Checklist of Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
for Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)
List of families for Cape Peninsula
205 Families width 1082 Species and 39 Subspecies
| Acanthosomatidae Signoret, 1864 | Acanthosomatids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Acroceridae Leach, 1815 | Hunch-back flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alydidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Bean bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840 | Ampulicid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andrenidae Webster, 1913 | Andrenid bees | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859 | Wetas & King Crickets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthicidae Latreille, 1819 | Ant beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876 | Aphelinid wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aphididae Latreille, 1802 | Aphid | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946 | Froghoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 | Leaf Rolling Weevil | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bacillidae Brunner von ..., 1893 | Bacillid Stick Insects | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bibionidae Fleming, 1821 | Bibionid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blattellidae (Karny, 1908) | German Cockroach | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blattidae Stephens, 1829 | American cockroaches | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blissidae Stål, 1862 | Chinch Bugs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845 | Cocoon-forming beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachypteridae (Erichson, 1845) | Short-winged Flower Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Brentidae Billberg, 1820 | Brenthidae | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916 | Gall Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Cercopidae Leach, 1815 | Froghopper | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 | Chironomids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysididae Latreille, 1802 | Chrysidid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802 | Cicadellids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cicadidae Westwood, 1840 | Cicada | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ciidae Leach, 1819 | Minute tree fungus beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cimicidae Latreille, 1802 | Bat bugs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Cixiidae Spinola, 1839 | Cixid planthoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clastopteridae Stål, 1858 | Clastopterid Spittlebugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleridae Latreille, 1802 | Checkered Beetle | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841 | Colletid bees | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coreidae Leach, 1815 | Broad-headed bugs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Wolves | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cucujidae Latreille, 1802 | Flat bark beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Cydnidae Billberg, 1820 | Burrower bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875 | Cochineal insects | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dermestidae Hope, 1840 | Carpet beetles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 | Armored scale insects | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dictyopharidae Spinola, 1839 | Dictyopharid Planthoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discolomatidae Horn, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 | Long toed water beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Elmidae Curtis, 1830 | Drive beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Encyrtidae Walker, 1837 | Encyrtid wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Enicocephalidae Stål, 1860 | Gnat bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Eulophidae Westwood, 1829 | Eulophid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupelmidae Walker, 1833 | Eupelmid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytomidae Walker, 1832 | Eurytomid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forficulidae Stephens, 1829 | Common Earwig | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ant | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 | Dor beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819 | Bumble bee scarab beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845 | Camel Crickets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878 | Crickets | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870 | Mole cricket | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 | Whirligig beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840) | Heleomyzid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemerobiidae Latreille, 1802 | Brown Lacewing | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 | Clown beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 | Pill scarab beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844 | Cascade Beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 | Silver Water Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802 | Ichneumon flies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Issidae Spinola, 1839 | Issid planthoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856 | Fungus gnats | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Labiidae (Burr, 1909) | Little earwig | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956 | Lentulid Grasshoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoceridae Leach, 1815 | Long Horned caddisflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775 | Leucospid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophopidae Stål, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 | Chinch bugs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 | Mantids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 | Blister Beetle | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Melyridae Leach, 1815 | Malachite Beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Membracidae Germar, 1821 | Horned Treehoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miridae Hahn, 1831 | Capsid bugs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mordellidae Latreille, 1802 | Pintail beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mutillidae André, 1907 | Cow ant | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 | Mydas flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 | Ant lions | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834 | Tangle-veined flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nemopteridae Rambur, 1842 | Spoonwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802 | Nitidules | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oestridae Leach, 1815 | Bot flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycarenidae Stål, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840 | Toad grasshopper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Parastrachiidae Oshanin, 1922 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 | Lesser shield bugs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Perilampidae Latreille, 1809 | Perilampid waps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Personidae Gray, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944 | Walking sticks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895 | Thrips | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platypezidae Fallen, 1815 | Flat footed flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pneumoridae Stål, 1873 | Bladder grasshopper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 | Pompilid wasps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917 | African Primitive Ghost Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 | Mealy Bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychodidae Newman, 1834 | Drain flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 | Pteromalid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 | Death-watch and Spider Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874 | Bushlocusts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807 | Cardinal beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859 | Cotton stainers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Reduviidae Latreille, 1807 | Assassin and thread-legged bugs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869 | And Cave Weta | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863 | Woodlouse flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Rhopalid Bugs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896 | Rhopalosomatid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Dirt-colored Seed Bugs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sapygidae Latreille, 1810 | Club-horned wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 90 | Species | Taxom | | Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Dung flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scelionidae Haliday, 1839 | Scelionid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 | Marsh Beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Scutelleridae Leach, 1815 | Jewel bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Ant-like stone beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Silphidae Latreille, 1807 | Burying And Carrion Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 | Digger & Sand wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838 | Bulldog Raspy Crickets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 | Groundhoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 | Bush crickets | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Thericleidae Burr, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thripidae Stevens, 1829 | Common thrips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tingidae Laporte, 1832 | Lace bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 | Crane Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tropiduchidae Stål, 1866 | Tropiduchid Planthoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vermileonidae Williston, 1886 | Wormlion | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
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