1781Large Maple Spanworm
Protitame virginalis Hulst, 1900The Virgin Moth
Rheumaptera hastata Linnaeus, 1758Argent & Sable
Rheumaptera meadii (Packard, 1874)⇒ Coryphista meadii Packard, 1874
Rheumaptera undulata Linnaeus, 1758Scallop Shell
Scopula inductata Guenée, 1858Soft-lined Wave
Scopula limboundata Haworth, 1809Large Lace Border
Semiothisa bicolorata (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Macaria bicolorata Fabricius, 1798
Semiothisa fissinotata (Walker, 1862)⇒ Macaria fissinotata Walker, 1863
Semiothisa pinistrobata (Ferguson, 1972)⇒ Macaria pinistrobata Ferguson, 1972
Speranza argillacearia Packard, 1874Mousy Angle
Speranza brunneata Thunberg, 1784Ochre Granite
Speranza inextricata Walker, 1861
Speranza pustularia Guenée, 1857Lesser Maple Spanworm
Speranza sulphurea Packard, 1873Sulphur Angle
Stamnodes gibbicostata Walker, 1862Shiny Gray Carpet
Stenalcidia pampinaria Guenée, 1858
Tacparia atropunctata Packard, 1874Northern Pale Alder
Tacparia detersata Guenée, 1858Pale Alder
Thalaina clara Walker, 1855Claras Satin Moth
Thera juniperata Linnaeus, 1758Juniper Carpet
Venusia cambrica Curtis, 1839The Welsh Wave
Xanthorhoe ferrugata Clerck, 1759Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
Xanthorhoe lacustrata Guenée, 1858Toothed Brown Carpet
Xanthotype urticaria Swett, 1918False Crocus Geometer

Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Worcester County (Massachusetts)
FamilyGeometridae
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
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126
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Geometroidea at dyntaxa.se
Geometroidea at itis.gov