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Arthropods of Kenya

Arthropod species in Kenya

Common Grass Yellow 1
Eurema hecabe
Oleander Hawk-moth 2
Daphnis nerii
Common Bluetail 3
Ischnura senegalensis
Tetragonal Fiddler Crab 4
Uca tetragonon
Inversed Fiddler Crab
Uca inversa
d'Urville's Fiddler Crab 5
Uca urvillei
Plain Tiger 6
Danaus chrysippus
Yellow Pansy 7
Junonia hierta
Blue Pansy 8
Junonia oenone
African swallowtail 9
Papilio dardanus
Crimson Tip 10
Colotis danae
Western Calling Fiddler Crab
Uca hesperiae
Green-eyed Fiddler Crab
Uca chlorophthalmus
Broad Scarlet 11
Crocothemis erythraea
Cream striped owl 10
Cyligramma latona
Grizzled Pintail 12
Acisoma panorpoides
Emperor Dragonfly 13
Anax imperator
Black Emperor 14
Anax tristis
Banded Groundling 15
Brachythemis leucosticta
Common Citril 16
Ceriagrion glabrum
Inspector 17
Chalcostephia flavifrons
Little Scarlet 16
Crocothemis sanguinolenta
Black Percher 18
Diplacodes lefebvrii
Pied-spot 18
Hemistigma albipunctum
Black-tailed Skimmer 16
Nesciothemis farinosa
Epaulet Skimmer
Orthetrum chrysostigma
Julia Skimmer 16
Orthetrum julia
Orthetrum stemmale 19
Long Skimmer 20
Orthetrum trinacria
Lucia Widow 18
Palpopleura lucia
Portia Widow 21
Palpopleura portia
Wandering Glider 22
Pantala flavescens
Green Hooktail 23
Paragomphus genei
Glistening Demoiselle 16
Phaon iridipennis
Dancing Jewel 16
Platycypha caligata
Pseudagrion bicoerulans 18
Phantom Flutterer 24
Rhyothemis semihyalina
Red-veined Darter 25
Sympetrum fonscolombii
Thermodiaptomus galeboides
Twister 26
Tholymis tillarga
Keyhole Glider 18
Tramea basilaris
Red-veined Dropwing 17
Trithemis arteriosa
Kirby's Dropwing 27
Trithemis kirbyi
Tropodiaptomus neumanni
Tropodiaptomus stuhlmanni
Red Basker 10
Urothemis assignata
Blue Basker 28
Urothemis edwardsii
Angola White Lady 29
Graphium angolanus
Striped Hawk-moth 23
Hyles livornica
Pioneer White 8
Belenois aurota
Dark Sword-grass 30
Agrotis ipsilon
Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis
Garden Locust 23
Acanthacris ruficornis
Zebra White 31
Pinacopteryx eriphia
Marshall’s Acraea Mimic 32
Mimacraea marshalli
Raffray’s White 33
Belenois raffrayi
Broad-bordered Grass Yellow 34
Eurema brigitta
Sphodromantis baccettii
African Veined White 35
Belenois gidica
White-spotted Commodore 36
Precis limnoria
Golden Pansy 37
Junonia chorimene
Little Pansy 38
Junonia sophia
Southern Atlas 39
Epiphora bauhiniae
Parabuthus pallidus 40
Gold Banded Forester 41
Euphaedra neophron
African Common White 29
Belenois creona
Red-clover Blue 42
Actizera stellata
Soldier Pansy 17
Junonia terea
Mountain Sandman 18
Spialia spio
Tithoes confinis 43
Larger striped swordtail 38
Graphium antheus
Variable False Acraea
Pseudacraea dolomena
Erebus walkeri 44
Broad Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio chrapkowskii
Ceroplesis militaris 45
Pink Ghost Crab 46
Ocypode ryderi
Rayed Blue 47
Actizera lucida
Granular Ringlet 7
Ypthima granulosa
Forest Admiral 48
Antanartia delius
Long Tail Admiral 49
Antanartia schaeneia
Peneleos Acraea 18
Acraea peneleos
Jodutta Acraea
Acraea jodutta
Blue Mother-of-Pearl 29
Protogoniomorpha temora
Marsh Grass Yellow 29
Eurema hapale
Large Alciope Acraea 48
Acraea aurivillii
Brown Pansy 38
Junonia stygia
Bonasia Acraea 48
Acraea bonasia
Blue Spot Pansy
Junonia westermanni
Central Emperor Swallowtail 50
Papilio lormieri
Northern Banded Groundling 23
Brachythemis impartita
East African Forest Acraea 29
Acraea pharsalus
Long-winged Kite Spider 51
Gasteracantha versicolor
Forest White 18
Belenois zochalia
Ashen Smoky Blue 18
Euchrysops subpallida
Mallodon downesii 52
Common Orange Tip 18
Colotis evenina
Tiny Acraea 10
Acraea uvui
Imbrasia epimethea
Delegorgue's Prince 53
Ludia delegorguei
Three Pip Policeman 54
Coeliades hanno

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