Checklist of Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
for Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 336
3683
9368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 216
2958
8173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
1354
4084 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
1353
4082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
1353
4082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
944
3149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ghana
22 Families width 3149 Species and 297 Subspecies
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 771 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 292 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 575 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 364 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 99 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 71 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 538 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 71 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 71 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 105 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Ghana
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