Belongs within: Macroheterocera.
Contains: Geometridae, Uraniidae.
The Geometroidea is a highly diverse group of moths, the majority of which are placed in the family Geometridae. The Geometridae and Uraniidae share the presence of tympanal organs at the base of the abdomen, but these are absent in the small family Sematuridae (Grimaldi & Engel 2005).
The Hydriomenidae is a widespread family of moths, most abundant in temperate regions.
Geometroidea [Geometrina, Geometrites]
|--+--GeometridaeGE05
| `--UraniidaeGE05
`--+--Epicopeia [Epicopeiidae]KP19
| |--E. caroliDS73
| |--E. hainseniiKP19
| `--E. polydoraDS73
`--Sematurinae [Sematuridae]KP19
|--Mania Treitschke 1825KP19, FL05 [Maniidae]
| `--M. lunusKP19
`--SematuraDS73
|--S. aegistusDS73
|--S. dianaDS73
|--S. empedoclesDS73
`--S. lunusDS73
Geometroidea incertae sedis:
Ligdia [Brephinae]P27
Mnesiloba eupitheciataP27
Euchoeca rubropunctariaP27
Eulype leucophragmaP27
Protaulaca scythropaP27
NotoreasP27
|--N. brephosO81
`--N. mechanitisP27
Dasyuris hedyleptaP27
Leptomeris rubrariaP27
Eois albicostataP27
Gnamptoloma aventiariaP27
Pisoraca niveopunctaP27
Prasinocyma albicostaP27
Urolitha bipunctiferaP27
Crypsiphonia occultariaP27
Euschema fenestrataP27
Eucryphia frontisignataP27
Adeixis griseataP27
Osteodes procurataP27
Lophodes sinistrariaP27
DeilineaP27
|--D. pusariaF92
`--D. rectariaP27
Rhinodia rostrariaP27
Idiodes apicataP27
Planolocha autoptisP27
HydriomenidaeGE05
|--HydriomenaP27
| |--H. deltoidataP27
| |--H. dotataF92
| |--H. similataL27
| `--H. subrectariaP27
`--TatosomaT27
|--T. agrionataT27
|--T. timoraT27
|--T. tipulataT27
`--T. topeaT27*Type species of generic name indicated
References
[DS73] Dickens, M., & E. Storey. 1973. The World of Moths. Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.: New York.
[F92] Fan Z. 1992. Key to the Common Flies of China 2nd ed. Science Press: Beijing.
[FL05] Fibiger, M., & J. D. Lafontaine. 2005. A review of the higher classification of the Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) with special reference to the Holarctic fauna. Esperiana 11: 7–92.
[GE05] Grimaldi, D., & M. S. Engel. 2005. Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press: New York.
[KP19] Kawahara, A. Y., D. Plotkin, M. Espeland, K. Meusemann, E. F. A. Toussaint, A. Donath, F. Gimnich, P. B. Frandsen, A. Zwick, M. dos Reis, J. R. Barber, R. S. Peters, S. Liu, X. Zhou, C. Mayer, L. Podsiadlowski, C. Storer, J. E. Yack, B. Misof & J. W. Breinholt. 2019. Phylogenomics reveals the evolutionary timing and pattern of butterflies and moths. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 116 (45): 22657–22663.
[L27] Lindsay, S. 1927. A list of the Lepidoptera of Deans Bush, Riccarton, Canterbury. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 57: 693–696.
[O81] O’Brien, C. O. 1981. A. A. Book of New Zealand Wildlife: A guide to the native and introduced animals of New Zealand. Lansdowne Press: Auckland.
[P27] Philpott, A. 1927. The maxillae in the Lepidoptera. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 57: 721–746.
[T27] Thomson, G. M. 1927. The pollination of New Zealand flowers by birds and insects. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 57: 106–125.