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List Of Moths Of Kenya
There are about 2,100 known moth species of Kenya. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera. This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Kenya. Alucitidae *'' Alucita dohertyi'' (Walsingham, 1909) Anomoeotidae *'' Anomoeotes elegans'' Pagenstecher, 1903 *'' Staphylinochrous holotherma'' Hampson, 1920 Arctiidae *'' Acantharctia atriramosa'' Hampson, 1907 *'' Acantharctia bivittata'' (Butler, 1898) *'' Acantharctia latifusca'' (Hampson, 1907) *'' Acantharctia metaleuca'' Hampson, 1901 *'' Acantharctia nigrivena'' Rothschild, 1935 *'' Acantharctia tenuifasciata'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Acanthofrontia lithosiana'' Hampson, 1910 *''Afraloa bifurca'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Afrasura hyporhoda'' (Hampson, 1900) *''Afrasura indecisa'' (Walker, 1869) *''Afrasura obliterata'' (Walker, 1864) *''Afrasura peripherica'' (Strand, 1912) *''Afrasura violacea'' (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006) *''Afroarctia kenyana'' (Rothschi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afraloa Bifurca
''Afraloa'' is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2006. Its only species, ''Afraloa bifurca'', was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, the Gambia, Togo, Uganda and Pakistan. Taxonomy The type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ... of ''Afraloa'' is ''Aloa bifurca'' Walker, 1855. The genus needs a taxonomic review of species. References Spilosomina Monotypic moth genera Moths of Africa Moths of Asia {{Spilosomina-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpenus Pardalina
''Alpenus pardalina'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Tanzania and Kenya. The larvae feed on ''Zea mays Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn ( North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. ...'' (corn). References Moths described in 1910 Spilosomina Moths of Africa Insects of Tanzania Insects of Uganda {{Spilosomina-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpenus Nigropunctata
''Alpenus nigropunctatus'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ..., Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. The larvae feed on '' Gossypium'' species. References Moths described in 1908 Spilosomina Moths of Africa {{Spilosomina-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpenus Maculosa
''Alpenus maculosus'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found along the Gold Coast and in Lagos, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Angola, Cameroon, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo, Uganda, eastern Africa and Zimbabwe. The larvae feed on '' Commelina'', ''Aster'', '' Bidens pilosa'', ''Senecio abyssinicus'', '' Ipomoea'', ''Zea mays'', '' Arachis hypogaea'', ''Phaseolus'', ''Pseudarthria'', ''Voandzeia subterranea ''Vigna subterranea'' (common names: Bambara groundnut, Bambara nut, Bambara bean, Congo goober, earth pea, ground-bean, or hog-peanut) is a member of the family Fabaceae. Its name is derived from the Bambara tribe, who currently lives in Mali. T ...'', '' Gossypium'' and '' Theobroma cacao''. References Moths described in 1781 Spilosomina Moths of Africa {{Spilosomina-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpenus Investigatorum
''Alpenus investigatorum'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1898. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Angola and Ghana. The larvae feed on ''Begonia'', ''Carica papaya'', ''Commelina'', '' Aster'', ''Bidens pilosa'', ''Cosmos'', ''Dahlia'', ''Galinsoga parviflora'', ''Zinnia'', ''Ipomoea batatas'', ''Brassica oleracea'', ''Ricinus'', ''Zea mays'', ''Gossypium'', '' Morus'', ''Boerhavia'', ''Arachis hypogaea'', '' Russelia juncea'' and ''Nicotiana tabacum ''Nicotiana tabacum'', or cultivated tobacco, is an annually grown herbaceous plant of the '' Nicotiana'' genus. The plant is tropical in origin, is commonly grown throughout the world, and is often found in cultivation. It grows to heights be ...''. References Moths described in 1898 Spilosomina Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa {{Spilosomina-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aglossosia Flavimarginata
''Aglossosia flavimarginata'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Kenya, South Africa and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The south .... References Moths described in 1900 Lithosiini Moths of Africa Insects of Uganda {{Lithosiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aglossosia Deceptans
''Aglossosia deceptans'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae Species description, first described by George Hampson in 1914. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. References Moths described in 1914 Lithosiini Moths of Africa {{Lithosiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrospilarctia Lucida
''Afrospilarctia lucida'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1898. It is found in Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam .... References Spilosomina Moths described in 1898 Moths of Africa {{Spilosomina-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afroarctia Kenyana
''Afroarctia kenyana'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1933. It is found in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Zaire and Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th .... References Moths described in 1933 Erebid moths of Africa Spilosomina {{Spilosomina-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrasura Violacea
''Afrasura violacea'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The south .... References External links * Moths described in 2006 violacea Moths of Africa {{Asura-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrasura Peripherica
''Afrasura peripherica'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Embrik Strand in 1912. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The south .... Subspecies *''Afrasura peripherica peripherica'' *''Afrasura peripherica hilara'' (Kiriakoff, 1958) (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda) References Moths described in 1912 peripherica Moths of Africa Insects of Cameroon Insects of Uganda Insects of Rwanda {{Asura-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
