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Checklist of Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
for Dominica (Windward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
874
1329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
874
1329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
855
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
130
629
1002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
147
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
147
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
147
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
89
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dominica
13 Families width 144 Species and 35 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs24SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals38SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)And blues20SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms11SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths17SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos8SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae (Leach, 1815)Cankerworm moths8SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths1SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dominica
89 Genera with 144 Species
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Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Adelpha Hübner, 1824Sister3SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Allosmaitia Harry Kendon..., 19043SpeciesTaxom
Amauridia1SpeciesTaxom
Amorbia Clemens, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Anaea Hübner, 1825Leafwings4SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1763Peacocks2SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Antiblemma Huebner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1777Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Auratonota Razowski, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Bactra Stephens, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Biblis Fabricius, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Calisto Hübner, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Chlorostrymon Clench, 17704SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1875Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Cisthene Walker, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Composia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 0Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Dione Hübner, 1779Silverspots1SpeciesTaxom
Doxocopa Hübner, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1917Julia Heliconians2SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1825Engrailed Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Electrostrymon Clench, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Episimus Walsingham, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Eretris Thieme, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Eunica Hübner, 1782Purplewings1SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1836Grass yellow6SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1947Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Gonodonta Hübner, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Hamadryas Hübner, 1916Calicoes1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1767Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Hemiceras Guenée, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Heraclides Hübner, 1794Giant swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Heterochroma Guenée, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Heterosais Godman & Salvin, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Historis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hypercompe Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764Diadems2SpeciesTaxom
Iridopsis Warren, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1867Buckeyes2SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1857Common Blues5SpeciesTaxom
Libytheana Michener, 1819New World Snouts2SpeciesTaxom
Lycomorpha Harris, 01SpeciesTaxom
Marpesia Hübner, 1776Daggerwings2SpeciesTaxom
Memphis Hübner, 1884Leafwings4SpeciesTaxom
Mestra Hübner, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Nelphe Herrich-Schä..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Nemoria Hübner, 1906Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheloleuca Butler, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Obrima Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1796Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1881Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Pectinophora Busck, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 19282SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs7SpeciesTaxom
Phyprosopus Grote, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Pilipectus Bethune-Baker, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pimprana Moore, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Procalypta Butler, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1947Grass yellow3SpeciesTaxom
Racheospila Guenée, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rifargia Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1852Armyworm Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1780Scrub-Hairstreaks5SpeciesTaxom
Synchlora Guenée, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Syntomeida Harris, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1877Hairstreaks5SpeciesTaxom
Urania Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Uranophora Hübner, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 19062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominica
144 Species and 35 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837Bredow'S Sister
Adelpha eulalia (Doubleday, 1848)⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837
Adelpha gelania Godart, 1824Antillean Sister
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Allosmaitia coelebs Herrich-Schä..., 1862Cuban Hairstreak
Allosmaitia piplea Godman & Salvin, 1896Godman´s Hairstreak
Allosmaitia subobscura (P.I. Lathy, 1904)⇒ Allosmaitia piplea Godman & Salvin, 1896
Amauridia albipunctilla Schaus, 1916
Amorbia dominica Phillips & P..., 2007
Amorbia dominicana Phillips & P..., 2007
Anaea aidea Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Tropical Leafwing
Anaea troglodyta (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Anaea aidea Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Anaea troglodyta troglodyta Fabricius, 1775Florida Leafwing
Anaea verticordia Hübner, 1825
Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763Biscuit
Anartia jatrophae jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763White Peacock
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Antiblemma odontozona Hampson, 1926
Aphrissa orbis Poey, 1832Orbed Sulphur
Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777Florida Sulphur
Appias (Glutophrissa) drusilla Cramer, 1777Amarilla White
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Ascia josephina (Godart, 1819)⇒ Ganyra josephina Godart, 1819
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Auratonota dominica J.W.Brown, 1993
Bactra philocherda Diakonoff, 1964
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Battus polydamas dominicus Rothschild &..., 1906Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus zetes (Westwood, 1847)⇒ Battus zetides Munroe, 1971
Battus zetides Munroe, 1971Zetides Swallowtail
Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779Crimson-banded Black
Calisto confusa Lathy, 1899Confused Calisto
Calisto hysius Godart, 1824
Chlorostrymon clenchi W. Comstock ..., 1943Dominican Hairstreak
Chlorostrymon maesites Herrich-Schä..., 1864Amethyst Hairstreak
Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773Key Lime Hairstreak
Chlorostrymon simaethis simaethis Drury, 1770Silver-banded Hairstreak
Chlosyne hyperia adelina Staudinger, 1875
Cisthene polyzona Druce, 1885
Composia credula Fabricius, 1775
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus insularis
Dione juno Cramer, 1779Juno Heliconian
Doxocopa thoe Godart, 1824Hispaniolan Emperor
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Dryas iulia dominicana Hall, 1917Julia
Electrostrymon angerona Godman & Salvin, 1896Angerona Hairstreak
Electrostrymon dominicana Lathy, 1904Dominican Hairstreak
Electrostrymon otoheba (H.G. Dyar, 1914)⇒ Electrostrymon dominicana Lathy, 1904
Episimus dominicanus Razowski, 2008
Eretris calisto calisto C. Felder & ..., 1867
Eublemma bolinia Hampson, 1902
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eunica monima Cramer, 1782Dingy purplewing
Euptoieta claudia claudia (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Euptoieta claudia daunius Herbst, 1798
Euptoieta claudia daunius Herbst, 1798Variegated Fritillary
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777Banded Yellow
Eurema leuce Boisduval, 1836Hall´s Sulphur
Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833Little Sulfur
Eurema nicippe (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779
Eurema venusta (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836
Euselasia sergia sergiaSergia Euselasia
Ganyra josephina Godart, 1819Giant White
Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Glutophrissa drusilla comstocki Dillon, 1947Florida White
Gonodonta incurva Sepp, 1840Green Tree Frog
Hamadryas amphichloe diasia Fruhstorfer, 1916Caribbean Cracker
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767Florida Zebra Longwing
Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790Common Blue
Hemiceras domingonis Dyar, 1908
Heraclides aristodemus aristodemus Esper, 1794Schaus´ Swallowtail
Heterochroma postalbida Dyar, 1914
Heterosais giulia edessa (covella R.F...., 1958)⇒ Heterosais giulia pallidula Haensch, 1903
Historis odius Fabricius, 1775Grape Shoemaker
Hypercompe trinitatis Rothschild, 1910
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Iridopsis idonearia Walker, 1860
Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779Black Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia zonalis (Felder, 1867)⇒ Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780
Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793Castalia Sulphur
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Leptotes cassius cassioides Boisduval, 1870Cassius Blue
Leptotes cassius cassius (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Leptotes cassius theonus Lucas, 1857
Leptotes cassius chadwicki (Comstock & H..., 1946)⇒ Leptotes cassius cassioides Boisduval, 1870
Leptotes cassius theonus Lucas, 1857Cassius Blue
Libytheana fulvescens Lathy, 1904Dominican Snout
Libytheana terena Godart, 1819Antillean Snout
Lycomorpha pholus pholus
Marpesia eleuchea Hübner, 1816Antillean dagger wing
Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776Mexican Ruddy Daggerwing
Memphis acidalia memphis C. Felder & ..., 1867
Memphis dominicana Godman & Salvin, 1884Godman´s Leaf
Memphis dominicana dominicana Godman & Salvin, 1884Dominican Leafwing
Memphis verticordia dominicana F.D. Godman ..., 1884
Mestra cana (Erichson, 1848)⇒ Mestra dorcas Fabricius, 1775
Mestra dorcas Fabricius, 1775Jamaican Mestra
Mestra hersilia hersilia Fabricius, 1776South American Mestra
Nelphe dominica Pinheiro, 2016
Nemoria rectilinea Warren, 1906
Nepheloleuca atomaria Dyar, 1914
Nepheloleuca illiturata Guenée, 1898
Nepheloleuca politia Cramer, 1776
Obrima pyraloides Walker, 1856Green milkweed
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Papilio (Heraclides) andraemon Hübner, 1818Bahama Swallowtail
Papilio machaonides Esper, 1796Machaonides Swallowtail
Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881Alaskan Parnassian
Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844Bollworm
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia lusca major Clark, 1928
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis agarithe pupillata Dillon, 1947Large Orange Sulphur
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Phoebis sennae marcellina Cramer, 1777Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis trite Linnaeus, 1758
Phyprosopus fastigiata (Herrich-Scha..., 1868)⇒ Pimprana atkinsoni Moore, 1879
Phyprosopus fastigiatus (Herrich-Scha..., 1868)⇒ Pimprana atkinsoni Moore, 1879
Phyprosopus intertribulus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Pimprana atkinsoni Moore, 1879
Phyprosopus tristriga Möschler, 1890
Pilipectus taiwanus Wileman, 1915
Pimprana atkinsoni Moore, 1879
Procalypta subcyanea victorina Druce, 1884
Protographium zonaria Butler, 1869
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Pyrisitia leuce antillarum A. Hall, 1936Leuce Yellow
Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836Pale Yellow
Pyrisitia venusta emanona Dillon, 1947Pale Yellow
Racheospila sanctaecrucis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Synchlora herbaria Fabricius, 1794
Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758Straight-line Sulphur
Rifargia chocotoa Dyar, 1914
Spodoptera eridania Stoll, 1781Cramer southern armyworm
Spodoptera eudiopta (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Spodoptera ornithogalli Guenée, 1852
Spodoptera flavimedia (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Spodoptera ornithogalli Guenée, 1852
Spodoptera frugiperda Smith & Abbot, 1797Corn leaf worm
Spodoptera latifascia Walker, 1856Garden Armyworm
Spodoptera lineatella (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Spodoptera ornithogalli Guenée, 1852
Spodoptera ornithogalli Guenée, 1852Cotton Cutworm
Spodoptera variolosa (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Spodoptera latifascia Walker, 1856
Strymon acis Drury, 1773Acis Hairstreak
Strymon acis acis Drury, 1773Caribbean Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780Bubastes Hairstreak
Strymon columella Fabricius, 1793Columella Hairstreak
Strymon sapota (Stoll, 1780)⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780
Synchlora herbaria Fabricius, 1794
Synchlora hulstiana (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Synchlora herbaria Fabricius, 1794
Syntomeida syntomoides Boisduval, 1836
Thecla dominicana Lathy, 1904
Thecla otoheba Dyar, 1914
Thecla ponce (Stoll, 1780)⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780
Thecla salona (Hewitson, 1868)⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780
Thecla sapota (Hewitson, 1877)⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780
Urania leilus leilus Linnaeus, 1758
Uranophora rabdonota Hampson, 1898
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes chiron lucianus Rothschild &..., 1906

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Dominica
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
85
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom