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Checklist for Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
and region Nairobi (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
164
771
1056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
697
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
310
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
310
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
310
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
241
361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nairobi
14 Families width 361 Species and 24 Subspecies
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers8SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths38SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths37SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies39SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms57SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars10SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals63SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos22SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones34SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths38SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths7SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Nairobi
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
227
346
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
2
14
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom