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Checklist of Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
for Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
76
406
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
76
406
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
399
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
314
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
225
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
225
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
225
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
147
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sahara
11 Families width 240 Species and 15 Subspecies
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers9SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths59SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths32SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues24SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms88SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals10SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs6SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Sahara
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
137
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
2
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom