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Checklist for Family Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 (Ermine 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
 
FamilyYponomeutidae
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Yponomeutid Moths
7
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
7 Genera with 23 Species
Cedestis Zeller, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Kessleria Novicki, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Prays Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Trisophista Meyrick, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Xyrosaris Meyrick, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeuta Latreille, 2019Ermine Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Zelleria Stainton, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
23 Species
Cedestis nathani Agassiz, 2019
Kessleria africana Agassiz, 2019
Prays citri Milliere, 1873Citrus Blossum Moth
Trisophista doctissima Edward Meyrick, 1923
Xyrosaris louisae Agassiz, 2019
Xyrosaris lucae Agassiz, 2019
Xyrosaris secreta Meyrick, 1912
Yponomeuta africanus Stainton, 1860
Yponomeuta alexi Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta fumigata Philipp Chri..., 1852
Yponomeuta fumigatus Zeller, 1852
Yponomeuta morbillosa Zeller, 1877
Yponomeuta morbillosus Zeller, 1877
Yponomeuta ocypora Meyrick, 1932
Yponomeuta onyxella Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta orocola Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta puncticornis Walsingham, 1891
Yponomeuta sistrophora Meyrick, 1909
Yponomeuta strigillata Zeller, 1852
Yponomeuta strigillatus Zeller, 1852
Yponomeuta subplumbellus Walsingham, 1881
Yponomeuta superplumbella Agassiz, 2019
Zelleria oleastrella Milliere, 1864Olive Ermine

Subnodes of Yponomeutidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyPraydinae
Moriuti, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyYponomeutinae
Stephens, 1829
Small Ermine Moths, Yponomeutine Moths
6
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



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