Checklist of Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
for Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 752
15103
59523 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 748
15065
59380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 713
14835
58655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
11966
51259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3693
15622 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3687
15599 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3669
15457 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 30
2101
9044 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Africa
30 Families width 9044 Species and 1013 Subspecies
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 268 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Dudgeoneidae Berger, 1958 | Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Oriental Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2040 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 101 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1772 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 642 | Species | Taxom | | Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909) | Tropical Carpenterworm Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1817 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 208 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 267 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 518 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 70 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 127 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 169 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 297 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 551 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 42 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Southern Africa
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