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Checklist of Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
for Nairobi (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
167
752
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
167
752
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
159
721
974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
647
901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
296
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
296
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nairobi
32 Families width 434 Species and 22 Subspecies
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Adelidae Bruand, 1851Adelid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers6SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths20SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths37SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths6SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths34SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper34SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths1SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues38SpeciesTaxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms56SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars6SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals60SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos22SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs33SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths36SpeciesTaxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846Picture Winged Leaf Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Nairobi
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
296
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom