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Checklist for Section Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
and region Wolfville (Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
20
24
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
20
24
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
20
24
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
14
17
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
5
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
5
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
5
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wolfville
4 Families width 5 Species
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wolfville
4 Genera with 5 Species
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Venusia Curtis, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wolfville
5 Species
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855Agreeable Tiger Moth
Venusia comptaria Walker, 1860Brown-shaded Carpet

Subnodes of Cossina with occurrences in Wolfville
SubsectionBombyces
Scopoli, 1763
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom