Nairobi
Nairobi County, Kenya
2,727 species observed within 25 km
- Coordinates
- 1.283° S · 36.817° E
- Population
- 4.40 million
Insects, most observed first
Page 1 of 10 · species 1–30 of 884
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No. 1Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
249 obs.
Photo© Georges-Alexandre CotnoirAll rights reserved
No. 2Yellow-banded Pansy
Junonia elgiva
198 obs.
Photo© Tony RebeloCC BY-SA
No. 3Apple-green Swallowtail
Papilio phorcas
133 obs.
Photo© LUPRAAll rights reserved
No. 4Little Pansy
Junonia sophia
113 obs.
Photo© kibuyuCC BY-NC-SA
No. 5Blue-spot Pansy
Junonia oenone
112 obs.
Photo© Colin RalstonCC BY-NC
No. 6Lunate Lady Beetle
Cheilomenes lunata
110 obs.
Photo© Rudolph SteenkampCC BY-SA
No. 7Danaid Eggfly
Hypolimnas misippus
108 obs.
Photo© Aniruddha SinghamahapatraCC BY-NC
No. 8Yellow Pansy
Junonia hierta
99 obs.
Photo© Nitin ChandraCC BY-NC-ND
No. 9Pachnoda ephippiata
98 obs.
Photo© MashkuCC BY-NC-SA
No. 10Mocker Swallowtail
Papilio dardanus
97 obs.
Photo© jean hironsCC BY-NC
No. 11Citrus Swallowtail
Papilio demodocus
80 obs.
Photo© magdastluciaCC BY-NC
No. 12Green-veined Emperor
Charaxes candiope
78 obs.
Photo© Heinrich HumanCC BY-NC
No. 13Plain Tiger Butterfly
Danaus chrysippus
76 obs.
Photo© Pavel VojtekCC BY-NC
No. 14Eastern Blotched Leopard
Lachnoptera ayresii
75 obs.
Photo© 2014 Simon J. TongeCC BY
No. 15Narrow Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio nireus
73 obs.
Photo© Matt MuirCC BY
No. 16Pioneer White
Belenois aurota
70 obs.
Photo© binubCC BY-NC
No. 17Brown‐spotted Locust
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica
67 obs.
Photo© Nuwan ChathurangaAll rights reserved
No. 18Green Milkweed Locust
Phymateus viridipes
62 obs.
Photo© Peter VosCC BY-NC
No. 19Jackson’s Swallowtail
Papilio jacksoni
53 obs.
Photo© @mountainboyadventuresCC BY-NC
No. 20Notched Shield Grasshopper
Abisares viridipennis
49 obs.
Photo© Martin GrimmCC BY-NC-SA
No. 21African Grass Blue
Zizeeria knysna
46 obs.
Photo© Alan MansonCC BY-SA
No. 22Noble Swallowtail
Papilio nobilis
46 obs.
Photo© daveh68CC BY-NC
No. 23Common Bush Brown
Bicyclus safitza
42 obs.
Photo© kibuyuCC BY-NC-SA
No. 24Spotted Brown Pansy
Junonia natalica
39 obs.
Photo© David BygottCC BY-NC
No. 25Picasso Bug
Sphaerocoris annulus
39 obs.
Photo© Alan MansonCC BY
No. 26Phyteumas purpurascens
39 obs.
Photo© Anthony KaraniCC BY-NC
No. 27African Cotton Stainer
Dysdercus nigrofasciatus
37 obs.
Photo© Henry de LangeCC BY
No. 28Bandit Shieldbug
Cryptacrus comes
37 obs.
Photo© Zarek CockarCC BY-NC
No. 29African Migrant
Catopsilia florella
36 obs.
Photo© Asrat Ayalew GellaAll rights reserved
No. 30African Caper
Belenois creona
35 obs.
Photo© Martin GrimmCC BY-NC
Field Guide lists the 300 most observed species for each search. Counts are research-grade iNaturalist observations inside the circle, not population sizes.