Suborder:Glossata Infraorder:Heteroneura Division:Ditrysia Section:Cossina Subsection:Bombycina Superfamily:Geometroidea
Refs: Field guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland, Waring & Townsend, 2003
The genitalia of the British Geometridae, Pierce, 1914
The RES Checklist numbers 307 species. 5 extinctions, 3 species confined to the Channel Islands and 1 to Ireland, and I have excluded Small Engrailed (see Ectropis crepuscularia (Engrailed)) because of insufficient evidence that it is a distinct species and Pseudocoremia suavis (Common Forest Looper) because it is a New Zealand species without adequate establishment as a British species
- this still leaves a discrepancy of 1 species unaccounted for.
Refs: Field guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland, Waring & Townsend, 2003
The genitalia of the British Geometridae, Pierce, 1914
The RES Checklist numbers 307 species. 5 extinctions, 3 species confined to the Channel Islands and 1 to Ireland, and I have excluded Small Engrailed (see Ectropis crepuscularia (Engrailed)) because of insufficient evidence that it is a distinct species and Pseudocoremia suavis (Common Forest Looper) because it is a New Zealand species without adequate establishment as a British species
- this still leaves a discrepancy of 1 species unaccounted for.
A common pattern within Geometrid moths is based on 4 crosslines. These crosslines can be given ordinal numbers 1st to 4th from wing base to termen, but this can be problematic when comparing species if one or more of the lines is missing. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd lines are usually darker than the ground colour but the 4th line is often white. These lines often delineate fasciae, usually bands of a darker colour, so that the 1st line forms the distal margin of a basal fascia, the 2nd and 3rd lines form the proximal and distal margins respectively of a median fascia and the 4th line forms the distal border of a subterminal fascia or the proximal border of a terminal fascia or it runs through a broad terminal fascia. I therefore propose that the lines be termed basal, antemedian, postmedian and subterminal respectively. This basic pattern can be used to describe many species in the two largest subfamilies Larentiinae and Ennominae (though I have probably not yet applied this terminology consistently for all species). In subfamilies Geometrinae and Sterrhinae there is not usually any fasciate marking and the general pattern is based on 3 cross-lines – basal, median and sub-terminal
Subfamily: Sterrhinae (5G 36S +2EX)
Tribe: Idaeini - Genus: Idaea (17S +1EX)
Tribe: Scopulini - Genus: Scopula (9S +1EX)
Tribe: Timandrini - Genus: Timandra
Tribe: Cosymbiini - Genus: Cyclophora (8S)
Tribe: Rhodometrini - Genus: Rhodometra
Subfamily: Larentiinae (57G 163S)
Tribe: Cataclysmiini - Genus: Phibalapteryx
Tribe: Xanthorhoini - Genera: Scotopteryx (6S), Orthonama, Nycterosea, Xanthorhoe (8S), Catarhoe (2S), Costaconvexa, Camptogramma,
Epirrhoe (4S)
Tribe: Euphyiini - Genus: Euphyia (2S)
Tribe: Larentiini - Genera: Earophila, Anticlea, Mesoleuca, Pelurga, Larentia, Entephria (2S), Spargania
Tribe: Hydriomenini - Genus: Hydriomena (3S)
Tribe: Cidariini - Genera: Pennithera, Thera (6S), Plemyria, Cidaria, Electrophaes, Cosmorhoe, Eustroma, Eulithis (4S), Gandaritis, Ecliptopera, Chloroclysta (2S), Dysstroma (2S), Colostygia (3S), Coenotephria, Lamproteryx (2S)
Tribe: Operophterini - Genera: Operophtera (2S), Epirrita (4S)
Tribe: Asthenini - Genera: Asthena, Euchoeca, Hydrelia (2S), Venusia (2S), Minoa
Tribe: Phileremini - Philereme (2S)
Tribe: Rheumapterini - Genera: Rheumaptera, Hydria (2S), Triphosa, Pareulype
Tribe: Melanthiini - Genera: Coenocalpe, Horisme (2S), Melanthia, Anticollix, Odezia
Tribe: Perizomini - Genus: Mesotype, Perizoma (7S), Martania, Gagitodes
Tribe: Eupitheciini - Genera: Gymnoscelis, Chloroclystis, Pasiphila (3S), Eupithecia (45S)
Tribe: Chesiadini - Genus: Carsia, Aplocera (3S), Chesias (2S), Lithostege
Tribe: Trichopterygini - Genera: Lobophora, Pterapherapteryx, Acasis, Trichopteryx (2S)
Subfamily: Archiearinae (2G 2S)
Genus: Archiearis, Boudinotiana
Subfamily: Ennominae (56G 2EX+1IR+1DB 86S +2EX+1CI+1IR+1DB)
Tribe: Abraxini - Genera: Abraxas, Calospilos
Tribe: Cassymini - Genera: Lomaspilis, Ligdia, Stegania (2S)
Tribe: Macariini - Genera: Macaria (7S), Chiasmia (2S), Isturgia (1EX)
Tribe: Lithinini - Genera: Cepphis, Petrophora,
Tribe: Hypochrosini - Genera: Plagodis (2S), Pachycnemia
Tribe: Epionini - Genera: Opisthograptis, Epione (2S), Pseudopanthera,
Tribe: Angeronini - Genus: Angerona
Tribe: Ennomini - Genera: Apeira, Ennomos (5S), Selenia (3S)
Tribe: Gonodontini - Genera: Odontopera, Crocallis (2S)
Tribe: Ourapterygini - Genus: Ourapteryx
Tribe: Colotoini - Genera: Colotois, Alsophila
Tribe: Bistonini - Genera: Apocheima, Phigalia, Lycia (3S), Biston (2S), Agriopis (3S), Erannis
Tribe: Boarmiini - Genera: Menophra, Peribatodes (3S +1CI), Selidosema, Cleora, Deileptenia, Alcis (2S), Hypomecis (2S), Fagivorina (1EX), Ectropis, Paradarisa, Parectropis, Aethalura, Ematurga
Tribe: Bupalini - Genus: Bupalus
Tribe: Caberini - Genus: Cabera (2S)
Tribe: Baptini - Genus: Lomographa (2S), Aleucis
Tribe: Theriini - Genus: Theria
Tribe: Campaeini - Genera: Campaea, Hylaea
Tribe: Gnophini - Genera: Gnophos, Odontognophos (1IR), Charissa, Cleorodes, Glacies, Pseudocoremia (1DB), Siona
Tribe: Aspitatini - Genera: Dyscia, Aspitates (2S), Perconia
Subfamily: Geometrinae (9G +1EX 9S +1EX+2CI)
Tribe: Pseudoterpnini - Genera: Aplasta, Pseudoterpna (1S +1CI)
Tribe: Geometrini - Genus: Geometra
Tribe: Combibaeni - Genus: Comibaena, Thetidia (1EX)
Tribe: Hemistolini - Genus: Hemistola
Tribe: Jodiini - Genus: Jodis
Tribe: Thalerini - Genus: Thalera
Tribe: Hemitheini - Genus: Hemithea, Chlorissa (1S +1CI)
Tribe: Idaeini - Genus: Idaea (17S +1EX)
Tribe: Scopulini - Genus: Scopula (9S +1EX)
Tribe: Timandrini - Genus: Timandra
Tribe: Cosymbiini - Genus: Cyclophora (8S)
Tribe: Rhodometrini - Genus: Rhodometra
Subfamily: Larentiinae (57G 163S)
Tribe: Cataclysmiini - Genus: Phibalapteryx
Tribe: Xanthorhoini - Genera: Scotopteryx (6S), Orthonama, Nycterosea, Xanthorhoe (8S), Catarhoe (2S), Costaconvexa, Camptogramma,
Epirrhoe (4S)
Tribe: Euphyiini - Genus: Euphyia (2S)
Tribe: Larentiini - Genera: Earophila, Anticlea, Mesoleuca, Pelurga, Larentia, Entephria (2S), Spargania
Tribe: Hydriomenini - Genus: Hydriomena (3S)
Tribe: Cidariini - Genera: Pennithera, Thera (6S), Plemyria, Cidaria, Electrophaes, Cosmorhoe, Eustroma, Eulithis (4S), Gandaritis, Ecliptopera, Chloroclysta (2S), Dysstroma (2S), Colostygia (3S), Coenotephria, Lamproteryx (2S)
Tribe: Operophterini - Genera: Operophtera (2S), Epirrita (4S)
Tribe: Asthenini - Genera: Asthena, Euchoeca, Hydrelia (2S), Venusia (2S), Minoa
Tribe: Phileremini - Philereme (2S)
Tribe: Rheumapterini - Genera: Rheumaptera, Hydria (2S), Triphosa, Pareulype
Tribe: Melanthiini - Genera: Coenocalpe, Horisme (2S), Melanthia, Anticollix, Odezia
Tribe: Perizomini - Genus: Mesotype, Perizoma (7S), Martania, Gagitodes
Tribe: Eupitheciini - Genera: Gymnoscelis, Chloroclystis, Pasiphila (3S), Eupithecia (45S)
Tribe: Chesiadini - Genus: Carsia, Aplocera (3S), Chesias (2S), Lithostege
Tribe: Trichopterygini - Genera: Lobophora, Pterapherapteryx, Acasis, Trichopteryx (2S)
Subfamily: Archiearinae (2G 2S)
Genus: Archiearis, Boudinotiana
Subfamily: Ennominae (56G 2EX+1IR+1DB 86S +2EX+1CI+1IR+1DB)
Tribe: Abraxini - Genera: Abraxas, Calospilos
Tribe: Cassymini - Genera: Lomaspilis, Ligdia, Stegania (2S)
Tribe: Macariini - Genera: Macaria (7S), Chiasmia (2S), Isturgia (1EX)
Tribe: Lithinini - Genera: Cepphis, Petrophora,
Tribe: Hypochrosini - Genera: Plagodis (2S), Pachycnemia
Tribe: Epionini - Genera: Opisthograptis, Epione (2S), Pseudopanthera,
Tribe: Angeronini - Genus: Angerona
Tribe: Ennomini - Genera: Apeira, Ennomos (5S), Selenia (3S)
Tribe: Gonodontini - Genera: Odontopera, Crocallis (2S)
Tribe: Ourapterygini - Genus: Ourapteryx
Tribe: Colotoini - Genera: Colotois, Alsophila
Tribe: Bistonini - Genera: Apocheima, Phigalia, Lycia (3S), Biston (2S), Agriopis (3S), Erannis
Tribe: Boarmiini - Genera: Menophra, Peribatodes (3S +1CI), Selidosema, Cleora, Deileptenia, Alcis (2S), Hypomecis (2S), Fagivorina (1EX), Ectropis, Paradarisa, Parectropis, Aethalura, Ematurga
Tribe: Bupalini - Genus: Bupalus
Tribe: Caberini - Genus: Cabera (2S)
Tribe: Baptini - Genus: Lomographa (2S), Aleucis
Tribe: Theriini - Genus: Theria
Tribe: Campaeini - Genera: Campaea, Hylaea
Tribe: Gnophini - Genera: Gnophos, Odontognophos (1IR), Charissa, Cleorodes, Glacies, Pseudocoremia (1DB), Siona
Tribe: Aspitatini - Genera: Dyscia, Aspitates (2S), Perconia
Subfamily: Geometrinae (9G +1EX 9S +1EX+2CI)
Tribe: Pseudoterpnini - Genera: Aplasta, Pseudoterpna (1S +1CI)
Tribe: Geometrini - Genus: Geometra
Tribe: Combibaeni - Genus: Comibaena, Thetidia (1EX)
Tribe: Hemistolini - Genus: Hemistola
Tribe: Jodiini - Genus: Jodis
Tribe: Thalerini - Genus: Thalera
Tribe: Hemitheini - Genus: Hemithea, Chlorissa (1S +1CI)