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Week ending Aug 2, 2026

4 country records

Scan completed Aug 2, 2026, 11:37 AM
Oxycarenus annulipes
KenyaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Oxycarenus annulipes

Oxycarenus annulipes

New to watchlist
Aug 2, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jul 27, 2026
Observed
Jul 17, 2026
View on iNaturalist ↗@lendebeer
(c) Len deBeer, all rights reserved
Chlaenius fasciger
KenyaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Chlaenius fasciger

Chlaenius fasciger

New to watchlist
Aug 2, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jan 12, 2026
Observed
Aug 16, 2024
View on iNaturalist ↗@adrien_jailloux
(c) Adrien Jailloux, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Pumpkin Beetle
KenyaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Pumpkin Beetle

Aulacophora indica

New to watchlist
Aug 2, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Oct 10, 2025
Observed
Oct 10, 2025
View on iNaturalist ↗@patryknjoroge
(c) Patrick Njoroge, all rights reserved
banana aphid
KenyaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

banana aphid

Pentalonia nigronervosa

New to watchlist
Aug 2, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jan 13, 2026
Observed
Jan 13, 2026
View on iNaturalist ↗@subbi
(c) Subramanian Sevgan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Week ending Jul 26, 2026

5 country records

Scan completed Jul 26, 2026, 11:12 AM
Chitocompsus raffrai
KenyaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Chitocompsus raffrai

Chitocompsus raffrai

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Nov 3, 2024
Observed
Nov 2, 2024
View on iNaturalist ↗@mameissner
(c) mameissner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Discomyza similis
KenyaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Discomyza similis

Discomyza similis

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Aug 9, 2022
Observed
Aug 6, 2022
View on iNaturalist ↗@batili419
(c) Bevon Dede, all rights reserved
Franklinothrips megalops
KenyaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Franklinothrips megalops

Franklinothrips megalops

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jan 12, 2023
Observed
Jan 12, 2023
View on iNaturalist ↗@subbi
(c) Subramanian Sevgan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Litopus aequabilis
KenyaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Litopus aequabilis

Litopus aequabilis

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Nov 16, 2019
Observed
Nov 16, 2019
View on iNaturalist ↗@hydrocycler
(c) Hydrocycler (Elizabeth Dougherty), some rights reserved (CC BY)
Granulated Candovia
KenyaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Granulated Candovia

Candovia granulosa

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jul 22, 2026
Observed
Jul 22, 2026
View on iNaturalist ↗@ernest254
(c) Ernest Maghanga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Week ending Jul 19, 2026

2 country records

Scan completed Jul 19, 2026, 10:29 AM
Iolaus mermis
KenyaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Iolaus mermis

Iolaus mermis

New to watchlist
Jul 19, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Mar 5, 2024
Observed
Jan 12, 2024
View on iNaturalist ↗@minivet
(c) Franco Colnago, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
White Orange Tip
KenyaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

White Orange Tip

Ixias marianne

New to watchlist
Jul 19, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jul 18, 2026
Observed
Jul 18, 2026
View on iNaturalist ↗@ohfranx
(c) ohfranx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Latest scan: Aug 2, 2026, 11:37 AM218 API requests2-ID records are rechecked; 3+ ID records are treated as stable