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Checklist of Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
for Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
208
1343
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
208
1343
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
199
1320
1968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
147
1145
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
459
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
52
458
811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
457
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
210
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pretoria
17 Families width 313 Species and 31 Subspecies
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966Little Bear Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers7SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths30SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths35SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues50SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms33SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars3SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals36SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos7SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs24SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths10SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths51SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Pretoria
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
175
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
35
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom