Checklist of Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3767
9372 | 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
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 97 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 357 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 212 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 128 | Species | Taxom | | Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909) | Tropical Carpenterworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 370 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 141 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Namibia
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