Checklist of Family Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 (Swallowtail 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
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
251
1003 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 12
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kenya
12 Genera with 21 Species | Alcides Hübner, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aploschema Warren, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysiridia Hübner, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicroplema Gaede, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dirades Holloway, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dissoprumna Warren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 1904 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroplema Warren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucoplema Janse, 1902 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phazaca Walker, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urapteritra Viette, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urapteroides Moore, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kenya
21 Species | Alcides brevirostris Boheman, 1836 | | | Chrysiridia croesus Gerstaecker, 1871 | African Sunset Moth | | Dicroplema insolita Gaede, 1916 | | | Dirades angulifera Warren, 1902 | | | Dissoprumna erycinaria Guenée, 1857 | | | Epiplema arenosa Fletcher D. S., 1968 | | | Epiplema baliocosma Fletcher D. S., 1968 | | | Epiplema barbara Warren, 1899 | | | Epiplema carbo Warren, 1902 | | | Epiplema dohertyi (Warren, 1904) | ⇒ Leucoplema dohertyi Warren, 1904 | | Epiplema negro Warren, 1901 | | | Epiplema nymphaeata Warren, 1902 | | | Epiplema perpulchra Warren, 1902 | | | Epiplema semipicta Warren, 1904 | | | Heteroplema dependens Warren, 1902 | | | Leucoplema ansorgei Warren, 1901 | | | Leucoplema dohertyi Warren, 1904 | Coffee leaf skeletonizer | | Leucoplema triumbrata Warren, 1902 | | | Phazaca angulifera Warren, 1902 | | | Urapteritra falcifera Weymer, 1892 | | | Urapteroides recurvata Warren, 1898 | |
Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Kenya
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