Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Eastern Province (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 95
273
313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 95
273
313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 91
268
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 74
243
287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
74
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
74
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
74
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
52
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
44
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Eastern Province (Kenya)
9 Families width 58 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Eastern Province (Kenya)
44 Genera with 58 Species #ABCDEGHMNOPSTVX
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1875 | Acraeas | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Anoba Walker, 1858 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1946 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1894 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1879 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Calesia Guenée, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1850 | Emperors | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1863 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1863 | Arabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenoplusia Dufay, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Decachorda Aurivillius, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysgonia Hübner, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1901 | Lichen Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1773 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 | Pug Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1758 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1775 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoleria Godman & Salvin, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | Mixocera Warren, 1901 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Numenes Walker, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1878 | Chilasa | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paralephana Hampson, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phigalia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Victoria Warren, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1825 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eastern Province (Kenya)
58 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rog..., 1874 | | | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) esebria Hewitson, 1861 | Dusky Acraea | | Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865 | Fiery Acraea | | Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 | Lygus Acraea | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Amauris echeria Stoll, 1790 | Chief | | Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946 | Opal Ciliate Blue | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894 | Crawshay's Caper White | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Calesia zambesita Walker, 1865 | | | Charaxes acuminatus Thurau, 1903 | Mountain Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes acuminatus kulalensis Van Someren, 1963 | | | Charaxes baumanni Rogenhofer, 1891 | Baumann´s Charaxes | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes castor Cramer, 1775 | Giant Charaxes | | Charaxes dilutus Rothschild, 1898 | | | Charaxes hansalii (Felder, 1866) | ⇒ Charaxes hansali Felder, 1867 | | Charaxes kulal Stoll, 1781 | Forest King Charaxes | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes xiphares Cramer, 1781 | Forest King Charaxes | | Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850 | Club-tailed Charaxes | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863 | Christina Sulphur | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863 | Large Violet Tip | | Ctenoplusia (Ctenoplusia) asteia Dufay, 1972 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Decachorda fulvia Druce, 1886 | | | Dysgonia rectifascia Fawcett, 1915 | | | Eilema leia Hampson, 1901 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Eublemma atrifusa Hampson, 1910 | | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775 | Common Swordtail | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hypoleria coenina Hewitson, 1872 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Numenes contrahens delta Strand, 1915 | | | 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 | | Paralephana argyresthia Hampson, 1926 | | | Phigalia pedaria (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Phigalia pilosaria Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819 | Zebra White | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Thysanoplusia (Thysanoplusia) orichalcea Fabricius, 1775 | Golden Plusia | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Victoria fuscithorax Warren, 1905 | |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Eastern Province (Kenya) | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
7
7 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
5
2 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
12
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
20
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
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