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Family: Geometridae
Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera > Geometroidea
List from Vári et al. (2002).
Geometrinae
59 Genera and 171 species native to southern Africa
Sterrhinae
20 Genera and 162 species native to southern Africa
Larentiinae
34 Genera and 155 species native to southern Africa
Ennominae
94 Genera and 594 species native to southern Africa
Diptychinae
6 Genera and 11 species native to southern Africa
Oenochrominae
5 Genera and 6 species native to southern Africa
Desmobathrinae
3 Genera and 6 species native to southern Africa
VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.
