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Checklist for Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
and region Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2972
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2971
5514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
2913
5427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
2459
4791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1073
2277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
1071
2275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
1067
2258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
614
1248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gauteng
19 Families width 1248 Species and 92 Subspecies
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966Little Bear Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers20SpeciesTaxom
Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892Oriental Swallowtail Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths286SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths19SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths224SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies93SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms265SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars14SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths45SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals71SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos11SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones33SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths16SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths33SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths100SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths6SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Gauteng
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
554
1125
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
60
123
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom