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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
20
33
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
20
33
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
20
33
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
18
31
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
13
24
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
13
24
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
13
24
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Cameroon
9 Families width 15 Species
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Cameroon
12 Genera with 15 Species
Amerila Walker, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Amusaron Bouyer, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Argema Wallengren, 1971African moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Azanus Moore, 1880Babul Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Dracontogena Diakonoff, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1912Lichen Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Heterorachis Warren, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Scopariopsis Strand, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tuxentius Larsen, 1876Pied pierrots1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Cameroon
15 Species
Amerila niveivitrea Bartel, 1903
Amusaron pruinosa Grünberg, 1907
Argema fournieri Darge, 1971
Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880Mirza Babul Blue
Dracontogena continentalis Karisch, 2005
Eilema angulistrigata (Aurivillius, 1904)⇒ Eilema ilemimorpha Aurivillius, 1904
Eilema angustipennis Strand, 1912
Heterorachis conradti Prout, 1938
Neopolyptychus prionites Rothschild &..., 1916
Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891
Nepheronia pharis Boisduval, 1836Round-winged Vagrant
Pseudoclanis axis Darge, 1993
Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856
Scopariopsis viridigrisea Strand, 1909
Tuxentius caraena Hewitson, , 1876

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in North Cameroon
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
11
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom