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Checklist for Subfamily Cossinae Leach, 1815 (Carpenter moths)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
176
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
176
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
172
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
126
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCossidae
Leach, 1815
Borers, Carpenter and Leopard Moths, Carpenter millers
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCossinae
Leach, 1815
Carpenter moths, Cossines
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
3 Genera with 4 Species
Arctiocossus Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Brachylia Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Coryphodema Felder, 17822SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
4 Species
Arctiocossus antargyreus C. Felder & ..., 1874
Brachylia terebroides Felder, 1874
Coryphodema capensis (Drury, 1782)⇒ Coryphodema tristis Drury, 1782
Coryphodema tristis Drury, 1782Apple-trunk Borer


Links, sources and further information
Cossinae at artfakta.se
Cossinae at dyntaxa.se
Cossinae at itis.gov