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Checklist for Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
and region Cape Breton County (Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
293
1583
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
293
1583
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
1529
1982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
211
1328
1731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
400
569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
399
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
398
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
288
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Breton County
15 Families width 433 Species and 31 Subspecies
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers1SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids7SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths57SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths72SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies16SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms113SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars1SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths30SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals36SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos11SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones9SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths17SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths57SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Cape Breton County
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
251
375
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
2
37
58
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom