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Checklist of Family Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 (Diamond-back 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
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
29
541
1343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
465
1189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Yponomeutoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Kin
3
14
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlutellidae
Guenée, 1845
Diamond-back moths, Diamondback Moths, Plutellid moths
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
6 Genera with 9 Species
Deryaxenistis Mey, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Digitivalva Gaedike, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Genostele Walsingham, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Pararhigognostis Baraniak & A..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Paraxenistis Meyrick, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Plutella Schrank, 19652SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
9 Species
Deryaxenistis africana Mey, 2007
Deryaxenistis serrata Mey, 2007
Digitivalva kenyacola Gaedike, 2016
Genostele fornicata Meyrick, 1920
Pararhigognostis stichocentra Meyrick, 1932
Paraxenistis africana (Mey, 2007)⇒ Deryaxenistis africana Mey, 2007
Paraxenistis serrata (Mey, 2007)⇒ Deryaxenistis serrata Mey, 2007
Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage moth
Plutella symmorpha Bradley, 1965

Subnodes of Plutellidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyAcrolepiinae
Heinemann, 1870
Acrolepiiden, False Diamond-back moths, False Diamondback Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPlutellinae
Guenée, 1845
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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