Geometrinae  
  Vihermittarit 
 
 
The "tribe"-divisions here are total guesswork and combiningvarious sources with some imagination from my part.DO NOT ASSUME THIS HAS ANY REAL TAXONOMIC STATUS! -- msa
Protophyta   Turner, 1910 
 — 2 spp. 
Heliomystis   Meyrick, 1888 
 — 1 sp. 
Rhuma   Walker, 1860 
 — 1 sp. 
Sterictopsis   Warren, 1898 
 — 3 spp. 
Oxyphanes   Turner, 1936 
 — 1 sp. 
Hypobapta   Prout, 1912 
 — 4 spp. 
Austroterpna   Goldfinch, 1929 
 — 2 spp. 
Hypodoxa   Prout, 1912 
 — 10 spp. 
Aeolochroma   Prout, 1912 
 — 15 spp. 
Oenochlora   Warren, 1896 
 — 1 sp. 
Cyneoterpna   Prout, 1912 
 — 2 spp. 
Paraterpna   Goldfinch, 1929 
 — 1 sp. 
Crypsiphona   Meyrick, 1888 
 — 3 spp. 
Lophothorax   Turner, 1939 
 — 1 sp. 
Anomogenes   Turner, 1932 
 — 1 sp. 
Alloeopage   Prout, 1913 
 — 1 sp. 
Hemichloreis   Turner, 1917 
 — 1 sp. 
Chlorodes   Guenée, 1857 
 — 1 sp. 
Eucyclodes   Warren, 1894 
 — 31 spp. 
Agathiopsis   Warren, 1896 
 — 2 spp. 
Apodasmia   Turner, 1910 
 — 1 sp. 
Xenochlaena   Lower, 1903 
 — 1 sp. 
Chrysochloroma   Warren, 1896 
 — 1 sp. 
Metallothea   Prout, 1916 
 — 1 sp. 
Cosmogonia   Warren, 1897 
 — 1 sp. 
Episothalma   Swinhoe, 1893 
 — 2 spp. 
Prasinocyma   Warren, 1897 
 — 24 spp. 
Thalassodes   Guenée, 1857 
 — 23 spp. 
Orothalassodes   Holloway, 1996 
 — 10 spp. 
Pelagodes   Holloway, 1996 
 — 19 spp. 
Oenospila   Swinhoe, 1892 
 — 8 spp. 
Olerospila   Holloway, 1996 
 — 1 sp. 
Eretmopus   Turner, 1910 
 — 2 spp. 
Chlorocoma   Turner, 1910 
 — 23 spp. 
Mixochroa   Warren, 1898 
 — 1 sp. 
Euloxia   Warren, 1894 
 — 10 spp. 
Cymatoplex   Turner, 1910 
 — 3 spp. 
Iulops   Prout, 1912 
 — 1 sp. 
Mixocera   Warren, 1901 
 — 8 spp. 
Thelycera   Prout, 1912 
 — 2 spp. 
Cenochlora   Warren, 1898 
 — 1 sp. 
Idiochroa   Turner, 1922 
 — 3 spp. 
Leucesthes   Warren, 1902 
 — 1 sp. 
Neothela   Turner, 1910 
 — 1 sp. 
Comostolopsis   Warren, 1902 
 — 5 spp. 
Bathycolpodes   Prout, 1912 
 — 4 spp. 
Ornithospila   Warren, 1894 
 — 10 spp. 
Lophorrhachia   Prout, 1916 
 — 2 spp. 
Gelasmodes   Prout, 1915 
 — 1 sp. 
Chlorodrepana   Warren, 1899 
 — 2 spp. 
Lathochlora   Warren, 1900 
 — 2 spp. 
Heterorachis   Warren, 1898 
 — 6 spp. 
Celidomphax   Prout, 1912 
 — 2 spp. 
Lasiochlora   Warren, 1894 
 — 2 spp. 
Acollesis   Warren, 1898 
 — 5 spp. 
Ctenoberta   Prout, 1915 
 — 1 sp. 
Rhodochlora   Warren, 1894 
 — 2 spp. 
Opisthotia   Warren, 1894 
 — 1 sp. 
Omphax   Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1857 
 — 4 spp. 
Omphacodes   Warren, 1894 
 — 1 sp. 
Limbatochlamys   Rothschild, 1894 
 — 1 sp. 
Mimandria   Warren, 1895 
 — 1 sp. 
Chloractis   Warren, 1895 
 — 1 sp. 
Mesurodes   Warren, 1895 
 — 1 sp. 
Pyrochlora   Warren, 1895 
 — 1 sp. 
Tachyphyle   Butler, 1881 
 — 2 spp. 
Oospila   Warren, 1897 
 — 2 spp. 
Xanthodura   Butler, 1880 
 — 1 sp. 
Archichlora   Warren, 1898 
 — 3 spp. 
Hypocoela   Warren, 1897 
 — 3 spp. 
Gonochlora   Swinhoe, 1904 
 — 1 sp. 
Chlorozancla   Prout, 1912 
 — 1 sp. 
Hydata   Walker, [1863] 
 — 1 sp. 
Microbaena   Hausmann, 1996 
 — 1 sp. 
Hemidromodes   Prout in Poulton, 1916 
 — 2 spp. 
Acidromodes   Hausmann, 1996 
 — 3 spp. 
Acidaliastis   Hampson in Walsingham & Hampson, 1896 
 — 1 sp. 
 
Tribe Aracimini  
Aracimini  (Geometrinae); [RFEL] 
Aracimiti  (Geometrini); [MOB9] , 193 (note)
 
  
 
Tribe Pseudoterpnini  
Pseudoterpnini ; ; TG : Pseudoterpna   Hübner
Pseudoterpniti 
Archaeobalbiti 
 
 
Pseudoterpnini  (Geometrinae); [GME1] , 113;  [FE ]; [RFEL] 
Pseudoterpniti  (Geometrini); [MOB9] , 192 (note)
 
  
 
Archaeobalbis   Prout, 1912 
 
Aplasta   Hübner, [1823] 
 — 1 sp. 
Pseudoterpna   Hübner, [1823] 
 — 5 spp. 
Holoterpna   Püngeler, 1900 
 — 2 spp. 
Orthorisma   Prout, 1912 
 — 1 sp. 
Actenochroma   Warren, 1893 
 — 1 sp. 
Herochroma   Swinhoe, 1893 
 — 18 spp. 
Sundadoxa   Holloway, 1996 
 — 1 sp. 
Pullichroma   Holloway, 1996 
 — 1 sp. 
Metallolophia   Warren, 1895 
 — 4 spp. 
Epipristis   Meyrick, 1888 
 — 7 spp. 
Pingasa   Moore, [1887] 
 — 18 spp. 
Pachyodes   Guenée 
 — 6 spp. 
Calleremites   Warren, 1894 
 — 1 sp. 
Psilotagma   Warren, 1894 
 — 1 sp. 
Absala   Swinhoe 
 — 1 sp. 
Dindicodes   Prout 
 — 1 sp. 
Pachista   Prout 
 — 1 sp. 
Lophophelma   Prout 
 — 9 spp. 
Dindica   Moore 
 — 7 spp. 
 
Tribe Timandromorphini  
Timandromorphiti  (Geometrini); [MOB9] , 193 (note)
 
  
 
Tribe Neohipparchini  
Neohipparchiti  (Geometrini); [MOB9] , 193 (note)
 
  
 
Tribe ?Rhomboristini  
Rhomborititi  (Geometrini); [MOB9] , 195 (note)
 
  
 
Tribe Dichordophorini  
Dichordophorini  (Geometrinae); [NACL] , 98; [MNA18.1] , 11, 77
Dichordophoriti  (Geometrini); [MOB9] , 196 (note)
 
  
 
Tribe Lophochoristini   Ferguson, 1969 
Lophochoristini  (Geometrinae); [NACL] , 99; [MNA18.1] , 11, 98
Lophochoristiti  (Geometrini); [MOB9] , 195 (note)
 
  
 
Tribe Hemitheini   Bruand, 1846 
 
 
Aoshakuna   Matsumura, 1925 
 — 1 sp. 
Hemithea   Duponchel, 1829 
 — 20 spp. 
 1 sp. 
Urolitha   Meyrick, 1888 
 — 1 sp. 
Metallochlora   Warren, 1896 
 — 8 spp. 
Pamphlebia   Warren, 1897 
 — 1 sp. 
Idiochlora   Warren, 1896 
 — 19 spp. 
Albinospila   Holloway, 1996 
 — 6 spp. 
Maxates   Moore, [1887] 
 — 40 spp. 
Chlorissa   Stephens, 1831 
 — 23 spp. 
 1 sp. 
Neromia   Staudinger, 1898 
 — 3 spp. 
Chlorochlamys   Hulst, 1896 
 — 4 spp. 
Chloropteryx   Hulst, 1896 
 — 5 spp. 
Xerochlora   Ferguson, 1969 
 — 5 spp. 
Hethemia   Ferguson, 1969 
 — 1 sp. 
Mesothea   Warren, 1901 
 — 1 sp. 
Aporandria   Warren, 1894 
 — 1 sp. 
 
Tribe Comostolini  
Comostolini  (Geometrinae); [GME1] , 167;  [FE ]
 
  
 
Tribe Thalerini  
Thalerini  (Geometrinae); [GME1] , 177;  [FE ]
 
  
 
Tribe Hemistolini  
Hemistolini  (Geometrinae); [GME1] , 158;  [FE ]
 
  
 
Tribe Jodini  
Jodiini[sic, Jodini ]   (Geometrinae);  [FE ]
Jodini  (Geometrinae); [GME1] , 171
 
  
 
Jodis   Hübner, [1823] 
 — 12 spp. 
 2 spp. 
Berta   Walker, [1863] 
 — 13 spp. 
 
Tribe Heliotheini  
Heliotheini  (Geometrinae); [GME1] , 110;  [FE ]
Heliotheiti  (Geometrini); [MOB9] , 195 (note)
 
  
 
Tribe Microloxiini  
Microloxiini  (Geometrinae); [GME1] , 208;  [FE ]
 
  
 
 
  
1065x772 (~238Kb) upperside  Cambodia, Preah Sihanouk Province, Ream National Park, a forest rivulet. 4th March 2017, Photo © Oleg Kosterin 
 
 
The exact identification of this species is still unknown,
but tentatively assumed to belong into this group. 
 Unknown or unplaced taxa
 
Cerura melanoglypta  Lower, 1905
Stibaroma habrostola  Turner, 1947
 
 
 
 
Iodis[sic]  nitida  Lucas, 1892
 
 
 
 
 
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References: 
[AfroMoths] De Prins, J., & De Prins, W. 
 Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera) ; (Version 2024-03-15). Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Belspo;  https://doi.org/10.15468/s1kwuw 
 [CoL] Catalogue of Life 
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26);  https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d 
 [Don Herbison-Evans] and Stella A. Crossley 
 Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths 
 [FE] Fauna Europaea 
 Fauna Europaea 
 [JHS]  
 Japan Heterocerits's Society ;  (Back Issues) ;  Tinea vols 10-20	 
 [LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index 
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106);  https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk 
 [NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum 
Butterflies and Moths of the World;  Generic Names and their Type-species 
 [Oleg Kosterin] Institue of Cytology & Genetics 
Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail:  Oleg Kosterin ;  http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/ 
 [iNaturalist]  
 iNaturalist 
   
 
Some related literature: 
Ferguson, 1969 
A revision of the moths of the subfamily Geometrinae of America north of Mexico
Bull. Peabody Mus. nat. Hist.  29 
: 1 -251
 [MNA18.1]; Ferguson, 1985 
GEOMETROIDEA: Geometridae (Part)
Moths America N of Mexico  18.1 
 Yazaki in Haruta, 1995 
Moths of Nepal 4
Tinea  14  (suppl. 2) 
: 1 (Horie,Yazaki), 
: 2-27 (Yazaki), 
: 28-37 (Sato), 
: 38-48 (Kishida), 
: 49-88 (Yoshimoto), 
: 89 (Haruta), 
: 90-118 (Sugi), 
: 119-139 (Inoue), 
: 140-147 (Nakajima), 
: 148-149 (Sakurai), 
: 150-181 (Robinson), 
: 182-193 (Yamanaka), 
: 194-206 (Arita & Gorbunov), 
:  pl. 97-128
 [GME1]; Hausmann, 2001 
Geometrid Moths of Europe, Volume 1: Archiearinae  , Orthostixinae  , Desmobathrinae  , Alsophilinae  , Geometrinae  
Geometrid Moths Eur.  1 
: 1-282
 [NACL]; Hodges, 1983 
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico 
 [MOB9]; Holloway, 1996 
Family Geometridae, Subfamilies Oenochrominae, Desmobathrinae and Geometrinae
Moths of Borneo  9  
 [RFEL]; Leley, 2016 
Annotated catalogue of the insects of Russian Far East. Volume II. Lepidoptera
Cat. ins. Russian Far East.  2  
: 1-812
 [AUCL]; Nielsen & Rangsi, 1996 
Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia
Monogr. Aust. Lepid.  4 : 1-529
   
 
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 information to add into these pages, just send mail to
Markku Savela  
Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources,  and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.