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Geometroidea by Hodges Number
FamilySub_familyTribeGenusSpeciesHodgesSpecies_AuthorCommon NameState
GeometridaeArchiearinae Archiearisinfans6256(Möschler, 1862) IA
GeometridaeAlsophilinae Alsophilapometaria6258(Harris, 1841)Fall Cankerworm MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniHeliomatacycladata6261Grote & Robinson, 1866Common Spring MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniMellillaxanthometata6271.1(Walker, 1862)Orange Wing MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniEumacariamadopata6272(Guenee, 1858)Brown-bordered GeometerIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniSperanzapustularia6273(Guenée, [1858])Lesser Maple Spanworm MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniSperanzaribearia6274(Fitch, 1848) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniSperanzaevagaria6278(Hulst, 1900) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniSperanzaexauspicata6292(Walker, 1861) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniSperanzasubcessaria6303(Walker, 1861)Barred ItameIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniMacariaaemulataria6326Walker, 1861Common AngleIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniMacarianotata6330(Pearsall, 1913)Birch AngleIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniMacariapromiscuata6331(Ferguson, 1974)Promiscuous AngleIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniMacariaaequiferaria6335Walker, 1861Common AngleIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniMacariadistribuaria6336(Hübner, 1825) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniMacariatransitaria6339(Walker, 1861) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniMacariaminorata6340(Packard, 1873) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniMacariabicolorata6341(Fabricius, 1798)  
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniMacariabisignata6342Walker, 1866 IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniMacariasignaria6344(Hübner, [1809])  
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniMacariafissinotata6348(Walker, 1863)  
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniMacariamultilineata6353Packard, 1873Many-lined AngleIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniTrigrammiaquadrinotaria6360(Heinrich-Schaffer) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniDigrammiacontinuata6362(Walker, 1862)Curve-lined AngleIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniDigrammiaocellinata6386(Guenée, [1858])Faint-spotted AngleIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniDigrammiadecorata6389McDunnough, 1939 IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniDigrammiarippertaria6394(Duponchel, 1830) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniDigrammiasubminiata6399(Packard, 1873) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniDigrammiagnophosaria6405(Guenée, [1858])Hollow-spotted Angle IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMacariiniIsturgiadislocaria6419(Packard, 1876)Pale-viened EnconistaIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniHypomecisumbrosaria6439(Hübner, 1813)  
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniGlenoidestexanaria6443(Hulst, 1888)Texas GrayIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniGlenaplumosaria6452(Packard, 1874) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniStenoporpiapolygrammaria6459(Packard, 1876) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniStenoporpiapulmonaria6463(Grote, 1881)  
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniStenoporpiaexcelsaria6474(Strecker, 1899) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniExelisdicolus6479Rindge, 1952  
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniTornosscolopacinaria6486(Guenée, [1858]) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniAethaluraintertexta6570(Walker, 1860)Four-barred GrayIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniIridopsisdataria6573(Grote, 1882) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniIridopsisobliquaria6577(Grote, 1883)  
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniIridopsisvellivolata6582(Hulst, 1881)  
