Geometroidea

 The Geometroidea are the superfamily of geometrid moths in the order Lepidoptera. It includes the families Geometridae, Uraniidae, Epicopeiidae, Sematuridae, and the recently established family Pseudobistonidae.[1] The monotypic genus Apoprogones was considered a separate geometroid family of the Apoprogonidae by a minority, but is now subsumed under the Sematuridae.

Geometroidea
Geometra papilionaria1.jpg
Large emerald moth (Geometra papilionaria)
Scientific classificatione
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Clade:Macroheterocera
Superfamily:Geometroidea
Families
  • Geometridae
  • Uraniidae
  • Sematuridae
  • Epicopeiidae
  • Pseudobistonidae
Diversity
Over 24,000 species

Note

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