Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Eastern Province (Kenya)
List of families for Eastern Province (Kenya)
23 Families width 84 Species and 4 Subspecies #SNCLTPHEGO
| Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae (Leach, 1815) | Erebid Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893 | Opostegid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Eastern Province (Kenya)
74 Genera with 84 Species #ABCDEGHLMNOPSTVX
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1875 | Acraeas | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aethalopteryx Schoorl, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anania Hübner, 1768 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Anoba Walker, 1858 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1946 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthozela Meyrick, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apostibes Walsingham, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Autocharis Swinhoe, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1894 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1879 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycomorpha C. Felder & ..., 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1896 | Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Calesia Guenée, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caudicornia Bryk, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1793 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1850 | Emperors | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1871 | Policemen | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1863 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1863 | Arabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenoplusia Dufay, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cydia Hübner, 2012 | Piercers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Decachorda Aurivillius, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysgonia Hübner, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ectoedemia Busck, 1907 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1901 | Lichen Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1862 | Elfs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1773 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 | Pug Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1758 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1775 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | Grapholita Treitschke, 1829 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hellinsia Tutt, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoleria Godman & Salvin, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucinodes Guenée, 2015 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | Metisella Hemming, 1934 | Sylphs | 0 | Species | Taxom | Mixocera Warren, 1901 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Numenes Walker, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ochromolopis Hübner, 1824 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Odites Walsingham, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1878 | Chilasa | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paraccra Razowski, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paracossulus Schoorl, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paralephana Hampson, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phigalia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Phyllonorycter Hübner, 1822 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plutella Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Procrica Diakonoff, 1960 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Pseudopostega Kozlov, 1985 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1870 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thivolleo Maes, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thylacogaster Diakonoff, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespanthedon Le Cerf, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Victoria Warren, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1825 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eastern Province (Kenya)
84 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rog..., 1874 | | | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) esebria Hewitson, 1861 | Dusky Acraea | | Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865 | Fiery Acraea | | Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 | Lygus Acraea | | Aethalopteryx sulaki Yakovlev, 2011 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Amauris echeria Stoll, 1790 | Chief | | Anania funebris Ström, 1768 | White Spotted Sable Moth | | Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946 | Opal Ciliate Blue | | Anthozela psychotriae Razowski & B..., 2012 | | | Apostibes samburensis Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Autocharis rubricostalis Hampson, 1910 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894 | Crawshay's Caper White | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Bombycomorpha borealis Joannou & Gu..., 2009 | | | Borbo detecta Trimen, 1893 | Rusty Swift | | Borbo micans Holland, 1896 | Marsh Swift | | Calesia zambesita Walker, 1865 | | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Caudicornia xanthopimpla Bryk, 1947 | | | Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Orange Sprite | | Charaxes acuminatus Thurau, 1903 | Mountain Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes acuminatus kulalensis Van Someren, 1963 | | | Charaxes baumanni Rogenhofer, 1891 | Baumann´s Charaxes | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes castor Cramer, 1775 | Giant Charaxes | | Charaxes dilutus Rothschild, 1898 | | | Charaxes hansalii (Felder, 1866) | ⇒ Charaxes hansali Felder, 1867 | | Charaxes kulal Stoll, 1781 | Forest King Charaxes | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes xiphares Cramer, 1781 | Forest King Charaxes | | Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850 | Club-tailed Charaxes | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Coeliades anchises Gerstaecker, 1871 | One Pip Policeman | | Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863 | Christina Sulphur | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863 | Large Violet Tip | | Ctenoplusia (Ctenoplusia) asteia Dufay, 1972 | | | Cydia sennae Razowski & B..., 2012 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Decachorda fulvia Druce, 1886 | | | Dysgonia rectifascia Fawcett, 1915 | | | Eilema leia Hampson, 1901 | | | Eretis lugens Rogenhofer, 1891 | Savanna Elf | | Eretis umbra Trimen, 1862 | Small Marbled Elf | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Eublemma atrifusa Hampson, 1910 | | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775 | Common Swordtail | | Hellinsia pectodactylus Staudinger, 1859 | Straw-Colored Plume Moth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hypoleria coenina Hewitson, 1872 | | | Leucinodes kenyensis Mally & al., 2015 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Numenes contrahens delta Strand, 1915 | | | Odites encarsia Meyrick, 1908 | | | Ornipholidotos peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | Large Glasswing | | Papilio (Princeps) constantinus Ward, 1871 | Constantine's Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878 | Emperor Swallowtail | | Paraccra mimesa Razowski, 2005 | | | Paracossulus thrips Hübner, 1818 | | | Paralephana argyresthia Hampson, 1926 | | | Phigalia pedaria (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Phigalia pilosaria Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819 | Zebra White | | Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage moth | | Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857 | Elfin Skipper | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Thivolleo meruensis Maes, 2006 | | | Thylacogaster garcinivora Razowski & B..., 2012 | | | Thysanoplusia (Thysanoplusia) orichalcea Fabricius, 1775 | Golden Plusia | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vespanthedon cerceris Le Cerf, 1917 | | | Victoria fuscithorax Warren, 1905 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Eastern Province (Kenya)
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