Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 482
6547
17544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 480
6543
17539 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 464
6450
17312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 303
5522
15636 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1983
5266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1981
5263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
1975
5248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1244
3625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1163
3452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
203
632 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Zimbabwe
2 Families width 632 Species and 68 Subspecies
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Zimbabwe | 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 | 197
610 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 6
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Geometroidea at artfakta.se
Geometroidea at dyntaxa.se
Geometroidea at itis.gov
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