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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Wajir County (North Eastern Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
24
60
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
24
60
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
23
59
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
20
56
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
11
43
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wajir County
11 Families width 38 Species and 2 Subspecies
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths6SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wajir County
43 Genera with 38 Species
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Afroploce Aarvik, 2004
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthozela Meyrick, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Aphilopota Warren, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Argyroploce Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Blastobasis Zeller, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Buzura Leach, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmia Hübner, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysocraspeda Swinhoe, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Colocleora Prout, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1852Arabs2SpeciesTaxom
Conolophia Warren, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Cosmetra Diakonoff, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Dracontogena Diakonoff, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Drepanogynis Guenée, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Dysgonia Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Eccopsis Zeller, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1825
Engrailed Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Eois Hübner, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Erastria Hübner, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Eriopyga Guenée, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Eucosmocydia Diakonoff, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Fulcrifera Danilevsky &..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Grapholita Treitschke, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Gypsonoma Meyrick, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Hypoleria Godman & Salvin, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Ithomia Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Lobesia Guenée, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Lophostola Prout, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Maruca Walker, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Miletus Hubner, 1913Brownies1SpeciesTaxom
Palumbina Rondani, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Phtheochroa Stephens, 1933Plain conch2SpeciesTaxom
Pigiopsis Warren, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Psilocerea Saalmüller, 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Pycnostega Warren, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1808Armyworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatotibia Zacher, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Udea Guenée, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Xenimpia Warren, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeuta Latreille, 1852Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wajir County
38 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anthozela psychotriae Razowski & B..., 2012
Argyroploce caryothicta Meyrick, 1920
Blastobasis glauconotata Adamski, 2010
Buzura abruptaria Walker, 1938
Colocleora divisaria Walker, 1860
Colocleora expansa Warren, 1899
Colocleora spuria Prout, 1915
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852Lilac Tip
Cosmetra podocarpivora Razowski & B..., 2012
Dracontogena continentalis Karisch, 2005
Dysgonia algira Linnaeus, 1767Passenger
Eccopsis nebulana Walsingham, 1891
Eccopsis praecedens Walsingham, 1897
Erastria madecassaria Boisduval, 1833
Eriopyga prasinocyma Draudt, 1924
Eucosmocydia monitrix Meyrick, 1909
Fulcrifera crotalariae Razowski & B..., 2012
Grapholita mesoscia Diakonoff, 1969
Gypsonoma scolopiae Razowski & B..., 2012
Hypoleria coenina Hewitson, 1872
Ithomia iphianassa cleora Hewitson, 1855
Lobesia semosa Diakonoff, 1992
Lobesia vanillana Joannis, 1900
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Maruca vitrata Fabricius, 1787Bean pod borer
Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913
Palumbina guerinii Stainton, 1858
Phtheochroa aarviki Razowski & J..., 2012
Phtheochroa percnoptila (Meyrick, 1933)⇒ Eugnosta polymacula Razowski & B..., 2002
Pigiopsis epigynopteryx Herbulot, 1986
Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808African armyworm
Thaumatotibia leucotreta Meyrick, 1913Citrus codling moth
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth
Udea ferrugalis Hübner, 1796Rusty Dot
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Yponomeuta strigillata Zeller, 1852

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Wajir County
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
11
43
38
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Lepidoptera at arkansaslepidopterasurvey.net
Lepidoptera at butterflies.bcghana.org
Lepidoptera at mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu
Lepidoptera at afromoths.net
Lepidoptera at butterfliesofamerica.com
Lepidoptera at leps.it
Lepidoptera at papua-insects.nl
Lepidoptera at tyllinen.eu
Lepidoptera at abdb-africa.org
Lepidoptera at artfakta.se
Lepidoptera at dyntaxa.se
Lepidoptera at gbif.org
Lepidoptera at irmng.org
Lepidoptera at itis.gov