Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for Kakamega Forest (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 60
406
936 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 60
406
936 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 54
396
927 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 51
393
925 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
222
614 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
222
614 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
222
614 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
166
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
150
464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
15
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kakamega Forest
4 Families width 25 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Kakamega Forest
15 Genera with 25 Species | Acontia Ochsenheimer, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asota Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyligramma Boisduval, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eugoa Walker, 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exilisia de Toulgoët, 2008 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Feliniopsis Roepke, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1915 | Psyche | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Marblepsis Hering, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meganola Dyar, 2012 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nola Leach, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phaegorista Boisduval, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phavaraea Walker, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Soloe Walker, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Soloella Gaede, 2007 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thiacidas Walker, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kakamega Forest
25 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acontia (Emmelia) obliqua Hacker, Legr..., 2010 | | | Asota speciosa Drury, 1773 | Specious Tiger | | Cyligramma latona Cramer, 1775 | Cream-striped owl | | Eugoa corniculata Kühne, 2007 | | | Exilisia friederikeae Kühne, 2007 | | | Exilisia gablerinus Kühne, 2008 | | | Feliniopsis parvuloides Hacker, 2010 | | | Leptosia alcesta inalcesta (Bernardi, 1959) | ⇒ Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | | Leptosia hybrida somereni Bernardi, 1959 | | | Leptosia nupta pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959 | | | Leptosia wigginsi Dixey, 1915 | Opaque Spirit | | Marblepsis kakamega Collenette, 1937 | | | Meganola forsteri Hacker, 2012 | | | Meganola ingeminata Hacker, 2012 | | | Meganola kakamega Hacker, 2012 | | | Meganola onychosoma Hacker, 2012 | | | Meganola subderrae Hacker, 2012 | | | Nola pseudomelanoscelis Hacker, 2012 | | | Nola synethes D.S. Fletcher, 1958 | | | Phaegorista leucomelas Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | | Phavaraea poliana Druce, 1893 | | | Soloe trigutta Walker, 1854 | | | Soloella guttivaga Walker, 1854 | | | Soloella orientis Kühne, 2007 | | | Thiacidas orientalis Hacker & Zilli, 2010 | |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Kakamega Forest | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 9
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 2
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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