Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Taita-Taveta County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
257
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
257
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 81
252
319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 60
225
296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
10
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Taita-Taveta County
1 Family width 9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Taita-Taveta County
10 Genera with 9 Species | Abantis Hoppfer, 1855 | Paradise skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Andronymus Holland, 1896 | Darts | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Apallaga Hübner, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1871 | Policemen | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1907 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Metisella Hemming, 1934 | Sylphs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Netrobalane Mabille, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1891 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1896 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Taita-Taveta County
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Taita-Taveta County
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