Checklist of Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
for Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 612
8112
20932 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 611
8101
20891 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 584
7978
20649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 377
6559
17970 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
1916
5172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
1910
5155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 72
1895
5083 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1189
3212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape
26 Families width 3212 Species and 233 Subspecies
| 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 | 662 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 763 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 300 | Species | Taxom | | Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909) | Tropical Carpenterworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 614 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 194 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 69 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 202 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Cape
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