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Checklist for Subfamily Limenitidinae Behr, 1864 (Admirals)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2170
8011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2168
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2164
8002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
1453
6124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1331
5721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
263
1471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
104
691
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
20
134
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
20 Genera with 134 Species
Aterica Boisduval, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Athyma Westwood, 1857Sergeants2SpeciesTaxom
Bebearia Hemming, 193613SpeciesTaxom
Catuna Kirby, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Crenidomimas Karsch, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoe Hübner, 1848Gliders16SpeciesTaxom
Euphaedra Hübner, 1895Fig Eaters30SpeciesTaxom
Euptera Staudinger, 18736SpeciesTaxom
Euriphene Boisduval, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Euryphura Staudinger, 19569SpeciesTaxom
Hamanumida Hübner, 1775Guineafowl1SpeciesTaxom
Harma Doubleday, 1968Gliders3SpeciesTaxom
Medoniana Hecq, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1899Sailer butterflies51SpeciesTaxom
Phaedyma Felder, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacraea Westwood, 1889False acraeas17SpeciesTaxom
Pseudargynnis Karsch, 1819False Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudathyma Staudinger, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneptis Snellen, 1964Blue Sailers2SpeciesTaxom
Sallya Koçak, 1847Tree nymphs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
134 Species and 35 Subspecies
Aterica clorana (Druce, 1874)⇒ Pseudargynnis hegemone Godart, 1819
Aterica galene Brown, 1775Forest Glade Nymph
Aterica galene extensa Heron, 1909
Athyma asura asura Moore, 1858Studded Sergeant
Athyma pravara Moore, 1857Lance Sergeant
Bebearia barce Doubleday, 1847Shining Green Forester
Bebearia chriemhilda Staudinger, 1896
Bebearia cocalia Fabricius, 1793Common Palm Forester
Bebearia cocalia badiana Rebel, 1914
Bebearia cutteri Hewitson, 1865Cutter´s Forester
Bebearia dealbata Carcasson, 1958
Bebearia mardania Fabricius, 1793Dark Palm Forester
Bebearia orientis Karsch, 1895Eastern Palm Forester
Bebearia orientis dealbata Carcasson, 1958
Bebearia orientis orientis Karsch, 1895
Bebearia orientis taveta Clifton, 1980
Bebearia sophus Fabricius, 1793Sophus Forester
Bebearia sophus audeoudi Riley, 1936
Catuna crithea Drury, 1773
Crenidomimas concordia Hopffer, 1855Speckled Lilac Nymph
Cymothoe blassi (Doubleday, 1848)⇒ Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848
Cymothoe butleri (Grünberg, 1908)⇒ Cymothoe lurida Butler, 1871
Cymothoe congoensis (Butler, 1871)⇒ Cymothoe lurida Butler, 1871
Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889Blonde Glider
Cymothoe herminia Grose-Smith, 1887Herminia Glider
Cymothoe herminia johnstoni Butler, 1902
Cymothoe hesione (Butler, 1871)⇒ Cymothoe lurida Butler, 1871
Cymothoe hobarti Butler, 1900Hobart´s Red Glider
Cymothoe hobartia Butler, 1899
Cymothoe lurida Butler, 1871Lurid Glider
Cymothoe lurida butleri Grünberg, 1908
Cymothoe overlaeti (Grose-Smith, 1887)⇒ Cymothoe herminia Grose-Smith, 1887
Cymothoe siegfriedi (Bryk, 1915)⇒ Cymothoe herminia Grose-Smith, 1887
Cymothoe sultani (Bryk, 1915)⇒ Cymothoe herminia Grose-Smith, 1887
Cymothoe teita V.G.L. van S..., 1939Teita Glider
Cymothoe theobene (Doubleday, 1848)⇒ Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848
Euphaedra (Medoniana) medon (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Medoniana medon Linnaeus, 1763
Euphaedra medon fraudata Van Someren, 1935Common Forester
Euphaedra medon inaequabilis Thurau, 1904
Euphaedra (Neophronia) neophron Hopffer, 1855Gold Banded Forester
Euphaedra neophron ellenbecki Pagenstecher, 1902
Euphaedra neophron littoralis Talbot, 1929
Euphaedra neophron meruensis Carpenter, 1935
Euphaedra neophron neophron Hopffer, 1855Gold-banded Forester
Euphaedra neophron violacea Butler, 1888
Euphaedra crawshayi (Butler, 1895)⇒ Euphaedra zaddachii Dewitz, 1879
Euphaedra difficilis (Rothschild, 1918)⇒ Euphaedra paradoxa Neave, 1904
Euphaedra eberti eberti Aurivillius, 1896
Euphaedra elephantina (Dewitz, 1879)⇒ Euphaedra zaddachii Dewitz, 1879
Euphaedra eleus Drury, 1782Eleus Orange Forester
Euphaedra inanoides (Bartel, 1905)⇒ Euphaedra viridicaerulea Bartel, 1905
Euphaedra kakamegae (Carpenter, 1935)⇒ Euphaedra rex Stoneham, 1935
Euphaedra losinga Hewitson, 1864Dark Brown Forester
Euphaedra orientalis Rothschild, 1898Fig Eater
Euphaedra paradoxa Neave, 1904
Euphaedra peculiaris (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Medoniana medon Linnaeus, 1763
Euphaedra preussi preussi Staudinger, 1891
Euphaedra rattrayi Sharpe, 1904Rattray´s Forester
Euphaedra rattrayi coeruleomaculata Hecq, 1991
Euphaedra rex Stoneham, 1935King Forester
Euphaedra ruspina Hewitson, 1865Common Orange Forester
Euphaedra viridicaerulea Bartel, 1905Brown-patch Ceres Forester
Euphaedra viridicaerulea nitidula Van Someren, 1935
Euphaedra zaddachi Dewitz, 1879Euphaedra zaddachii
Euphaedra zaddachii Dewitz, 1879Zaddach´s Mimic Forester
Euphaedra zaddachii crawshayi Butler, 1895
Euptera elabontas Hewitson, 1871Common Euptera
Euptera elabontas mweruensis Neave, 1910
Euptera hirundo Staudinger, 1891
Euptera hirundo lufirensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Euptera kinugnana Grose-Smith, 1889
Euptera pluto Ward, 1873Pluto Euptera
Euriphene (Euriphenaria) ribensis Ward, 1871
Euriphene (Euriphenaria) saphirina Karsch, 1894
Euryphura achlys Hopffer, 1855Forest Green Butterfly
Euryphura albimargo (Stoneham, 1935)⇒ Euryphura isuka Stoneham, 1935
Euryphura chalcis Felder & Felder, 1860Common Commander
Euryphura euthalioides (Schultze, 1921)⇒ Euryphura chalcis Felder & Felder, 1860
Euryphura fulminea (Bartel, 1905)⇒ Euryphura chalcis Felder & Felder, 1860
Euryphura isuka Stoneham, 1935Scarce Commander
Euryphura ochracea (Bartel, 1905)⇒ Euryphura chalcis Felder & Felder, 1860
Euryphura oliva (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Euryphura chalcis Felder & Felder, 1860
Euryphura vansomereni (Jackson, 1956)⇒ Euryphura chalcis Felder & Felder, 1860
Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775Guinea-fowl Butterfly
Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848Angular Glider
Harma theobene blassi Weymer, 1892
Harma theobene superna Fox, 1968
Medoniana medon Linnaeus, 1763Widespread Forester
Neptis agatha Cramer, 1782
Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978Common Club-dot Sailer
Neptis agouale parallela Collins & La..., 1996
Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955High Sailer
Neptis aurivillii Schultze, 1913
Neptis barnsi (Aurivillius, 1895)⇒ Neptis seeldrayersi Aurivillius, 1895
Neptis carpenteri
Neptis clarei Neave, 1904Clare´s Sailer
Neptis conspicua (Neave, 1904)⇒ Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868
Neptis constantiae Carcasson, 1961Constance´s Sailer
Neptis continuata Holland, 1892Continuous Sailer
Neptis dentifera Schultze, 1920
Neptis goochi (Trimen, 1879)⇒ Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879
Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879Small Streaked Sailer
Neptis gratilla (Doubleday, 1848)⇒ Neptis miah Moore, 1858
Neptis gratiosa Overlaet, 1955
Neptis incongrua Butler, 1896
Neptis incongrua kikuyuensis Jackson, 1950
Neptis jordani Neave, 1910Jordan's Sailor
Neptis katama Collins & La..., 1991
Neptis kikuyuensis Jackson, 1951Kikuyu Sailer
Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955Kiriakoff´s Sailer
Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955Albizia Sailer
Neptis lucayensis (Schultze, 1921)⇒ Neptis quintilla Mabille, 1890
Neptis lugubris Rebel, 1914
Neptis melicerta Drury, 1773Original Club Sailer
Neptis metella Doubleday & ..., 1848Yellow-base Sailer
Neptis metella flavimacula Jackson, 1951
Neptis miah Moore, 1858Small Yellow Sailer
Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955Morose Sailer
Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868Nemetes Sailer
Neptis nemetes margueriteae Fox, 1968
Neptis nicobule Holland, 1892Scarce Clubbed Sailer
Neptis nicomedes Hewitson, 1874
Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874Clubbed Sailer
Neptis nina Staudinger, 1896Tiny Sailer
Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868Variable Sailer
Neptis occidentalis Rothschild, 1918Mountain Sailer
Neptis penningtoni Van Son, 1935Pennington´s Sailer
Neptis poultoni Eltringham, 1921
Neptis puella Aurivillius, 1894Little Sailer
Neptis quintilla Mabille, 1890Angled Petty Sailer
Neptis rogersi Eltringham, 1921Rogers´ Sailor
Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833Small Spotted Sailor
Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855Small Spotted Sailer
Neptis seeldrayersi Aurivillius, 1895Seeldrayer´s Sailer
Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955River Sailer
Neptis strigata Aurivillius, 1894Strigate Sailer
Neptis strigata kakamega Collins & La..., 1996
Neptis trigonophora Butler, 1878Barred Sailer
Neptis woodwardi Sharpe, 1899Woodward´s Sailer
Phaedyma columella angara Ssemper, 1889
Pseudacraea amaurina (Neave, 1912)⇒ Pseudacraea deludens Neave, 1912
Pseudacraea boisduvali Doubleday, 1845Boisduval´s False Acraea
Pseudacraea boisduvalii Doubleday, 1845Boisduval´s False Acraea
Pseudacraea clarkii Butler, 1892Clark´s False Acraea
Pseudacraea deludens Neave, 1912
Pseudacraea deludens echerioides Talbot, 1941
Pseudacraea dolichiste (Hewitson, 1865)⇒ Pseudacraea dolomena Hewitson, 1865
Pseudacraea dolomena Hewitson, 1865Variable False Acraea
Pseudacraea eurytus Linnaeus, 1758Common False Wanderer
Pseudacraea gazengeli (Dewitz, 1879)⇒ Pseudacraea kuenowii Dewitz, 1879
Pseudacraea gottbergi (Dewitz, 1879)⇒ Pseudacraea kuenowii Dewitz, 1879
Pseudacraea kuenowi Dewitz, 1879Kuenow´s False Acraea
Pseudacraea kuenowii Dewitz, 1879Kuenow´s False Acraea
Pseudacraea kuenowii burgessi Jackson, 1951
Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775False Chief
Pseudacraea lucretia protracta Butler, 1874
Pseudacraea uhelda (Grose-Smith, 1889)⇒ Euptera kinugnana Grose-Smith, 1889
Pseudargynnis hegemone Godart, 1819False Fritillary
Pseudathyma jacksoni Carcasson, 1965
Pseudathyma lucretioides Carpenter & ..., 1950
Pseudathyma nzoia Van Someren, 1939Streaked False Sergeant
Pseudathyma plutonica Butler, 1902
Pseudoneptis bugandensis Stoneham, 1935Blue Sailer
Pseudoneptis ianthe (Hemming, 1964)⇒ Pseudoneptis bugandensis Stoneham, 1935
Sallya natalensis (Boisduval, 1847)⇒ Sevenia natalensis Boisduval, 1847

Subnodes of Limenitidinae with occurrences in Kenya
TribeAdoliadini
Doubleday, 1845
Admirals
11
53
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLimenitidini
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Sisters and Sailors
5
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNeptini
Newman, 1870
2
46
Genera
Species

Taxom



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