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.

Chamaecrista mimosoides (Caesalpinioideae) – 09.03.2022

Senna bicapsularis (Caesalpinioideae) – 11.04.2022

Indigofera volkensii (Faboideae) – 16.03.2022

Mimosa pigra (Mimosoideae) – 09.03.2022

Plectranthus ecklonii (Lamiaceae) – 18.03.2022

Urena lobata (Malvaceae) – 09.03.2022

Ipomoea fistulosa (Convolvulaceae) – 07.03.2022

Hewittia malabarica (Convolvulaceae) – 09.03.2022

Thevetia peruviana (Apocynaceae) – 11.04.2022

Asystasia gangetica (Acanthaceae) – 16.03.2022

Asystasia gangetica (Acanthaceae) – 06.06.2022

Solanum incanum (Solanaceae) – 07.03.2022

Commelina cf. benghalensis (Commelinaceae) – 07.03.2022

Lantana trifolia (Verbenaceae) – 03.03.2022

Lantana trifolia (Verbenaceae) – 03.03.2022

Bothriocline inyangana (Asteraceae) – 18.03.2022

Bothriocline inyangana (Asteraceae) – 07.03.2022

Crassocephalum crepidioides (Asteraceae) – 14.03.2022

Crassocephalum crepidioides (Asteraceae) – 14.03.2022

Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae) – 06.06.2022

Plant gall indet. – 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

Lamprotornis unicolor (Sturnidae) – 01.03.2022

Lophaetus occipitalis (Accipitridae) – 27.05.2022

Trachylepis striata (Scincidae) – 01.03.2022

Xylocopa flavorufa (Apidae) – 23.02.2022

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

Synagris analis (Eumenidae) on Leonotis nepetifolia (Lamiaceae) – 18.03.2022

Rhynchium marginellum (Eumenidae) – 12.03.2022

Delta emarginatum (Eumenidae) – 14.03.2022

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

Chrysis lincea (Chrysididae) – 16.03.2022

Papilio demodocus (Papilionidae) – 23.02.2022

Eurema sp. (Pieridae) – 23.03.2022

Junonia sophia (Nymphalidae) – 29.04.2022

Junonia sophia (Nymphalidae) – 06.06.2022

Junonia sophia (Nymphalidae) – 28.02.2022

Junonia sophia (Nymphalidae) – 13.05.2022

Junonia sophia (Nymphalidae) – 16.05.2022

Junonia sophia (Nymphalidae) – 08.06.2022

Junonia chorimene (Nymphalidae) – 01.03.2022

Junonia chorimene (Nymphalidae) – 05.05.2022

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

Junonia oenone (Nymphalidae) – 27.05.2022

Junonia oenone (Nymphalidae) on Guizotia scabra (Asteraceae) – 21.03.2022

Acraea serena agg. ♂ (Nymphalidae) – 14.03.2022

Acraea sp. (Nymphalidae) – 10.05.2022

Hypolimnas misippus (Nymphalidae) on planted Dovyalis caffra (Salicaceae) – 11.03.2022

