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Checklist of Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
for Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4260
12512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4259
12510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4199
12362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3462
10482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
1314
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1313
4087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1313
4087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
914
3173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ethiopia
25 Families width 3173 Species and 378 Subspecies
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Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths3SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths2SpeciesTaxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892Brahmin Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers43SpeciesTaxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)Ctenuchid moths0SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths781SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths12SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths14SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths425SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues205SpeciesTaxom
Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909)Tropical Carpenterworm Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms794SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars111SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths40SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals289SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos27SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs113SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths79SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths99SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths120SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths4SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Ethiopia
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
830
3007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
4
84
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom