Checklist for Tribe Melanitini Reuter, 1896 (Evening browns)
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
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 104
691 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets | 23
116 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melanitini
Reuter, 1896
Evening browns | 2
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kenya
2 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Kenya
8 Species and 2 Subspecies | Gnophodes betsimena Boisduval, 1833 | Banded Evening Brown | | Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849 | | | Gnophodes chelys Fabricius, 1793 | Dusky Evening Brown | | Gnophodes grogani Sharpe, 1901 | | | Gnophodes minchini (Heron, 1909) | ⇒ Gnophodes grogani Sharpe, 1901 | | Gnophodes morpena (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Gnophodes grogani Sharpe, 1901 | | Melanitis ansorgei Rothschild, 1904 | Blue Evening Brown | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis leda leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Evening Brown | | Melanitis libya Distant, 1882 | Violet-eyed Evening Brown |
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