Checklist of Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
for West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 611
13150
40526 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 607
13142
40500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 578
12983
39982 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 364
10569
34741 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
3711
13264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 80
3708
13260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
3706
13258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 28
2473
9894 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Africa
28 Families width 9894 Species and 941 Subspecies
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 208 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Dudgeoneidae Berger, 1958 | Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2631 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1225 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 1054 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1351 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 314 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 515 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1050 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 106 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 184 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 260 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 411 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 282 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in West Africa
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