Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Kakamega Forest (Kenya)
List of families for Kakamega Forest
56 Families width 934 Species and 159 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHILMNPRSTY
| Acroceridae Leach, 1815 | Hunch-back flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Wolves | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Eulophidae Westwood, 1829 | Eulophid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ants | 130 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 111 | Species | Taxom | | Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884 | Long Tailed Burnet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 | Silver Water Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802 | Ichneumon flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903 | Bizarre Caddisflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoceridae Leach, 1815 | Long Horned caddisflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 143 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 203 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Kakamega Forest | Order | Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 7
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| | Order | Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies | 14
62
112 | Families
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| | Order | Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 7
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145 | Families
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| | Order | Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
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619 | Families
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| | Order | Trichoptera
Kirby, 1813
Caddis-Flies, Caddisflies, Caddisfly, Cased Caddis, Cased Caddis-Flies, Caseless Caddis, Caseless Caddis-Flies, Rail-flies, Sedge-flies | 3
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