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Checklist for Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
and region Amazon basin (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
114
852
2096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
114
852
2096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
113
851
2095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
92
811
2056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
646
1861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
646
1861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
646
1861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
503
1535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amazon basin
11 Families width 1535 Species and 38 Subspecies
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths1SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths25SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths4SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies232SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals660SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos95SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones159SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies339SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Amazon basin
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
497
1530
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom