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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
404
831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
403
830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
402
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
236
439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
19 Families width 439 Species and 36 Subspecies
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths4SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers32SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths35SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths97SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues37SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms109SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars2SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals46SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos6SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs30SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths13SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths18SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Tunisia
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
214
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubsectionCossina
Meyrick, 1907
2
22
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom