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Checklist for Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1635
3299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1633
3296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
1595
3225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1360
2888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
543
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
543
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
543
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
359
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comoro Islands
17 Families width 772 Species and 122 Subspecies
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers3SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths192SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths136SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies29SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms128SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars14SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals109SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos15SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones38SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths59SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths29SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths8SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Comoro Islands
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
340
739
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
19
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom