Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Nairobi (Kenya)
List of families for Nairobi
32 Families width 434 Species and 22 Subspecies
| Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Nairobi
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