Checklist for Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815 (Geometrid)
and region Zululand District (Kwazulu-Natal)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 281
1665
2291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 281
1665
2291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 264
1631
2246 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 193
1405
2008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
272
413 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
272
413 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
271
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
158
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
144
247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
21
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Zululand District
3 Families width 28 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Zululand District
21 Genera with 28 Species #ABCDEOSXZ
| Acidaliastis Hampson, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acollesis Warren, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alcides Hübner, 1836 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Apoprogones Hampson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathycolpodes Prout, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cartaletis Schrank, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 2001 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclysta Hübner, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleora Curtis, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenognophos Prout, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discomiosis Prout, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1943 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erastria Hübner, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eulasia Truqui, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1922 | Pug Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eutrapela Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omphalucha Warren, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scardamia Guenée, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenochroma palimpaʏ..., 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zamarada Moore, 1974 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Zululand District
28 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acidaliastis prophanes Prout, 1922 | | | Acollesis terminata Prout, 1912 | | | Alcides brevirostris Boheman, 1836 | | | Alcides erythropterus Chevrolat, 1881 | | | Alcides haemopterus Boheman, 1836 | | | Alcides laniger Schoenherr, 1826 | | | Alcides rufus Boheman, 1836 | | | Apoprogones hesperistis Hampson, 1903 | | | Bathycolpodes chloronesis Prout, 1930 | | | Cartaletis concolor (Warren, 1905) | ⇒ Scopula concolor Warren, 1905 | | Chiasmia bitaeniata (Warren, 1914) | ⇒ Chiasmia arenosa Butler, 1875 | | Chiasmia inquinata Krüger, 2001 | | | Chloroclysta miata clara Thierry-Mieg, 1915 | | | Cleora munda Warren, 1899 | | | Ctenognophos eolaria anax Wiltshire, 1966 | | | Discomiosis arciocentra Prout, 1922 | | | Ectropis mesoplatys Wehrli, 1943 | | | Erastria atrisignata (Warren, 1914) | ⇒ Erastria leucicolor Butler, 1875 | | Erastria muscosa Warren, 1914 | | | Eulasia (Vittateulasia) bombylius Fabricius, 1787 | | | Eupithecia albicristulata Prout L.B., 1922 | | | Eutrapela lineolata | | | Omphalucha angulilinea Janse, 1932 | | | Scardamia chrysolina Meyrick, 1892 | | | Scopula fulvilinea (Warren, 1914) | ⇒ Scopula picta Warren, 1897 | | Xenochroma dyschlorata Warren, 1914 | | | Zamarada metallicata Warren, 1914 | | | Zamarada varii Fletcher D. S., 1974 | |
Subnodes of Geometroidea with occurrences in Zululand District | 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 | 19
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sematuridae
Guenée, 1858
American Swallowtail Moths, Sematurid Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 1
5 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Geometroidea at artfakta.se
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