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniIridopsisephyraria6583(Walker, 1860)Pale-winged GrayIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniIridopsishumaria6584(Guenée, [1858])Small Purplish GrayIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniIridopsisdefectaria6586(Guenée, [1858]) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniIridopsislarvaria6588(Guenée, [1858])Bent-Lined GrayIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniAnavitrinellapampinaria6590(Guenée, [1858])Common GrayIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniCleorasublunaria6594(Guenée, [1858])Double-lined GrayIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniEctropiscrepuscularia6597([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)The Small EngravedIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniProtoboarmiaporcelaria6598(Guenée, [1858]) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBoarmiiniEpimecishortaria6599(Fabricius, 1794)                                 Tulip-tree BeautyIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMelanolophiiniMelanolophiacanadaria6620(Guenée, [1858])Canadian melanolophiaIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeMelanolophiiniMelanolophiasignataria6621(Walker, 1860)Signate MelanolophiaIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBistoniniBistonbetularia6640(Linnaeus, 1758)Pepper and Salt GeometerIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBistoniniLyciaursaria6651(Walker, 1860)Stout SpanwormIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBistoniniLyciaypsilon6652(S.A. Forbes, 1885)                               Wooly GrayIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBistoniniHypagyrtisunipunctata6654(Haworth, 1809)One-Spotted VariantIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBistoniniHypagyrtisesther6655(Barnes, 1928) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBistoniniPhigaliatitea6658(Cramer, [1780])Spiny LooperIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBistoniniPhigaliadenticulata6659Hulst, 1900Toothed PhigaliaIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBistoniniPhigaliastrigataria6660(Minot, 1869)Small PhigaliaIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBistoniniPaleacritavernata6662(Peck, 1795)Spring Cankerworm MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBistoniniErannistiliaria6665(Harris, 1841)                                    Linden Looper MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBaptiniLomographavestaliata6667(Guenée, [1858])White Spring MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeBaptiniLomographaglomeraria6668(Grote, 1881)Gray Spring MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeCaberiniCaberaerythemaria6677Guenée, [1858]Yellow-dusted Cream MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeCaberiniCaberavariolaria6678Guenée, [1858]Pink-striped Willow SpanwormIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeCaberiniCaberaquadrifasciaria6680(Packard, 1873) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeCaberiniErastriacoloraria6704(Fabricius, 1798)                                 Broad-lined ErastraIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAngeroniniLytrosisunitaria6720(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)Common LytrosisIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAngeroniniEuchlaenaserrata6724(Drury, 1770)                                     The Saw WingIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAngeroniniEuchlaenaobtusaria6726(Hübner, [1813])Obtuse EuchlaenaIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAngeroniniEuchlaenajohnsonaria6729(Fitch, 1869)                                     Johnson's EuchlaenaIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAngeroniniEuchlaenaamoenaria6733(Guenée, [1858])Deep Yellow EuchlaenaIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAngeroniniEuchlaenamarginaria6734(Minot, 1869)                                     Ochre Euchlaena 
GeometridaeEnnominaeAngeroniniEuchlaenatigrinaria6737(Guenée, [1858]) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAngeroniniEuchlaenairraria6739(Barnes & McDunnough, 1917)                       Least-marked EuchlaenaIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAngeroniniXanthotypeurticaria6740Swett, 1918False Crocus GeometerIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAngeroniniXanthotypesospeta6743(Drury, 1773)Crocus GeometerIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAngeroniniXanthotypeattenuaria6744Swett, 1918 IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAzelininiPeroancetaria6748(Hubner, 1806)Hubner's PeroIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAzelininiPerohonestaria6753(Walker, 1860)Honest PeroIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeNacophoriniPhaeouraquernaria6763(J.E. Smith, 1797)Oak BeautyIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeNacophoriniAnimomyiaturgida6792Rindge, 1974 IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeCampaeiniCampaeaperlata6796(Guenée, [1858])Pale BeautyIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeEnnominiEnnomosmagnaria6797Guenée, [1858]Maple SpanwormIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeEnnominiEnnomossubsignaria6798(Hübner, [1823])Elm Spanworm MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeLithininiHomochlodesfritillaria6812(Guenée, [1858]) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAnagoginiSeleniakentaria6818(Grote & Robinson, 1867)Kent's GeometerIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAnagoginiMetanemainatomaria6819Guenée, [1858]Pale MetanemaIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAnagoginiMetanemadeterminata6820Walker, 1866Dark MetanemaIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAnagoginiMetarranthisduaria6822(Guenée, [1858]) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAnagoginiMetarranthisindeclinata6825(Walker, 1861)Pale Metarranthis MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAnagoginiMetarranthishypochraria6826(Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])Common MetarranthisIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAnagoginiMetarranthisrefractaria6827(Guenée, [1858]) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAnagoginiMetarranthishomuraria6828(Grote & Robinson, 1868) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAnagoginiCepphisarmataria6835(Herrich-Schäffer, [1855])Scallop MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAnagoginiProbolealienaria6837Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]Alien ProboleIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAnagoginiProboleamicaria6838(Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]) IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAnagoginiPlagodisserinaria6840Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]Lemon Plagodis IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAnagoginiPlagodiskuetzingi6841(Grote, 1876)The Purple PlagodisIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAnagoginiPlagodisphlogosaria6842(Guenée, [1858])Straight-lined PlagodisIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAnagoginiPlagodisfervidaria6843(Herrich-Schäffer, [1855])Fervid PlagodisIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeAnagoginiPlagodisalcoolaria6844(Guenée, [1858])Hollow-spotted PlagodisIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeOurapteryginiCaripetadivisata6863Walker, [1863]Gray Spruce Looper Moth 
GeometridaeEnnominaeOurapteryginiBesmaquercivoraria6885(Guenée, [1858])Oak BesmaIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeOurapteryginiLambdinafiscellaria6888(Guenée, [1858])Hemlock Looper MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeOurapteryginiLambdinapellucidaria6892(Grote & Robinson, 1867)Yellow Headed Looper MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeOurapteryginiLambdinacanitiaria6893Rupert, 1944 IA
GeometridaeEnnominaeOurapteryginiLambdinafervidaria6894(Hübner, [1831])Curve-lined Looper MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeOurapteryginiSicyamacularia6912(Harris, 1850)Sharp-lined YellowIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeOurapteryginiEusarcaconfusaria6941Hübner, [1813]Confused EusarcaIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeOurapteryginiTetraciscrocallata6963Guenée, [1858]Yellow Slant-lineIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeOurapteryginiTetraciscachexiata6964Guenée, [1858]Yellow Slant Line MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeOurapteryginiEugonobaptanivosaria6965(Guenée, [1858])Snowy GeometerIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeOurapteryginiEutrapelaclemataria6966(J.E. Smith, 1797)Curved-Toothed GeometerIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeOurapteryginiPataleneolyzonaria6974(Walker, 1860)Juniper GeometerIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeOurapteryginiProchoerodes lineola6982(Goeze, 1781)Large Maple Spanworm MothIA
GeometridaeEnnominaeOurapteryginiNematocamparesistaria7010(Herrich-Schäffer, [1856])Horned Spanworm MothIA
GeometridaeGeometrinaeNemoriiniNemoriabistriaria7046Hübner, 1818Red-fringed EmeraldIA
GeometridaeGeometrinaeNemoriiniNemoriarubrifrontaria7047(Packard, 1873)Red-fronted EmeraldIA
GeometridaeGeometrinaeNemoriiniNemoriamimosaria7048(Guenée, [1858])White-fringed EmeraldIA
GeometridaeGeometrinaeNemoriiniDichordairidaria7053(Guenée, [1858])Showy EmeraldIA
GeometridaeGeometrinaeSynchloriniSynchloraaerata7058(Fabricius, 1798)Wavy-Lined EmeraldIA
GeometridaeGeometrinaeHemitheiniChlorochlamyschloroleucaria7071(Guenée, [1858])Blackberry Looper MothIA
GeometridaeGeometrinaeHemitheiniHethemiapistasciaria7084(Guenée, [1858])Pistachio EmeraldIA
GeometridaeSterrhinaeSterrhiniLobocletaossularia7094(Geyer, 1837)Drab Brown WaveIA
GeometridaeSterrhinaeSterrhiniLobocletaplemyraria7097(Guenée, [1858])Straight-lined WaveIA
GeometridaeSterrhinaeSterrhiniLobocletaperalbata7100(Packard, 1873) IA
GeometridaeSterrhinaeSterrhiniIdaeafurciferata7108(Packard, 1873)Notch-winged Wave 
GeometridaeSterrhinaeSterrhiniIdaeademissaria7114(Hübner, [1831])Red-Bordered WaveIA
GeometridaeSterrhinaeCosymbiiniPleuropruchainsulsaria7132(Guenée, [1858])Common Tan WaveIA
GeometridaeSterrhinaeCosymbiiniCyclophorapackardi7136(Prout, 1936)Packard's WaveIA
GeometridaeSterrhinaeTimandriniHaematopisgrataria7146(Fabricius, 1798)Chickweed GeometerIA
GeometridaeSterrhinaeTimandriniTimandraamaturaria7147Walker, 1866Cross-lined WavedIA
GeometridaeSterrhinaeScopuliniScopulacacuminaria7157(Morrison, 1874)Frosted Tan WaveIA
GeometridaeSterrhinaeScopuliniScopulalimboundata7159(Haworth, 1809)Large Lace-borderIA
GeometridaeSterrhinaeScopuliniScopulaordinata7161(Walker, 1861) IA
GeometridaeSterrhinaeScopuliniScopulaancellata7162(Hulst, 1887) IA
GeometridaeSterrhinaeScopuliniScopulaquadrilineata7165(Packard, 1876) IA
GeometridaeSterrhinaeScopuliniScopulainductata7169(Guenée, [1858])Soft-lined WaveIA
GeometridaeSterrhinaeScopuliniLeptostalesrubromarginaria7179(Packard, 1871)Dark-ribboned WaveIA
GeometridaeSterrhinaeScopuliniLophosislabeculata7181(Hulst, 1887)  
GeometridaeLarentiinaeHydriomeniniDysstromahersiliata7189(Guenée, [1858])Orange-barred CarpetIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeHydriomeniniEulithisdiversilineata7196(Hübner, [1813])Lesser Grapevine Looper MothIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeHydriomeniniEulithisgracilineata7197(Guenée, [1858])Greater Grapevine Looper MothIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeHydriomeniniEulithismolliculata7203(Walker, 1862) IA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeHydriomeniniHydriomenadivisaria7235(Walker, 1860)Black-Dashed HydriomenaIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeHydriomeniniHydriomenatransfigurata7237Swett, 1912The Transfigured HydriomenaIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeHydriomeniniCoryphistameadii7290(Packard, 1874)Barberry GeometerIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeHydriomeniniRheumapteraprunivorata7292(Ferguson, 1955)Ferguson's Scallop ShellIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeHydriomeniniRheumapterahastata7293(Linnaeus, 1758)Spear-Marked Black 
GeometridaeLarentiinaeHydriomeniniMesoleucaruficillata7307(Guenée, [1858])White-Ribboned Carpet 
GeometridaeLarentiinaeHydriomeniniSparganiamagnoliata7312Guenée, [1858]Doubled-Banded Carpet 
GeometridaeLarentiinaeHydriomeniniPerizomabasaliata7316(Walker, 1862)Square-Patched Carpet 
GeometridaeLarentiinaeHydriomeniniAnticleamultiferata7330(Walker, 1863)Many-Lined CarpetIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeStamnodiniStammodesgibbicostata7333(Walker, 1862)  
GeometridaeLarentiinaeXanthorhoiniXanthorhoelabradorensis7368(Packard, 1867)Labrador CarpetIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeXanthorhoiniXanthorhoeferrugata7388(Clerck, 1759)Red Twin-spotIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeXanthorhoiniXanthorhoelacustrata7390(Guenée, [1858])Toothed Brown CarpetIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeXanthorhoiniEuphyiaintermediata7399(Haworth, 1809)Sharp-angled CarpetIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeXanthorhoiniZenophlepslignicolorata7406(Packard, 1874)  
GeometridaeLarentiinaeXanthorhoiniOrthonamaobstipata7414(Fabricius, 1794)The GemIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeXanthorhoiniCostaconvexacentrostrigaria7416(Wollaston, 1858)The Bent-line CarpetIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeAstheniniHydreliainornata7422(Hulst, 1896)Unadorned CarpetIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeAstheniniHydreliaalbifera7423(Walker, 1866)Fragile White CarpetIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeAstheniniVenusiacomptaria7428(Walker, 1860)Brown-shaded CarpetIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeAstheniniTrichodeziaalbovittata7430(Guenée, [1858])White-striped BlackIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeOperophteriniEpirritaautumnata7433(Borkhausen, 1794) IA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeOperophteriniOperophterabruceata7437(Hulst, 1886)The Bruce SpanwormIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeEuduliniEubaphemendica7440(Walker, 1854)                                    The BeggarIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeEupitheciiniHorismeintestinata7445(Guenée, [1858])Brown Bark CarpetIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeEupitheciiniEupitheciamiserulata7474Grote, 1863Common EupitheciaIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeEupitheciiniEupitheciamisturata7476(Hulst, 1896) IA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeEupitheciiniEupitheciaassimilata7554.1Doubleday, 1856 IA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeEupitheciiniEupitheciacocoata7573Pearsall, 1908 IA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeLobophoriniHeterophlepsrefusaria7645(Walker, 1861)Three-patched BigwingIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeLobophoriniHeterophlepstriguttaria7647Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]Three-spotted FillipIA
GeometridaeLarentiinaeLobophoriniDyspterisabortivaria7648(Herrich-Schäffer, [1855])The Bad-wingIA
UraniidaeEpipleminae Callizziaamorata7650Packard, 1876The Gray ScoopwingIA
UraniidaeEpipleminae Calledapteryxdryopterata7653Grote, 1868Brown ScoopwingIA
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