Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (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
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
93
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
87
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
34
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Taita-Taveta County
5 Families width 38 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Taita-Taveta County
34 Genera with 38 Species #ACDELMNOPRT
| Acontia Ochsenheimer, 2010 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Amerila Walker, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Androlymnia Hampson, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arcyophora Guenée, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aroa Walker, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cercophora Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chelecala Hampson, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cortyta Walker, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cretonia vegetus´´ Sw..., 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmeocraera Wallengren, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysgonia Hübner, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethiopica Hampson, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1782 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophorache Hampson, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanephia Le Cerf, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheliphora Kiriakoff, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Numenes Walker, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochrota Hopffer, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oedicodia Hampson, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oedicraspis Hampson, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogovia Holland, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omphalestra Fletcher, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ozarba Walker, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pericyma Herrich-Schä..., 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plecoptera Guenée, 1926 | Stoneflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Procriosis Hampson, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psalisodes Hampson, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhypopteryx Aurivillius, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Risoba Moore, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thiacidas Walker, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thyretes Boisduval, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Taita-Taveta County
38 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acontia olivescens Hampson, 1910 | | | Acontia porphyrea Butler, 1898 | | | Acontia transafricana Hacker, Legr..., 2008 | | | Acontia versicolorata Hacker, 2010 | | | Amerila bipartita Rothschild, 1910 | | | Androlymnia clavata Hampson, 1910 | | | Arcyophora dives Butler, 1898 | | | Aroa incerta Rogenhofer, 1891 | | | Chelecala trefoliata Butler, 1898 | | | Cortyta remigiana Hampson, 1913 | | | Cretonia atrisigna Hampson, 1910 | | | Desmeocraera kenyae Kiriakoff, 1958 | | | Dysgonia portia Fawcett, 1915 | | | Ethiopica hesperonota Hampson, 1909 | | | Eublemma psamathea Hampson, 1910 | Spangled Skimmer | | Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | African Spirit | | Leucania clavifera Hampson, 1907 | | | Lophorache fulvirufa Hampson, 1910 | | | Melanephia endophaea Hampson, 1926 | | | Nepheliphora nubifera Hampson, 1910 | | | Numenes contrahens delta Strand, 1915 | | | Ochrota ferruginea Butler, 1898 | | | Ochrota rubriceps Rogenhofer, 1891 | | | Oedicodia violascens Hampson, 1910 | | | Oedicraspis subfervida Hampson, 1912 | | | Ogovia tavetensis Holland, 1892 | | | Omphalestra geraea Hampson, 1907 | | | Ozarba sinua Hampson, 1910 | | | Pericyma metaleuca Hampson, 1913 | | | Plecoptera hypoxantha Hampson, 1926 | | | Procriosis dileuca Hampson, 1910 | | | Psalisodes discalis Hampson, 1910 | | | Rhypopteryx flavinotata Butler, 1898 | | | Rhypopteryx triangulifera Hampson, 1910 | | | Risoba sticticraspis Hampson, 1912 | | | Thiacidas triangulata Gaede, 1939 | | | Thyretes negus Oberthür, 1878 | | | Thysanoplusia (Thysanoplusia) orichalcea Fabricius, 1775 | Golden Plusia |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Taita-Taveta County | Family | Ctenuchidae
W. Kirby, 1837
Ctenuchid moths, Scape moths, Wasp moths | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 13
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 15
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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