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Checklist for Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
and region Kakamega Forest (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
415
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
415
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
59
405
936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
56
402
934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
25
227
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
25
227
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kakamega Forest
25 Families width 619 Species and 157 Subspecies
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Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths2SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths4SpeciesTaxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910Epermeniid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths0SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths8SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths4SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper111SpeciesTaxom
Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884Long Tailed Burnet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies143SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms4SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars7SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals203SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos17SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones34SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths33SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths18SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Kakamega Forest
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
227
619
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom