Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Kwale (Coast Province, Kenya)
List of families for Kwale
14 Families width 96 Species and 4 Subspecies | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Kwale
68 Genera with 96 Species #ABCDEGHJLMNOPST
| Acada Evans, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acleros Mabille, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1775 | Acraeas | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1878 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1847 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aterica Boisduval, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1855 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1833 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1793 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1850 | Emperors | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1758 | Arabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyligramma Boisduval, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1889 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1781 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | Diasemopsis Rondani, 1875 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1819 | Small Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysgonia Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachista Treitschke, 2011 | Elachista Algae | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidromia Guenée, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebus Latreille, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulasia Truqui, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1855 | Fig Eaters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1780 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1779 | Pipers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxanthe Huebner, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gorgyra Holland, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1865 | Bluebottles and Jays | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaea Fabricius, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1773 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnoptera Doubleday, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1782 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1916 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1819 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptidopsis Aurivillius, 1779 | Sailors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1833 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1878 | Chilasa | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paraptychodes Warren, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1847 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phalanta Horsfield, 1773 | Leopards | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1854 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1758 | False acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1793 | Mother-of-Pearls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1891 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Secusio Walker, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synanthedon Hübner, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1847 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuta Strand, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 | Pied pierrots | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kwale
96 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acada biseriatus (Mabille, 1893) | ⇒ Acada biseriata Mabille, 1893 | | Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1889 | Ploetz´s Dart | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea satis Ward, 1871 | Coast Acraea | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Amauris ochlea Boisduval, 1847 | Novice | | Anthene lemnos Hewitson, 1878 | Large Ciliate Blue | | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Aterica galene Brown, 1775 | Forest Glade Nymph | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855 | False Dotted Border | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Bicyclus campina Aurivillius, 1901 | Chirinda Bush Brown | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Orange Sprite | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859 | Blue-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes cynthia Butler, 1865 | Western Red Charaxes | | Charaxes lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889) | ⇒ Charaxes macclouni Butler, 1895 | | Charaxes nesaea (Hewitson, 1873) | ⇒ Charaxes pythodoris Hewitson, 1873 | | Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850 | Flame-bordered Charaxes | | Charaxes smaragdalis Butler, 1865 | Western Blue Charaxes | | Charaxes violetta Grose-Smith, 1885 | Violet-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850 | Club-tailed Charaxes | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Cyligramma latona Cramer, 1775 | Cream-striped owl | | Cyligramma limacina Guérin-Ménev..., 1832 | | | Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Blonde Glider | | Cyrestis camillus Fabricius, 1781 | African Map | | Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819 | African Small White | | Dysgonia torrida Guenée, 1852 | Jigsaw | | Elachista glossina Kaila, 2011 | | | Epidromia gargilius Schaus, 1912 | | | Erebus walkeri Butler, 1875 | | | Eulasia (Vittateulasia) bombylius Fabricius, 1787 | | | Euphaedra (Neophronia) neophron Hopffer, 1855 | Gold Banded Forester | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779 | Golden Piper | | Euxanthe tiberius Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Euxanthe wakefieldi Ward, 1873 | Forest Queen | | Gorgyra johnstoni Butler, 1893 | Johnston´s Ranger | | Grammodes stolida Fabricius, 1775 | Geometrician | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) colonna Christopher ..., 1873 | Black Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) kirbyi Hewitson, 1872 | Kirby's Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) philonoe Christopher ..., 1873 | Eastern Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775 | Common Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) polistratus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Dancing Swallowtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865 | Coastal Swordtail | | Hippotion dexippus Fawcett, 1915 | | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Hyblaea flavipicta Hampson, 1910 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Junonia natalica Felder, 1860 | Brown Pansy | | Junonia terea Drury, 1773 | Soldier Commodore | | Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879 | Blotched Leopard | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857 | Tailed Black-eye | | Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | African Spirit | | Memphis xenocles appias (appiades J.K..., 1916) | ⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850 | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836 | Buquet's Vagrant | | Neptidopsis ophione Cramer, 1779 | Scalloped False Sailer | | Neptis melicerta Drury, 1773 | Original Club Sailer | | Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833 | Small Spotted Sailor | | 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 | | Paraptychodes kedar Druce, 1896 | | | Pentila rogersi Druce, 1907 | Rogers´ Pentila | | Pentila tropicalis Boisduval, 1847 | Spotted Buff | | Phalanta phalantha Drury, 1773 | Common Leopard | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Pseudacraea eurytus Linnaeus, 1758 | Common False Wanderer | | Salamis cacta Fabricius, 1793 | Lilac Beauty | | Sarangesa maculata Mabille, 1891 | Big-Spot Elfin | | Scopula lydia Butler, 1886 | Lydia´s Wave | | Secusio strigata Walker, 1854 | | | Synanthedon dasysceles Bradley, 1968 | | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat | | Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949 | | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thermoniphas togara Plötz, 1880 | Bright Chalk Blue | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger | | Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917 | South American Tomato Moth |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Kwale
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