Checklist of Family Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Bag Shelter Moths)
for Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 501
7087
22038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 499
7082
22032 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 481
6999
21791 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 301
5800
19585 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
2170
7993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 68
2168
7990 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 67
2164
7984 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 28
1453
6107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
1331
5704 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 8
702
2734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths | 43
88 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kenya
43 Genera with 88 Species
| Achaera Kiriakoff, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afrocerura Kiriakoff, 1963 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Afroplitis Kiriakoff, 2018 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Amphiphalera Hampson, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaphe Walker, 1855 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Antheua Walker, 1872 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Arciera Kiriakoff, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bilulua Kiriakoff, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bisolita Kiriakoff, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clostera Samouelle, 1909 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Desmeocraera Wallengren, 1897 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Enomotarcha Kiriakoff, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epicerura Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epidonta Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulavinia Fletcher, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurystaura Janse, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurystauridia Kiriakoff, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eutimia Wallengren, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Galona Karsch, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lavinia Fawcett, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lopiena Kiriakoff, 1920 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheliphora Kiriakoff, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notocerura Kiriakoff, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notoxantha Hampson, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paracleapa Kiriakoff, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasimesia Schintlmeister, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pectinophora Busck, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peratodonta Aurivillius, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalera Hübner, 1909 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Phavaraea Walker, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polienus Distant, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psalisodes Hampson, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rasemia Kiriakoff, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rigema Walker, 1872 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Simesia Kiriakoff, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stemmatophalera Aurivillius, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenostaura Hampson, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thacona Walker, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumetopoea Hübner, 1913 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tmetopteryx Kiriakoff, 1965 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trotonotus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utidaviana Gaede, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthodonta Gaede, 1961 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kenya
88 Species and 1 Subspecies | Achaera ochribasis Hampson, 1910 | | | Afrocerura inexpectata Mulvaney, St..., 2024 | | | Afrocerura leonensis Hampson, 1910 | | | Afrocerura tanganyikae Kiriakoff, 1963 | | | Afroplitis bergeri Viette, 1954 | | | Afroplitis kibwezi Schintlmeister, 2018 | | | Afroplitis kuehnei Schintlmeister, 2018 | | | Afroplitis schwarzi Schintlmeister, 2018 | | | Afroplitis tanzaniae Schintlmeister, 2018 | | | Amphiphalera kiriakoffi Hancock, 1991 | | | Anaphe infracta (Boisduval, 1847) | ⇒ Anaphe panda Boisduval, 1847 | | Anaphe panda Boisduval, 1847 | | | Anaphe reticulata Walker, 1855 | | | Antheua croceipuncta Hampson, 1910 | | | Antheua delicata Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Antheua encausta Hampson, 1910 | | | Antheua insignata Gaede, 1928 | | | Antheua liparidioides Rothschild, 1910 | | | Antheua simplex Walker, 1855 | | | Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855 | | | Antheua trifasciata Hampson, 1909 | | | Antheua woerdeni (Snellen, 1872) | ⇒ Rigema woerdeni Snellen, 1872 | | Arciera grisea Holland, 1893 | | | Bilulua atricollis Kiriakoff, 1954 | | | Bisolita rubrifascia Hampson, 1910 | | | Clostera lentisignata Hampson, 1910 | | | Clostera lucida Aurivillius, 1921 | | | Clostera solitaria (Kiriakoff, 1962) | ⇒ Clostera lentisignata Hampson, 1910 | | Clostera voeltzkowi Aurivillius, 1909 | | | Desmeocraera basalis Distant, 1899 | | | Desmeocraera congoana Aurivillius, 1900 | | | Desmeocraera decorata Wichgraf, 1922 | | | Desmeocraera interpellatrix Wallengren, 1860 | | | Desmeocraera kenyae Kiriakoff, 1958 | | | Desmeocraera latex Druce, 1901 | | | Desmeocraera lithocolla (Tams, 1932) | ⇒ Desmeocraera decorata Wichgraf, 1922 | | Desmeocraera oliva Kiriakoff, 1968 | | | Desmeocraera platti Janse, 1920 | | | Desmeocraera tripuncta Janse, 1920 | | | Desmeocraera vernalis Distant, 1897 | | | Enomotarcha adversa Karsch, 1895 | | | Epicerura discocellularis Kiriakoff, 1965 | | | Epicerura plumosa Kiriakoff, 1962 | | | Epicerura steniptera Hampson, 1910 | | | Epidonta eroki Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Eulavinia lavinia Fawcett, 1916 | | | Eurystaura griseitincta Hampson, 1910 | | | Eurystauridia olivacea Gaede, 1928 | | | Eutimia marpissa Wallengren, 1858 | | | Eutimia trifasciata Hampson, 1909 | | | Galona serena Karsch, 1895 | | | Lavinia lavinia Fawcett, 1916 | | | Lopiena albescens Gaede, 1928 | | | Lopiena fuscata Janse, 1920 | | | Nepheliphora nubifera Hampson, 1910 | | | Notocerura spiritalis Distant, 1899 | Spirited Puss | | Notoxantha sesamiodes Hampson, 1910 | | | Paracleapa psecas Druce, 1901 | | | Parasimesia makeda Schintlmeister, 2017 | | | Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844 | Bollworm | | Peratodonta extensa Gaede, 1928 | | | Phalera atrata Grünberg, 1907 | | | Phalera bucephala Linnaeus, 1758 | Buff Tip | | Phalera imitata Druce, 1896 | | | Phalera lydenburgi Distant, 1899 | | | Phalera princei Grünberg, 1909 | | | Phavaraea poliana Druce, 1893 | | | Polienus capillata Wallengren, 1875 | | | Psalisodes atrifasciata Hampson, 1910 | | | Psalisodes discalis Hampson, 1910 | | | Psalisodes xylochroa Hampson, 1910 | | | Rasemia macrodonta Hampson, 1909 | | | Rigema ornata Walker, 1865 | | | Rigema woerdeni Snellen, 1872 | | | Simesia critobulus Fawcett, 1916 | | | Simesia dasychiroides Butler, 1898 | | | Stemmatophalera persimilis Hampson, 1910 | | | Stemmatophalera sjostedti (Aurivillius, 1910) | ⇒ Stemmatophalera semiflava Hampson, 1910 | | Stenostaura harperi Agassiz, 2009 | | | Thacona amata Fawcett, 1916 | | | Thaumetopoea abyssinica Strand, 1911 | | | Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909 | | | Thaumetopoea apologetica abyssinica Strand, 1913 | | | Tmetopteryx dorsimaculata Kiriakoff, 1965 | | | Tmetopteryx maura Kiriakoff, 1965 | | | Trotonotus bettoni Butler, 1898 | | | Utidaviana citana Schaus, 1893 | | | Xanthodonta nigrovittata Aurivillius, 1922 | | | Xanthodonta unicornis Kiriakoff, 1961 | |
Subnodes of Notodontidae with occurrences in Kenya | Subfamily | Anaphinae
Sharpe, 1890
| 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cerurinae
Butler, 1881
| 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Chadisrinae
St Laurent & Schintlmeister, 2025
| 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dioptinae
Walker, 1862
American False Tiger Moths, Oakworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lusurinae
Thiaucourt, 2015
| 1
11 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Notodontinae
Stephens, 1829
| 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Peratodontinae
St Laurent & Goldstein, 2025
| 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Phalerinae
Butler, 1886
| 4
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pygaerinae
Duponchel, 1845
| 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Spataliinae
Matsumura, 1929
| 12
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Stauropinae
Matsumura, 1929
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Teleclitinae
St Laurent & Goldstein, 2025
| 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Thaumetopoeinae
Aurivillius, 1889
Processionary caterpillars | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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