Checklist of Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
for East Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 739
20381
107131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 735
20363
107089 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 704
20115
106135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 433
15967
93342 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
4931
29820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
4927
29811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 83
4916
29769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 30
3096
21319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for East Africa
30 Families width 21319 Species and 3005 Subspecies
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 364 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Dudgeoneidae Berger, 1958 | Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 5296 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 169 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 112 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 3455 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 1649 | Species | Taxom | | Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909) | Tropical Carpenterworm Moths | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 3837 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 675 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 619 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1754 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 165 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 337 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 767 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 616 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 1157 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 114 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in East Africa
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