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Checklist for Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1936
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
701
1305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
700
1304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
700
1304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
464
946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gambia
21 Families width 946 Species and 89 Subspecies
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Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths1SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths2SpeciesTaxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966Little Bear Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers10SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids2SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths247SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths124SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies98SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms160SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars21SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths19SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals95SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos16SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones44SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths13SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths47SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths28SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Gambia
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
437
906
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
27
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom