Checklist for Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 630
8507
21838 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 628
8495
21797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 600
8347
21509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 384
6839
18665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 77
2035
5452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 76
2029
5435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2014
5363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1285
3443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape
26 Families width 3443 Species and 244 Subspecies #ABCDEGLMNPRSTU
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 681 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 838 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 316 | Species | Taxom | | Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909) | Tropical Carpenterworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 646 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 83 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 227 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 80 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 210 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Cape
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