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Checklist for Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
and region Somalia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
224
1873
3964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
1870
3961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1838
3889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
139
1481
3302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
552
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
551
1172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
551
1172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
440
1012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somalia
19 Families width 1012 Species and 113 Subspecies
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths2SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths2SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths3SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers15SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths289SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths92SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies69SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms318SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars16SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths11SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals61SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos10SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones48SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths17SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths43SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths7SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Somalia
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
424
987
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
16
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom