Checklist of Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
for Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 235
1257
1816 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 235
1257
1816 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 228
1230
1769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 155
969
1415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
444
714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
444
714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
444
714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
250
421 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Virgin Islands
16 Families width 421 Species and 53 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 83 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 63 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 86 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Virgin Islands
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