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Checklist for Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1218
2857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
1217
2856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1214
2851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
675
1624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
23 Families width 1624 Species and 219 Subspecies
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Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths3SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths1SpeciesTaxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966Little Bear Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers97SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths357SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths212SpeciesTaxom
Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822)Heliconians2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies128SpeciesTaxom
Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909)Tropical Carpenterworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms370SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars35SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths36SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals141SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos17SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones60SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies8SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths40SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths45SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths37SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths12SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Namibia
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
618
1486
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
4
57
138
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom