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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
155
793
1430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
790
1422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
142
751
1352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
95
649
1223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
143
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
143
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
143
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
113
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guinea-Bissau
12 Families width 268 Species and 31 Subspecies
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths32SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths7SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies64SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals116SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos12SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones14SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths4SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Guinea-Bissau
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
108
262
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom