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

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