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Checklist for Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
and region Mossel Bay (Garden Route)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
121
406
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
121
406
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
119
404
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
375
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
16
31
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
16
31
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
15
30
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
4
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mossel Bay
4 Families width 14 Species and 6 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mossel Bay
13 Genera with 14 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1764Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Acrasia Rogenhofer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Aloeides Hübner, 1782Coppers2SpeciesTaxom
Arhopala Boisduval, 1914Oak-blues1SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Drepanogynis Guenée, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Euphaedra Hübner, 1763Fig Eaters1SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1983Giant Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Miletus Hubner, 1913Brownies1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonympha Wallengren, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Scardamia Guenée, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mossel Bay
14 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764Garden Acraea
Acrasia similis Krüger, 2013
Aloeides bella
Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782Dull Copper
Arhopala horsfieldi eurysthenes Fruhstorfer, 1914Peacock Oakblue
Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903
Drepanogynis dentatilinea Krüger, 2002
Euphaedra medon medon Linnaeus, 1763
Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867
Lepidochrysops littoralis Swanepoel, 1983Coastal Blue
Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793Silver-bottom Brown
Scardamia chrysolina Meyrick, 1892

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Mossel Bay
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
4
13
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom