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Checklist for Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
and region Iowa (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3273
6617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
418
3269
6613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3198
6446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2586
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
951
2127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
57
951
2127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
950
2126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
648
1546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iowa
20 Families width 1546 Species and 27 Subspecies
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths1SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths2SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers3SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids7SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths295SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths227SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies53SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms485SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars8SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths54SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals77SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos11SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones19SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies7SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths21SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths51SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths216SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Iowa
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
584
1326
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
64
220
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom