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Checklist of Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
for Rwanda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1845
4258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
719
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
718
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
718
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
570
1448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rwanda
21 Families width 1448 Species and 170 Subspecies
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Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths1SpeciesTaxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892Brahmin Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers14SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths326SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths397SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues65SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms123SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars41SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths28SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals198SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos26SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs62SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths54SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths80SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths4SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Rwanda
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
552
1425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom