Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Shimba Hills National Reserve (Kwale County, Kenya)
List of families for Shimba Hills National Reserve
10 Families width 54 Species and 4 Subspecies | Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809) | Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae (Grote, 1895) | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Shimba Hills National Reserve
41 Genera with 54 Species #ABCDEGHJLMNOPSTV
| Acada Evans, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1871 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1878 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aterica Boisduval, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1855 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1833 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1865 | Emperors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1758 | Arabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyligramma Boisduval, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1889 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1781 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1819 | Small Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidromia Guenée, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1855 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1780 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1779 | Pipers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxanthe Huebner, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1865 | Bluebottles and Jays | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1871 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1860 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnoptera Doubleday, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1782 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1916 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1833 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1878 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1847 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phalanta Horsfield, 1773 | Leopards | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1758 | False acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1793 | Mother-of-Pearls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1847 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vianga Fletcher, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Shimba Hills National Reserve
54 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acada biseriatus (Mabille, 1893) | ⇒ Acada biseriata Mabille, 1893 | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea satis Ward, 1871 | Coast Acraea | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Anthene lemnos Hewitson, 1878 | Large Ciliate Blue | | Aterica galene Brown, 1775 | Forest Glade Nymph | | 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 | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Charaxes lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889) | ⇒ Charaxes macclouni Butler, 1895 | | Charaxes smaragdalis Butler, 1865 | Western Blue Charaxes | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | 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 | | Epidromia gargilius Schaus, 1912 | | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | 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 | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) polistratus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Dancing Swallowtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865 | Coastal Swordtail | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia natalica Felder, 1860 | Brown Pansy | | Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879 | Blotched Leopard | | Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | African Spirit | | Memphis xenocles appias (appiades J.K..., 1916) | ⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850 | | Mesosemia philocles monaeses (E. Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Mesosemia philocles laetifica H. Bates, 1868 | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | 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) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878 | Emperor Swallowtail | | Pentila rogersi Druce, 1907 | Rogers´ Pentila | | Pentila tropicalis Boisduval, 1847 | Spotted Buff | | Phalanta phalantha Drury, 1773 | Common Leopard | | Pseudacraea eurytus Linnaeus, 1758 | Common False Wanderer | | Salamis cacta Fabricius, 1793 | Lilac Beauty | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Temnora argyropeza Mabille, 1879 | | | Temnora marginata Walker, 1856 | Marginate Temnora | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger | | Vianga crowleyi Aurivillius, 1904 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Shimba Hills National Reserve
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