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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
168
687
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
168
687
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
653
856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
457
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
34
210
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
34
210
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
210
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
168
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Tanzania
18 Families width 280 Species and 29 Subspecies
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892Brahmin Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers5SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths19SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths51SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies11SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms10SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars28SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals52SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos25SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones9SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths11SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths43SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in North Tanzania
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
159
270
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
2
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom