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Checklist for Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
4508
10911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
1151
2323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
1148
2320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1148
2320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
737
1379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Macaronesia
20 Families width 1379 Species and 127 Subspecies
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths12SpeciesTaxom
Callidulidae Moore, 1877Old World Butterfly Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers14SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids0SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths337SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths174SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies47SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms301SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars8SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths11SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals162SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos35SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones76SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies22SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths44SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths121SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Macaronesia
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
682
1243
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
55
136
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom