Peculiarities of distribution of epiphytic lichens in the urban area of Kyiv city were investigated. On the basis of original investigations, five types of species were evaluated: urbanophobic (urbanophobous), moderately urbanophobic, urbanoneutral, moderately urbanophilic, and urbanophilic (urbanophilous). It was established that moderately urbanophilic lichens have the highest frequency (71—100 %) in the survey area. At the same time, most species are urbanoneutral and moderately urbanophobic. K e y w o r d s: epiphytic lichens, frequency, types of species, urbanization. [In Ukrainian with English summary]