Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Kwale County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
307
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
307
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 72
279
378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 57
254
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
140
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
140
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
140
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
15
19 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kwale County
1 Family width 19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Kwale County
15 Genera with 19 Species | Acada Evans, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acleros Mabille, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampittia Moore, 1868 | Bush hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Andronymus Holland, 1896 | Darts | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Apallaga Hübner, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1793 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1891 | Policemen | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gorgyra Holland, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhiades A.W. Lindsey..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1891 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semalea Holland, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1896 | African grizzled skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1867 | Nightfighters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kwale County
19 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acada biseriatus (Mabille, 1893) | ⇒ Acada biseriata Mabille, 1893 | | Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1889 | Ploetz´s Dart | | Ampittia capenas Hewitson, 1868 | African Bush Hopper | | Apallaga biseriata Butler, 1888 | | | Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Orange Sprite | | Coeliades anchises Gerstaecker, 1871 | One Pip Policeman | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades keithloa Wallengren, 1857 | Red Tab Policeman | | Coeliades sejuncta Mabille & Vu..., 1891 | Coast Policeman | | Gorgyra johnstoni Butler, 1893 | Johnston´s Ranger | | Pyrrhiades anchises Gerstaecker, 1871 | One-pip Policeman | | Sarangesa maculata Mabille, 1891 | Big-Spot Elfin | | Semalea arela Mabille, 1891 | Arela Dart | | Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855 | Common Sandman | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia kituina Karsch, 1896 | Kitui Grizzled Skipper | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat | | Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949 | | | Zophopetes cerymica Hewitson, 1867 | Common Palm Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Kwale County
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