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Checklist for Family Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 (Diamond-back moths)
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
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
29
541
1344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
465
1190
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



Links, sources and further information
Plutellidae at artfakta.se
Plutellidae at dyntaxa.se
Plutellidae at gbif.org
Plutellidae at irmng.org
Plutellidae at itis.gov