List of moths of Mozambique

Location of Mozambique

The moths of Mozambique represent about 520 known species. Moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Mozambique.

Adelidae

• Ceromitia aphroneura Meyrick, 1930
• Ceromitia crinigerella (Zeller, 1850)
• Ceromitia systelitis Meyrick, 1921
• Nemophora humilis (Walsingham, 1891)

Alucitidae

• Alucita flaviserta (Meyrick, 1921)
• Alucita granata (Meyrick, 1921)
• Alucita myriodesma (Meyrick, 1929)

Arctiidae

• Acanthofrontia dicycla Hampson, 1918
• Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898)
• Amata alicia (Butler, 1876)
• Amata bifasciata (Hopffer, 1857)
• Amata caerulescens (Druce, 1898)
• Amata francisca (Butler, 1876)
• Amerila affinis (Rothschild, 1910)
• Amerila lupia (Druce, 1887)
• Amerila magnifica (Rothschild, 1910)
• Amphicallia bellatrix (Dalman, 1823)
• Apisa grisescens (Dufrane, 1945)
• Argina amanda (Boisduval, 1847)
• Asura sagenaria (Wallengren, 1860)
• Caripodia consimilis Hampson, 1918
• Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860)
• Eilema bifasciata Hampson, 1900
• Eilema phaeopera Hampson, 1900
• Epitoxis nigra Hampson, 1903
• Estigmene linea (Walker, 1855)
• Euchromia amoena (Möschler, 1872)
• Euchromia folletii (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
• Eyralpenus diplosticta (Hampson, 1900)
• Eyralpenus scioana (Oberthür, 1880)
• Lepista aposema Kühne, 2010
• Lepista pandula (Boisduval, 1847)
• Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
• Metarctia rufescens Walker, 1855
• Micralarctia punctulatum (Wallengren, 1860)
• Nudaria quilimanensis Strand, 1922
• Nudaria quilimanicola Strand, 1922
• Nyctemera apicalis (Walker, 1854)
• Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857
• Ochrota unicolor (Hopffer, 1857)
• Paralacydes arborifera (Butler, 1875)
• Paralacydes ramosa (Hampson, 1907)
• Paurophleps reducta (Janse, 1964)
• Phryganopsis cinerella (Wallengren, 1860)
• Pseudonaclia puella (Boisduval, 1847)
• Rhodogastria amasis (Cramer, 1779)
• Pusiola holoxantha (Hampson, 1918)
• Secusio mania Druce, 1887
• Secusio monteironis Rothschild, 1933
• Siccia quilimania Strand, 1922
• Spilosoma lineata Walker, 1855
• Thyretes caffra Wallengren, 1863
• Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Autostichidae

• Holcopogon scaeocentra Meyrick, 1921

Batrachedridae

• Idioglossa triumphalis Meyrick, 1918

Brachodidae

• Nigilgia mochlophanes (Meyrick, 1921)

Choreutidae

• Brenthia pleiadopa Meyrick, 1921
• Choreutis dryodora (Meyrick, 1921)
• Choreutis irridens (Meyrick, 1921)
• Choreutis stereocrossa (Meyrick, 1921)

Cosmopterigidae

• Alloclita zelotypa Meyrick, 1918
• Labdia macrobela Meyrick, 1918
• Limnaecia conjuncta Meyrick, 1921
• Macrobathra peraeota Meyrick, 1921
• Stilbosis cyclocosma (Meyrick, 1921)

Cossidae

• Eulophonotus stephania (Druce, 1887)
• Phragmataecia innominata Dalla Torre, 1923
• Phragmataecia irrorata Hampson, 1910

Crambidae

• Adelpherupa flavescens Hampson, 1919
• Agathodes musivalis Guenée, 1854
• Ancylolomia capensis Zeller, 1852
• Ancylolomia obscurella de Joannis, 1927
• Ancylolomia parentii Bassi, 2014
• Angustalius casandra Bassi,2014
• Angustalius malacellus (Duponchel, 1836)
• Bocchoris nuclealis de Joannis, 1927
• Calamoschoena stictalis Hampson, 1919
• Calamotropha dagamae Bassi, 2014
• Calamotropha mesostrigalis (Hampson, 1919)
• Calamotropha paludella (Hübner, 1824)
• Calamotropha toxophorus (de Joannis, 1927)
• Calamotropha virginiae Bassi, 2014
• Chilo diffusilinea (de Joannis, 1927)
• Chilo orichalcociliella (Strand, 1911)
• Chilo partellus (Swinhoe, 1885)
• Chilo sacchariphagus (Bojer, 1856)
• Chilo williami (de Joannis, 1927)
• Chrysocatharylla agraphellus (Hampson, 1919)
• Chrysocatharylla oenescentellus (Hampson, 1886)
• Classeya bicuspidalis (Hampson, 1919)
• Cotachena smaragdina (Butler, 1875)
• Crambus bellinii Bassi, 2014
• Culladia achroellum (Mabille, 1900)
• Dejoannisia pallidella (de Joannis, 1927)
• Epichilo obscurefasciellus (de Joannis, 1927)
• Euchromius klimeschi Błeszyński, 1961
• Euchromius mythus Błeszyński, 1970
• Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973
• Ischnurges lancinalis (Guenée, 1854)
• Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Orphanostigma excisa (Martin, 1956)
• Parapoynx stagnalis (Zeller, 1852)
• Parotis invernalis (de Joannis, 1927)
• Pediasia ematheudellus (de Joannis, 1927)
• Pediasia nephelostictus (de Joannis, 1927)
• Prochoristis calamochroa (Hampson, 1919)
• Prochoristis lophopedalis (de Joannis, 1927)
• Scirpophaga marginepunctellus (de Joannis, 1927)
• Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Surattha africalis Hampson, 1919

Elachistidae

• Cryphioxena haplomorpha Meyrick, 1921
• Ethmia sabiella (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
• Orophia hadromacha (Meyrick, 1937)
• Orophia languidula (Meyrick, 1921)
• Trachydora scandalotis Meyrick, 1921

Eriocottidae

• Compsoctena rudis (Meyrick, 1921)

Eupterotidae

• Hemijana variegata Rothschild, 1917
• Jana eurymas Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
• Jana roseata Rothschild, 1917
• Janomima mariana (White, 1843)
• Stenoglene hilaris Felder, 1874
• Stenoglene obtusus (Walker, 1864)
• Stenoglene roseus (Druce, 1886)
• Striphnopteryx edulis (Boisduval, 1847)

Gelechiidae

• Anarsia agricola Walsingham, 1891
• Anarsia citromitra Meyrick, 1921
• Anarsia eriozona (Meyrick, 1921)
• Anarsia semnopa Meyrick, 1921
• Apotactis drimylota Meyrick, 1918
• Araeophylla spiladias (Meyrick, 1921)
• Asapharcha crateropa Meyrick, 1930
• Brachmia craticula Meyrick, 1921
• Brachyacma palpigera (Walsingham, 1891)
• Dicranucha legalis (Meyrick, 1921)
• Excommatica compsotoma (Meyrick, 1921)
• Gelechia lactiflora Meyrick, 1921
• Hedma microcasis (Meyrick, 1929)
• Iochares straminis (Walsingham, 1881)
• Neotelphusa melicentra (Meyrick, 1921)
• Parallactis plaesiodes (Meyrick, 1920)
• Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844)
• Scrobipalpa sibila (Meyrick, 1921)
• Stomopteryx biangulata Meyrick, 1921
• Tricerophora commaculata (Meyrick, 1921)
• Trichotaphe monococca Meyrick, 1921

Geometridae

• Acanthovalva bilineata (Warren, 1895)
• Acanthovalva inconspicuaria (Hübner, 1819)
• Biston exsilia Karisch, 2005
• Cartaletis libyssa (Hopffer, 1857)
• Chiasmia alternata (Warren, 1899)
• Chiasmia amarata (Guenée, 1858)
• Chiasmia ammodes (Prout, 1922)
• Chiasmia assimilis (Warren, 1899)
• Chiasmia boarmioides Krüger, 2001
• Chiasmia brongusaria (Walker, 1860)
• Chiasmia confuscata (Warren, 1899)
• Chiasmia curvifascia (Warren, 1897)
• Chiasmia deceptrix Krüger, 2001
• Chiasmia extrusilinea (Prout 1925)
• Chiasmia feraliata (Guenée, 1858)
• Chiasmia fuscataria (Möschler, 1887)
• Chiasmia grisescens (Prout, 1916)
• Chiasmia inconspicua (Warren, 1897)
• Chiasmia inquinata Krüger, 2001
• Chiasmia kilimanjarensis (Holland, 1892)
• Chiasmia majestica (Warren, 1901)
• Chiasmia marmorata Warren, 1897
• Chiasmia maronga Krüger, 2001
• Chiasmia nana (Warren, 1898)
• Chiasmia orientalis Krüger, 2001
• Chiasmia paucimacula Krüger, 2001
• Chiasmia rectistriaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
• Chiasmia rhabdophora (Holland, 1892)
• Chiasmia separata (Druce, 1882)
• Chiasmia simplicilinea (Warren, 1905)
• Chiasmia sororcula (Warren, 1897)
• Chiasmia streniata (Guenée, 1858)
• Chiasmia subcurvaria (Mabille, 1897)
• Chiasmia tecnium (Prout 1916)
• Chiasmia threnopsis (D. S. Fletcher, 1963)
• Chiasmia umbrata (Warren, 1897)
• Chiasmia umbratilis (Butler, 1875)
• Comibaena leucospilata (Walker, 1863)
• Diptychis meraca Prout, 1928
• Heterorachis devocata (Walker, 1861)
• Isturgia arizeloides Krüger, 2001
• Isturgia catalaunaria (Guenée, 1857)
• Isturgia deerraria (Walker, 1861)
• Isturgia exospilata (Walker, 1861)
• Isturgia spissata (Walker, 1862)
• Isturgia supergressa (Prout 1913)
• Metallochlora dyscheres Prout, 1922
• Mixocera albistrigata (Pagenstecher, 1893)
• Nassinia aurantiaca Prout, 1928
• Neromia rhodomadia Prout, 1922
• Nychiodes tyttha Prout, 1915
• Omizodes ocellata Warren, 1894
• Omizodes rubrifasciata (Butler, 1896)
• Paragathia albimarginata Warren, 1902
• Plateoplia acrobelia Wallengren 1875
• Platypepla spurcata Warren 1897
• Racotis apodosima Prout, 1931
• Racotis squalida (Butler, 1878)
• Rhodesia viridalbata Warren, 1905
• Rhodometra audeoudi Prout, 1928
• Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Traminda neptunaria (Guenée, 1858)
• Xanthisthisa tergorinota Prout, 1928
• Xenimpia erosa Warren, 1895
• Zamarada adiposata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
• Zamarada bathyscaphes Prout, 1912
• Zamarada crystallophana Mabille, 1900
• Zamarada deceptrix Warren, 1914
• Zamarada delosis D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada dentigera Warren, 1909
• Zamarada differens Bastelberger, 1907
• Zamarada erugata D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada euerces Prout, 1928
• Zamarada flavicaput Warren, 1901
• Zamarada glareosa Bastelberger, 1909
• Zamarada ignicosta Prout, 1912
• Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922
• Zamarada inermis D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada metrioscaphes Prout, 1912
• Zamarada phaeozona Hampson, 1909
• Zamarada plana Bastelberger, 1909
• Zamarada psammites D. S. Fletcher, 1958
• Zamarada psectra D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895
• Zamarada purimargo Prout, 1912
• Zamarada rufilinearia Swinhoe, 1904
• Zamarada scintillans Bastelberger, 1909
• Zamarada seydeli D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada transvisaria (Guenée, 1858)
• Zamarada varii D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada vulpina Warren, 1897

Gracillariidae

• Aristaea bathracma (Meyrick, 1912)
• Epicephala haplodoxa Vári, 1961
• Pareclectis mimetis Vári, 1961
• Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
• Stomphastis conflua (Meyrick, 1914)
• Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908)

Hepialidae

• Gorgopis libania (Stoll, 1781)

Lacturidae

• Gymnogramma flavivitella (Walsingham, 1881)

Lasiocampidae

• Anadiasa affinis Aurivillius, 1911
• Anadiasa schoenheiti (Wichgraf, 1922)
• Anadiasa swierstrai Aurivillius, 1922
• Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855)
• Cleopatrina phocea (Druce, 1887)
• Dinometa maputuana (Wichgraf, 1906)
• Eucraera gemmata (Distant, 1897)
• Eucraera koellikerii (Dewitz, 1881)
• Eucraera salammbo (Vuillot, 1892)
• Eutricha morosa (Walker, 1865)
• Gonometa postica Walker, 1855
• Gonometa robusta (Aurivillius, 1909)
• Grammodora nigrolineata (Aurivillius, 1895)
• Laeliopsis punctuligera Aurivillius, 1911
• Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
• Philotherma rosa (Druce, 1887)
• Sophyrita argibasis (Mabille, 1893)
• Stenophatna cymographa (Hampson, 1910)
• Stenophatna hollandi (Tams, 1929)
• Streblote polydora (Druce, 1887)
• Trichopisthia monteiroi (Druce, 1887)

Lecithoceridae

• Odites cuculans Meyrick, 1918
• Odites incolumis Meyrick, 1918
• Odites sucinea Meyrick, 1915

Limacodidae

Chrysopoloma isabellina

• Chrysopoloma isabellina Aurivillius, 1895
• Chrysopoloma rosea Druce, 1886
• Crothaema sericea Butler, 1880
• Halseyia rectifascia (Hering, 1937)
• Latoia vivida (Walker, 1865)
• Latoia viridifascia Holland, 1893
• Micraphe lateritia Karsch, 1896
• Miresa habenichti Wichgraf, 1913
• Omocenoides isophanes Janse, 1964
• Scotinochroa inconsequens Butler, 1897
• Scotinochroa rufescens Janse, 1964
• Taeda gemmans (Felder, 1874)
• Thosea rufimacula Joicey & Talbot, 1921
• Trogocrada deleter Tams, 1953
• Zinara discophora Hampson, 1910
• Zinara nervosa Walker, 1869

Lymantriidae

• Aclonophlebia rhodea Hampson, 1905
• Aroa discalis Walker, 1855
• Cimola opalina Walker, 1855
• Crorema fulvinotata (Butler, 1893)
• Dasychira cangia Druce, 1887
• Euproctis dewitzi (Grünberg, 1907)
• Euproctis pallida (Kirby, 1896)
• Euproctis punctifera (Walker, 1855)
• Griveaudyria cangia (Druce, 1887)
• Homochira poecilosticta Collenette, 1938
• Lacipa gracilis Hopffer, 1857
• Naroma varipes (Walker, 1865)
• Palasea albimacula Wallengren, 1863
• Pteredoa subapicalis Hering, 1926

Lyonetiidae

• Cycloponympha hermione Meyrick, 1921

Noctuidae

• Achaea echo (Walker, 1858)
• Achaea finita (Guenée, 1852)
• Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833)
• Achaea mercatoria (Fabricius, 1775)
• Achaea praestans (Guenée, 1852)
• Acontia caffraria (Cramer, 1777)
• Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
• Acontia guttifera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
• Acontia hampsoni Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
• Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
• Acontia insocia (Walker, 1857)
• Acontia natalis (Guenée, 1852)
• Acontia niphogona (Hampson, 1909)
• Acontia psaliphora (Hampson, 1910)
• Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879
• Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
• Amazonides tabida (Guenée, 1852)
• Anomis polymorpha Hampson, 1926
• Antiophlebia bracteata Felder, 1874
• Asota speciosa (Drury, 1773)
• Athetis satellitia (Hampson, 1902)
• Attatha ethiopica Hampson, 1910
• Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Brevipecten cornuta Hampson, 1902
• Brevipecten wolframmeyi Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
• Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901)
• Calliodes pretiosissima Holland, 1892
• Cerocala vermiculosa Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]
• Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
• Cometaster pyrula (Hopffer, 1857)
• Compsotata elegantissima (Guenée, 1852)
• Cuneisigna obstans (Walker, 1858)
• Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
• Cyligramma limacina (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
• Deinopa flavida Hampson, 1926
• Diaphone eumela (Stoll, 1781)
• Diaphone mossambicensis Hopffer, 1862
• Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902
• Dysgonia algira Linnaeus, 1767
• Dysgonia albilinea (Hampson, 1918)
• Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852)
• Egybolis vaillantina (Stoll, 1790)
• Entomogramma pardus Guenée, 1852
• Episparis leucotessellis Hampson, 1902
• Erebus macrops (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875)
• Ethiopica cupricolor (Hampson, 1902)
• Eublemma anachoresis (Wallengren, 1863)
• Eulocastra poliogramma Hampson, 1918
• Eutelia callichroma (Distant, 1901)
• Eutelia vulgaris Mabille, 1900
• Feliniopsis africana (Schaus & Clements, 1893)
• Gesonia stictigramma Hampson, 1926
• Grammodes exclusiva Pagenstecher, 1907
• Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
• Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808)
• Heliophisma xanthoptera (Hampson, 1910)
• Heraclia mozambica (Mabille, 1890)
• Heraclia pentelia (Druce, 1887)
• Heraclia perdix (Druce, 1887)
• Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875)
• Hespagarista echione (Boisduval, 1847)
• Hydrillodes uliginosalis Guenée, 1854
• Hypopyra capensis Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
• Leucovis alba (Rothschild, 1897)
• Marcipa mediana Hampson, 1926
• Marcipa phaeodonta Hampson, 1926
• Maxera brachypecten Hampson, 1926
• Mecodina rufipalpis Hampson, 1926
• Mentaxya ignicollis (Walker, 1857)
• Mesogenea costimacula Hampson, 1926
• Miniodes discolor Guenée, 1852
• Mocis mayeri (Boisduval, 1833)
• Mocis mutuaria (Walker, 1858)
• Mocis undata (Fabricius, 1775)
• Mythimna umbrigera (Saalmüller, 1891)
• Oedebasis ovipennis Hampson, 1902
• Ophiusa hypoxantha (Hampson, 1918)
• Ophiusa legendrei Viette, 1967
• Ophiusa tettensis (Hopffer, 1857)
• Ozarba cryptochrysea (Hampson, 1902)
• Ozarba fasciata (Wallengren, 1860)
• Pangrapta melacleptra Hampson, 1926
• Paralephana argyresthia Hampson, 1926
• Plecopterodes moderata (Wallengren, 1860)
• Proschaliphora albida Hampson, 1909
• Pseudogyrtona nigrivitta Hampson, 1926
• Sergiusia pentelia (Druce, 1887)
• Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910
• Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777)
• Sommeria culta Hübner, 1831
• Syngatha semipurpurea Hampson, 1918
• Tavia latebra Hampson, 1926
• Tephrialia vausema Hampson, 1926
• Trigonodes hyppasia (Cramer, 1779)
• Tycomarptes inferior (Guenée, 1852)
• Zekelita angularis (Mabille, 1880)

Nolidae

• Acaenica diaperas Hampson, 1918
• Blenina quadripuncta Hampson, 1902
• Bryothripa miophaea Hampson, 1912
• Chlorozada metaleuca (Hampson, 1905)
• Earias biplaga Walker, 1866
• Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
• Megathripa rufimedia (Hampson, 1905)
• Nola quilimanensis Strand, 1920
• Nola socotrensis (Hampson, 1901)
• Nola taeniata Snellen, 1874
• Odontestis fuscicona (Hampson, 1910)
• Paranola bipartita van Son, 1933
• Paranola nigristriga van Son, 1933

Notodontidae

• Amyops ingens Karsch, 1895
• Antheua simplex Walker, 1855
• Atrasana nigrosignata Kiriakoff, 1975
• Bisolita rubrifascia (Hampson, 1910)
• Deinarchia agramma (Hampson, 1910)
• Desmeocraera moza Kiriakoff, 1962
• Eurystauridia iphis Kiriakoff, 1968
• Fentonina exacta Kiriakoff, 1962
• Odontoperas heterogyna (Hampson, 1910)
• Phalera atrata (Grünberg, 1907)
• Pinheyia lymantrioides Kiriakoff, 1971
• Psalisodes dimorpha Kiriakoff, 1968
• Scrancia pinheyi Kiriakoff, 1965
• Ulinodes costalis Kiriakoff, 1968

Oecophoridae

• Isocrita phlyctidopa Meyrick, 1921
• Lasiomactra acharista Meyrick, 1921
• Oedematopoda princeps (Zeller, 1852)
• Orygocera recordata Meyrick, 1921
• Porthmologa deltophanes Meyrick, 1918
• Stathmopoda aegotricha Meyrick, 1921
• Stathmopoda teleozona Meyrick, 1921

Psychidae

• Acanthopsyche emiliae (Heylaerts, 1890)
• Albidopsis major (Heylaerts, 1890)
• Barbaroscardia fasciata Walsingham, 1891
• Diaphanopsyche rogenhoferi (Heylaerts, 1890)
• Eumeta cervina Druce, 1887
• Eumeta hardenbergeri Bourgogne, 1955
• Gymnelema rougemontii Heylaerts, 1891
• Melasina hippias Meyrick, 1921
• Psyche trimeni Heylaerts, 1891
• Typhonia linodyta (Meyrick, 1921)

Pterophoridae

• Adaina propria Meyrick, 1921
• Pselnophorus pachyceros Meyrick, 1921
• Pterophorus albidus (Zeller, 1852)

Pyralidae

• Aglossa suppunctalis de Joannis, 1927
• Ancylosis platynephes de Joannis, 1927
• Anobostra punctilimbalis (Ragonot, 1891)
• Audeoudia grisella de Joannis, 1927
• Bostra fumosa de Joannis, 1927
• Eldana saccharina Walker, 1865
• Emmalocera unitella de Joannis, 1927
• Epicrocis nigrilinea (de Joannis, 1927)
• Epicrocis striaticosta (de Joannis, 1927)
• Epicrocis vicinella (de Joannis, 1927)
• Epilepia melapastalis (Hampson, 1906)
• Episindris albimaculalis Ragonot, 1891
• Eucarphia hemityrella (de Joannis, 1927)
• Eulophota bipars de Joannis, 1927
• Eulophota floridella de Joannis, 1927
• Eulophota pretoriella de Joannis, 1927
• Eulophota simplex de Joannis, 1927
• Euzophera hemileuca de Joannis, 1927
• Euzophera specula de Joannis, 1927
• Faveria albilinea (de Joannis, 1927)
• Herculia cineralis de Joannis, 1927
• Hypargyria impecuniosa de Joannis, 1927
• Hypsotropa makulanella de Joannis, 1927
• Joannisia hypolepias (de Joannis, 1927)
• Laetilia hebraica de Joannis, 1927
• Laodamia polygraphella de Joannis, 1927
• Nephopterix cometella de Joannis, 1927
• Oncocera bibasella (de Joannis, 1927)
• Oncocera floridana (de Joannis, 1927)
• Oncocera leucosticta (de Joannis, 1927)
• Orthaga umbrimargo de Joannis, 1927
• Ortholepis cretaciella de Joannis, 1927
• Paralaodamia scalaris (de Joannis, 1927)
• Pempelia apicella (de Joannis, 1927)
• Pempelia morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)
• Phycita venalbella (de Joannis, 1927)
• Pima difficilis de Joannis, 1927
• Pima flavidorsella de Joannis, 1927
• Pretoria audeoudi de Joannis, 1927
• Prophtasia rosa de Joannis, 1927
• Rhinaphe scripta de Joannis, 1927
• Saluria nimbelloides de Joannis, 1927
• Spatulipalpia monstrosa Balinsky, 1994
• Stemmatophora bicincta de Joannis, 1927
• Tegulifera audeoudi de Joannis, 1927
• Trachylepidia fructicassiella Ragonot, 1887

Saturniidae

Campimoptilum kuntzei

• Adafroptilum austriorientale Darge, 2008
• Adafroptilum incana (Sonthonnax, 1899)
• Antistathmoptera daltonae Tams, 1935
• Antistathmoptera rectangulata Pinhey, 1968
• Argema mimosae (Boisduval, 1847)
• Aurivillius arata (Westwood, 1849)
• Bunaea alcinoe (Stoll, 1780)
• Bunaeopsis hersilia (Westwood, 1849)
• Bunaeopsis oubie (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
• Campimoptilum kuntzei (Dewitz, 1881)
• Cinabra hyperbius (Westwood, 1881)
• Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849)
• Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849)
• Gonimbrasia affinis (Bouvier, 1926)
• Gonimbrasia belina (Westwood, 1849)
• Gonimbrasia wahlbergii (Boisduval, 1847)
• Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865)
• Gynanisa maja (Klug, 1836)
• Holocerina angulata (Aurivillius, 1893)
• Holocerina smilax (Westwood, 1849)
• Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
• Lobobunaea angasana (Westwood, 1849)
• Ludia delegorguei (Boisduval, 1847)
• Ludia goniata Rothschild, 1907
• Melanocera menippe (Westwood, 1849)
• Micragone cana (Aurivillius, 1893)
• Micragone nubifera Bouvier, 1936
• Pselaphelia flavivitta (Walker, 1862)
• Pseudaphelia apollinaris (Boisduval, 1847)
• Pseudimbrasia deyrollei (J. Thomson, 1858)
• Pseudobunaea irius (Fabricius, 1793)
• Pseudobunaea tyrrhena (Westwood, 1849)
• Usta terpsichore (Maassen & Weymer, 1885)

Sesiidae

• Chamanthedon amorpha Hampson, 1919
• Chamanthedon critheis (Druce, 1899)
• Chamanthedon elymais (Druce, 1899)
• Chamanthedon tiresa (Druce, 1899)
• Episannina melanochalcia Le Cerf, 1917
• Melittia boulleti Le Cerf, 1917
• Melittia endoxantha Hampson, 1919
• Melittia natalensis Butler, 1874
• Paranthrene cuprescens Hampson, 1919
• Sura pyrocera Hampson, 1919
• Synanthedon vassei (Le Cerf, 1917)
• Tipulamima sophax (Druce, 1899)
• Vespanthedon cerceris Le Cerf, 1917

Sphingidae

• Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Afroclanis calcareus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)
• Basiothia medea (Fabricius, 1781)
• Centroctena imitans (Butler, 1882)
• Coelonia fulvinotata (Butler, 1875)
• Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Falcatula falcata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
• Hippotion balsaminae (Walker, 1856)
• Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)
• Hippotion rosae (Butler, 1882)
• Hippotion roseipennis (Butler, 1882)
• Likoma crenata Rothschild & Jordan, 1907
• Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823)
• Nephele accentifera (Palisot de Beauvois, 1821)
• Nephele argentifera (Walker, 1856)
• Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878
• Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857
• Nephele peneus (Cramer, 1776)
• Nephele rosae Butler, 1875
• Odontosida magnificum (Rothschild, 1894)
• Oligographa juniperi (Boisduval, 1847)
• Phylloxiphia metria (Jordan, 1920)
• Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897)
• Polyptychus baxteri Rothschild & Jordan, 1908
• Sphingonaepiopsis nana (Walker, 1856)
• Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856)
• Temnora zantus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
• Theretra capensis (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Theretra monteironis (Butler, 1882)

Thyrididae

• Arniocera auriguttata Hopffer, 1857
• Arniocera erythropyga (Wallengren, 1860)
• Banisia joccatia (Whalley, 1971)
• Banisia myrsusalis (Walker, 1859)
• Cecidothyris pexa (Hampson, 1906)
• Chrysotypus splendida (Warren, 1899)
• Dysodia constellata Warren, 1908
• Dysodia intermedia (Walker, 1865)
• Dysodia vitrina (Boisduval, 1829)
• Epaena candida Whalley, 1971
• Gnathodes helvella Whalley, 1971
• Hapana minima Whalley, 1971
• Hapana verticalis (Warren, 1899)
• Kalenga ansorgei (Warren, 1899)
• Kalenga culanota Whalley, 1971
• Kuja squamigera (Pagenstecher, 1892)
• Marmax smaragdina (Butler, 1888)
• Netrocera jordani Joicey & Talbot, 1921
• Rhodoneura flavicilia Hampson, 1906
• Rhodoneura roseola Whalley, 1971
• Rhodoneura sordidula (Plötz, 1880)

Tineidae

• Acridotarsa melipecta (Meyrick, 1915)
• Ateliotum crymodes (Meyrick, 1908)
• Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)
• Crypsithyris insolita Meyrick, 1918
• Drosica abjectella Walker, 1963
• Ellochotis ectocharis Gozmány, 1976
• Ellochotis lyncodes (Meyrick, 1921)
• Enargocrasis galactopis (Meyrick, 1921)
• Lysitona euryacta Meyrick, 1918
• Machaeropteris eribapta Meyrick, 1915
• Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908
• Opogona amphichorda Meyrick, 1921
• Oxymachaeris euryzancla Meyrick, 1918
• Perissomastix montis Gozmány, 1968
• Perissomastix pyroxantha (Meyrick, 1914)
• Pitharcha atrisecta (Meyrick, 1918)
• Scalmatica myelodes (Meyrick, 1921)
• Scalmatica phaulocentra (Meyrick, 1921)
• Sphallestasis mahunkai Gozmány, 1976

Tortricidae

• Afroploce karsholti Aarvik, 2004
• Ancylis impatiens (Meyrick, 1921)
• Bactra triceps Diakonoff, 1963
• Choristoneura heliaspis (Meyrick, 1909)
• Coniostola calculosa (Meyrick, 1913)
• Coniostola lobostola (Meyrick, 1918)
• Crocidosema leptozona (Meyrick, 1921)
• Cydia trigonoptila (Meyrick, 1921)
• Eccopsis affluens (Meyrick, 1921)
• Eccopsis wahlbergiana Zeller, 1852
• Eucosma haematospila Meyrick, 1921
• Fulcrifera aphrospila (Meyrick, 1921)
• Geita micrograpta (Meyrick, 1921)
• Lobesia deltophora (Meyrick, 1921)
• Metendothenia balanacma (Meyrick, 1914)
• Olethreutes lutipennis (Meyrick, 1921)
• Olethreutes niphadastra (Meyrick, 1921)
• Paraeccopsis insellata (Meyrick, 1920)
• Paraeccopsis phoeniodes (Meyrick, 1921)

Uraniidae

• Epiplema anomala Janse, 1932

Xyloryctidae

• Scythris clemens Meyrick, 1921
• Scythris concurrens Meyrick, 1921

Yponomeutidae

• Amalthina lacteata Meyrick, 1914
• Teinoptila puncticornis (Walsingham, 1891)
• Yponomeuta strigillatus Zeller, 1852

Zygaenidae

• Astyloneura meridionalis (Hampson, 1920)
• Epiorna ochreipennis (Butler, 1874)
• Tasema fulvithorax Hampson, 1920

References

• Bassi & Trematerra, 2014. The Crambinae from Ethiopia and Mozambique collected by the University of Molise expeditions in 2008 and 2009 (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae, Crambinae). Entomologia 2014; 2:160

External links

• De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 9, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)