Anthene definita ♀ (Lycenidae) – 27.05.2022

Cacyreus marshalli (Lycenidae) – 06.06.2022

Zizeeria knysna (Lycenidae) – 06.06.2022

Eretis lugens (Hesperidae) – 12.03.2022

Spiala diomus (Hesperidae) – 06.06.2022

Mocis mayeri (Erebidae) – 14.03.2022

Parachalciope deltifera (Erebinae) – 15.03.2022

Chiromachla leuconoe (Arctiinae) – 12.03.2022

Amata schellhorni (Syntomini) – 12.03.2022

Amata schellhorni (Syntomini) – 01.03.2022

Ceryx fulvescens (Syntomini) – 14.03.2022

cf. Drepanidae sp. – 07.06.2022

Lepidoptera sp. (larva) – 09.06.2022

Amyna axis (Noctuidae) – 02.03.2022

Rhanidophora cinctigutta (Noctuidae) – 02.05.2022

Chrysodeixis acuta (Noctuidae) – 21.03.2022

Scopula sp. (Geometridae) – 09.6.2022

Zebronia phenice (Spilomelinae) – 06.06.2022

Aphelia cf. elegans (Tortricidae) – 06.06.2022

Hycleus tinctus (Meloidae) on Hewittia malabarica (Convolvulaceae) – 2022-05-27

Cheilomenes sulphurea (Coccinellidae) – 15.03.2022

Cheilomenes sulphurea (Coccinellidae) – 01.03.2022

Lilioceris sp. (Chrysomelidae) – 07.06.2022

Hypolixus sp. (Curculionidae) – 21.03.2022

Curculionidae sp. – 27.05.2022

Calidea dregii (Scutelleridae) – 12.03.2022

Sphaerocoris testudogrisea (Scutelleridae) – 03.03.2022

Dolycoris sp. (Pentatomidae) – 01.03.2022

Agonoscelis versicoloratus (Pentatomidae) – 23.03.2022

Hemiptera sp. – 09.06.2022

Anoplocnemis curvipes (Coreidae) – 03.03.2022

Riptortus dentipes (Alydidae) – 02.03.2022

Spilostethus furcula (Lygaeidae) – 02.03.2022

cf. Rhynocoris sp. (Reduviidae) – 23.03.2022

cf. Rhynocoris sp. (Reduviidae) – 11.03.2022

Chrysomya sp. (Chrysomyinae) – 27.05.2022

Chrysomya sp. (Chrysomyinae) – 06.06.2022

Asilidae sp. 27.05.2022

Musca sp. (Muscidae) – 07.06.2022

cf. Chrysops sp. (Tabanidae) – 03.03.2022

Palpopleura lucia (Libellulidae) – 15.03.2022

Palpopleura portia (Libellulidae) – 18.03.2022

cf. Trithemis arteriosa (Libellulidae) – 23.02.2022

Orthethrum sp. (Libellulidae) – 13.05.2022

Libellulidae sp. – 26.02.2022

Mantidae sp. – 12.03.2022

Mantidae sp. (larva)– 07.06.2022

Tropidopolinae sp. – 01.03.2022

Conocephalus maculatus ♀ (Tettigoniidae) – 15.03.2022

Acrida cf. sulphuripennis (Acrididae) – 02.03.2022

Acrididae sp. – 29.03.2022

cf. Acrididae sp. – 18.03.2022

Acrididae sp. – 15.03.2022

Acanthacris ruficornis (Acrididae) – 09.03.2022

cf. Metaxymecus sp. (Acrididae) – 14.03.2022

Acrididae sp. – 16.03.2022

Termitidae sp. – 15.03.2022

cf. Neoscona sp. (Araneae) – 29.03.2022

cf. Neoscona sp. (Araneae) – 29.03.2022

cf. Pleuroloma sp. (Xystodesmidae) – 18.03.2022

cf. Pleuroloma sp. (Xystodesmidae) – 18.03.2022

Archispirostreptus gigas (Spirostreptidae) – 18.03.2022

Achatina sp. (Achatinidae) – 14.03.2022
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Biodiversity Resources
- GBIF – Global Biodiversity Information Facility (Kenya)
- EOL – Encyclopedia of Life
- Biodiversity Atlas Kenya
- African Plant Database – Names, synonymy, distribution
- East African Plants – Images
- RELMA-ICRAF Useful Trees – Descriptions, images
- Kenya Tree, Shrubs and Lianas – Descriptions, drawings, distribution
- Kenya Reptile Atlas – Descriptions, images
- Nature Kenya – Insect Committee
- African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online – Descriptions, images, distribution
- Afromoths – Images, distribution, references
- African Months – Images, synonyms, distribution, larval foodplants
- The Beetles of Africa – Descriptions, images
- African Invertebrates – Taxonomy, biology, checklists etc.
- iNaturalist – Birds of Kenya
- iNaturalist – Bats of Kenya
- iNaturalist – Moths of Kenya
- Pl@ntNet – Identification