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Checklist for Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
3514
6584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3513
6582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3451
6458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
2759
5315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1200
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
1200
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1199
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
790
1587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Trinidad and Tobago
23 Families width 1587 Species and 230 Subspecies
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Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths22SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths10SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths8SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers8SpeciesTaxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)Ctenuchid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths373SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths160SpeciesTaxom
Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822)Heliconians0SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies159SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms128SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars12SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths95SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals233SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos20SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones55SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies142SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths60SpeciesTaxom
Sematuridae Guenée, 1858American Swallowtail Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths76SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths10SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths9SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
770
1561
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
20
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom