List of moths of Australia (Geometridae)

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This is a list of the Australian moth species of the family Geometridae. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia.

Contents

Subfamily Archiearinae

Subfamily Ennominae

Abraxini

Baptini

Boarmiini


The following species belong to the tribe Boarmiini, but have not been assigned to a genus yet. Given here is the original name given to the species when it was first described:

Caberini

Cassymini

Eutoeini

Gonodontini

Hypochrosini

Lithinini


The following species belong to the tribe Lithinini, but have not been assigned to a genus yet. Given here is the original name given to the species when it was first described:

Macariini


The following species belong to the tribe Macariini, but have not been assigned to a genus yet. Given here is the original name given to the species when it was first described:

Nacophorini


The following species belong to the tribe Nacophorini, but have not been assigned to a genus yet. Given here is the original name given to the species when it was first described:

Plutodini

Scardamiini

Unplaced to tribe


The following species belong to the subfamily Ennominae, but have not been assigned to a genus or tribe yet. Given here is the original name given to the species when it was first described:

Subfamily Geometrinae


The following species belong to the subfamily Geometrinae, but have not been assigned to a genus yet. Given here is the original name given to the species when it was first described:

Subfamily Larentiinae

Asthenini

Chesiadini

Eupitheciini

Hydriomenini

Trichopterygini

Xanthorhoini

Unplaced to tribe

Oenochrominae

Subfamily Sterrhinae

Further reading

Common, I.F.B. (1990). Moths of Australia. Csiro. ISBN   9780643102712 . Retrieved 6 December 2014.

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