Checklist for Superfamily Cossoidea Leach, 1815 (Carpenter)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
12146
51799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3780
15848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3774
15825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3756
15683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 30
2174
9239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
| 6
206
850 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths | 4
57
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Africa
4 Families width 290 Species and 1 Subspecies
Subnodes of Cossoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa | Family | Brachodidae
Agenjo, 1966
Little Bear Moths | 4
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cossidae
Leach, 1815
Borers, Carpenter and Leopard Moths, Carpenter millers, Carpenter Moth, Carpenter moths, Carpenter worm moths, Carpenterworm Moths, Cossid millers, Cossid moths, Goat moths, Leopard moths, Witchetty Grubs | 49
268 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dudgeoneidae
Berger, 1958
Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths, Lace Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Metarbelidae
Strand, 1909
Tropical Carpenterworm Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Cossoidea at artfakta.se
Cossoidea at dyntaxa.se
Cossoidea at itis.gov
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