Location

Location
LOCATION OF TRAINING CENTRE
ITCER is placed in Ng’iya along the road leading to Nyang’oma Kogelo. As such it is located in Siaya County in Western Kenya, 60 km by road from Kisumu at Lake Victoria (see Site map).
... moreThe location is characterised by a developed public infrastructure (transport, water, electricity). The site can be reached by public transport, and internationally from the airport in Nairobi with domestic flights to Kisumu. ITCER is placed in proximity to diverse natural ecosystems such as savanna, rainforest, and wetlands, which serve as training grounds for the field work.

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Biodiversity on Site
The organismic diversity of the site is continuously monitored and the data is forwarded to international platforms. A selection of plants, fungi, animals and other organisms is presented here. It can whet your appetite to go on a plant, bird or insect safari, which can be done on site and in the surrounding area.

Crotalaria comosa (Fabaceae, Faboideae) – 20.06.2022

Indigofera volkensii (Fabaceae, Faboideae) – 28.06.2022

Vigna cf. luteola (Fabaceae, Faboideae) – 13.07.2022

Senna bicapsularis (Fabaceae,Caesalpinioideae) – 25.06.2022

Chamaecrista mimosoides (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae) – 09.03.2022

Plectranthus ecklonii (Lamiaceae) – 18.03.2022

Leonotis nepetifolia (Lamiaceae) – 19.07.2022

Urena lobata (Malvaceae) – 23.06.2022

Urena lobata (Malvaceae) – 09.03.2022

Ipomoea fistulosa (Convolvulaceae) – 07.03.2022

Hewittia malabarica (Convolvulaceae) – 09.03.2022

Thevetia peruviana (Apocynaceae) – 23.06.2022

Asystasia gangetica (Acanthaceae) – 06.06.2022

Solanum incanum (Solanaceae) – 07.03.2022

Commelina benghalensis (Commelinaceae) – 04.07.2022

Vincetoxicum sylvaticum (Apocynaceae) – 19.07.2022

Lantana trifolia (Verbenaceae) – 03.03.2022

Euphorbia cf. heterophylla (Euphorbiaceae) – 04.07.2022

Bothriocline inyangana (Asteraceae) – 07.03.2022

Crassocephalum crepidioides (Asteraceae) – 14.03.2022

Guizotia scabra (Asteraceae) with Apis mellifera scutellata (Apidae) – 09.03.2022

Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae) – 06.06.2022

Titonia diversifolia (Asteraceae) – 04.07.2022

Striga sp. (Orobanchaceae) – 19.07.2022

Plant gall indet. on Tylosema fassoglensis (Cercidoideae) – 11-03.2022

Uraeginthus bengalus (Estrildidae) on fallen twigs of planted Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae) – 18.03.2022

Lanius collaris or L. humeralis (Laniidae) – 02.03.2022

Passer cf. rufocinctus ♀ (Passeridae) – 16.03.2022

Lophaetus occipitalis (Accipitridae) – 27.05.2022

Trachylepis striata (Scincidae) – 01.03.2022

Apis mellifera scutellata (Apidae) on Guizotia scabra (Asteraceae) – 09.03.2022

Synagris analis (Vespidae, Eumeninae) on Leonotis nepetifolia (Lamiaceae) – 18.03.2022

Rhynchium marginellum (Vespidae, Eumeninae) – 12.03.2022

Sceliphron spirifex (Sphecidae) on Crotalaria comosa (Faboideae) – 26.02.2022

Sphecidae sp. – 25.06.2022

Chrysis lincea (Chrysididae) – 16.03.2022

Formicidae sp. on Leonotis nepetifolia (Lamiaceae) – 28.06.2022

Papilio demodocus (Papilionidae) – 23.02.2022

Junonia sophia (Nymphalidae) – 20.06.2022

Junonia chorimene (Nymphalidae) – 20.06.2022

Junonia terea (Nymphalidae) on Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae) – 03.03.2022

Junonia oenone (Nymphalidae) – 20.06.2022

Neptis kiriakoffi (Nymphalidae) – 20.06.2022

Acraea serena agg. ♂ (Nymphalidae) – 14.03.2022

Acraea encedon f. fumosamale (Nymphalidae) – 19.07.2022

Hypolimnas misippus ♀ (Nymphalidae) on Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae) – 28.06.2022

Hypolimnas misippus (Nymphalidae) – 22.07.2022

Danaus chrysippus f. dorippus (Nymphalidae) – 10.05.2022

Yphtima asterope asterope (Nymphalidae) – 20.07.2022

Cacyreus marshalli (Lycaenidae) – 06.06.2022

Zizeeria knysna ♀ (Lycenidae) – 19.07.2022

Syntarucus pirithous (Lycaenidae) – 13.07.2022

Eretis lugens (Hesperiidae) – 27.07.2022

Mocis conveniens (Erebidae, Euclidiini) – 25.06.2022

Mocis cf. mayeri (Erebidae, Euclidiini) – 16.06.2022

Parachalciope deltifera (Erebinae) – 04.07.2022

Rhanidophora cinctigutta (Erebinae) – 13.07.2022

Chiromachla leuconoe (Erebidae, Arctiinae) – 12.03.2022

Alpenus maculosa (Erebidae, Arctiinae) – 22.06.2022

Amata schellhorni (Erebidae, Syntomini) – 12.03.2022

Ceryx fulvescens (Erebidae, Syntomini) – 20.06.2022

Amyna axis (Noctuidae) – 02.03.2022

cf. Ozarba sp. (Noctuidae) – 27.07.2022

cf. Isturgia sp. (Geometridae) – 21.07.2022

Zebronia phenice (Crambidae, Spilomelinae) – 06.06.2022

Spoladea recurvalis (Crambidae) – 20.06.2022

Sameodes cancellalis (Crambidae) – 26.06.2022

Diasemia monostigma (Crambidae) – 23.06.2022

Aphelia cf. elegans (Tortricidae) – 06.06.2022

Eretmocera sp. (Scythrididae) – 25.06.2022

Adelidae sp. – 25.06.2022

Aciptilia sp. (Pterophorinae) – 27.07.2022

Hycleus tinctus (Meloidae) on Hewittia malabarica (Convolvulaceae) – 27.05.2022

Scarabaeidae sp. – 04.08.2022

Cheilomenes sulphurea (Coccinellidae) – 21.07.2022

Lilioceris sp. (Chrysomelidae) on Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae) – 07.06.2022

Diacantha sp. (Chrysomelidae) – 21.07.2022

Conchyloctenia hybrida (Chrysomelidae) – 19.07.2022

Aspidomorpha sp. (Chrysomelidae) – 28.10.2022

Hypolixus sp. (Curculionidae) – 21.03.2022

Curculionidae sp. – 04.08.2022

Curculionidae sp. – 13.07.2022

Lycus sp. (Lycidae) on Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae) – 28.06.2022

Rhagonycha cf. fulva (Cantharidae) sp. – 05.07.2022

Coleoptera sp. – 26.07.2022

Calidea dregii (Scutelleridae) – 12.03.2022

Sphaerocoris testudogrisea (Scutelleridae) – 03.03.2022

Aspavia armigera (Pentatomidae) – 20.07.2022

Agonoscelis versicoloratus (Pentatomidae) – 23.03.2022

Caura rufiventris (Pentatomidae) – 05.07.2022

Caura rufiventris (Pentatomidae) – 04.08.2022

Caura rufiventris (larva) (Pentatomidae) – 26.06.2022

cf. Dolycoris sp. (Pentatomidae) – 20.06.2022

Anoplocnemis curvipes (Coreidae) – 03.03.2022

Coreidae sp. on Solanum incanum (Solanaceae) – 23.06.2022

Myrmoplasta vittiventris (Pyrrhocoridae) – 26.07.2022

Spilostethus furcula (Lygaeidae) – 02.03.2022

Riptortus cf. dentipes (Alydidae) – 04.07.2022

Rhynocoris tristis (Reduviidae) – 20.06.2022

Rhynocoris cf. tristis (Reduviidae) (larva) – 20.06.2022

Rhynocoris tristis (Reduviidae) on Solanum incanum (Solanaceae) – 11.03.2022

Phonoctonus cf. fasciatus (Reduviidae) – 26.07.2022

Hydara cf. tenuicornis (Coreidae) – – 16.06.2022

Hydara cf. tenuicornis (Coreidae) – – 09.06.2022

Hemiptera sp. (larva) – 25.06.2022

cf. Eurybrachidae sp. – 23.06.2022

Aphrophoridae sp. (Cercopoidea) – 16.06.2022

cf. Aphrophoridae sp. (Cercopoidea) – 23.07.2022

Cercopidae sp. (Cercopoidea) – 27.07.2022

cf. Oxyrachis sp. (Membracidae) – 22.07.2022

Dilophus sp. (Bibionidae) – 21.07.2022

Chrysomya sp. (Calliphoridae, Chrysomyinae) – 06.06.2022

Bombomyia discoidea (Bombyliidae) – 20.06.2022

Diopsis mayae (Diopsidae) – 27.07.2022

Ischiodon aegyptius (Syrphidae) – 04.07.2022

Episyrphus sp. (Syrphidae) – 22.07.2022

cf. Thelaira sp. (Tachinidae, Dexiinae) – 20.06.2022

Chrysops sp. (Tabanidae) – 03.03.2022

Sciomyzidae sp. – 25-06-2022

Palpopleura portia (Libellulidae) – 16.06.2022

Palpopleura portia (Libellulidae) – 18.03.2022

cf. Trithemis arteriosa (Libellulidae) – 23.02.2022

cf. Orthethrum sp. – 26.02.2022

Mantidae sp. – 04.07.2022

Mantidae sp. (larva) – 25.06.2022

Tropidopolinae sp. – 01.03.2022

cf. Acrididae sp. – 18.03.2022

Acrididae sp. – 15.03.2022

cf. Neoscona sp. (Araneidae) – 29.03.2022

Thyene inflata (Salticidae) – 31.10.2022

Salticidae sp. – 04.07.2022

cf. Pleuroloma sp. (Xystodesmidae) – 18.03.2022

Achatina sp. (Achatinidae) – 14.03.2022
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