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Checklist for Tribe Urotini Packard, 1902
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
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
1453
6124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1331
5721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
111
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
40
223
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
38
222
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeUrotini
Packard, 1902
6
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
6 Genera with 21 Species
Parusta Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 20085SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaphelia Kirby, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Tagoropsis Felder, 19686SpeciesTaxom
Urota Westwood, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Usta Wallengren, 18595SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
21 Species and 3 Subspecies
Parusta thelxinoe Fawcett, 1915
Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862
Pselaphelia gemmifera (Butler, 1878)⇒ Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862
Pselaphelia laclosi Darge, 2002
Pselaphelia vandenberghei Bouyer, 1992
Pselaphelia vingerhoedti Bouyer, 2008
Pseudaphelia ansorgei Rothschild, 1898
Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847
Pseudaphelia flavomarginata (Gaede, 1915)⇒ Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847
Pseudaphelia simplex Rebel, 1906
Tagoropsis flavinata Walker, 1865
Tagoropsis flavinata flavinata Walker, 1865
Tagoropsis flavinata septentrionalis Bouyer, 2000
Tagoropsis hanningtoni Butler, 1883
Tagoropsis nzoiana (Stoneham, 1933)⇒ Tagoropsis hanningtoni Butler, 1883
Tagoropsis rougeoti D.S. Fletcher, 1968
Urota flavobrunnea (Stoneham, 1962)⇒ Urota sinope Westwood, 1849
Urota nguruensis Darge, 2011
Urota sinope Westwood, 1849
Usta angulata Rothschild, 1895Angled Emperor
Usta subangulata Bouvier, 1930
Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885Cavorting Emperor
Usta terpsichore terpsichore Maassen, 1885
Usta wallengrenii C. Felder & ..., 1859


Links, sources and further information
Urotini at afromoths.net