List of Lepidoptera of the Cook Islands
Lepidoptera of the Cook Islands consist of both the Butterflies and Moths recorded from the Cook Islands.
According to a recent estimate, about 170 Lepidoptera species are present on the Cook Islands.
Butterflies
Lycaenidae
- Famegana alsulus –Black-spotted Grass-blue
- Jamides bochus –Dark Cerulean
- Lampides boeticus –Long-tailed Blue
- undescribed Nacaduba species
- Zizina labradus –Common Grass-blue
- Zizina otis –Blue Butterfly
Nymphalidae
- Danaus plexippus –Monarch Butterfly
- Euploea lewinii perryi –Crow Butterfly
- Vagrans egista bowdenia –Vagrant Butterfly
- Hypolimnas bolina –Blue-moon Butterfly
- Junonia villida –Australian Meadow-argus
- Melanitis leda solandra –Evening Brown
Moths
Agonoxenidae
- Agonoxena argaula –Coconut Flat-Moth
Alucitidae
- undescribed Alucita species
Arctiidae
- Argina astrea –Crotalaria Pod-borer
- Utetheisa pulchelloides –Crimson-speckled Footman
Carposinidae
- undescribed Peragrarchis species
Choreutidae
- Anthophila chalcotoxa
- undescribed Brenthia species –Banyan Jumping-Moth
- undescribed Simaethis species
Cosmopterigidae
- undescribed Asymphorodes species
- Cosmopterix melanarches
- Cosmopterix attenuatella
- Iressa neoleuca
- Labdia dicyanitis
- undescribed Labdia species –Orange-with-navy Moth
- Pisistrata trypheropa
- Pyroderces aellotricha
- Pyroderces incertulella
- Trissodoris honorariella –Pandanus Hole-cutter Moth
Crambidae
- Cnaphalocrocis medinalis –Rice Leafroller
- Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis –Lesser Rice-leafroller
- Cnaphalocrocis suspicalis
- undescribed Diplopseustis or Sufetula species
- Eurrhypodes tricoloralis
- Glyphodes multilinealis –Fig Tiger-Moth
- Herpetogramma licarsisalis –Tropical Grass-moth
- Maruca vitrata –Bean-pod Borer
- Omiodes diemenalis –Bean Leafroller
- Parotis suralis
- Piletocera fluctualis
- 2 undescribed Prophantis species
- Sameodes cancellalis
- undescribed Scoparia species
- Stemorrhages oceanitis –Emerald Crambus
- Tatobotys biannulalis
Gelechiidae
- undescribed Idiophantis species
- Pectinophora gossypiella –Bollworm
- Phthorimaea operculella –Potato Tuberworm
- Stoeberhinus testaceus –Gelechiid Moth
- undescribed Thiotricha species
Geometridae
- Anisodes samoana
- undescribed Anisodes species
- undescribed Chloroclystis species
- Cleora stenoglypta –Variable Moth
- Gymnoscelis concinna
- Gymnoscelis imparatalis –Flower-looper Moth
- 2 undescribed Gymnoscelis species
- Thalassodes pilaria –Big Emerald
- Ziridava dysorga
Gracillariidae
- Caloptilia hilaropis –Glochidion Miner
- undescribed Conopomorpha species
- Ketapangia regulifera
- Macarostola pontificalis
- undescribed Stomphastis species
Hyblaeidae
- Hyblaea puera –Teak Defoliator
Immidae
- undescribed Imma species
Noctuidae
- Achaea janata –Castor-oil Moth
- Achaea serva
- Aedia leucomelas –Eastern Alchymist
- Agrotis ipsilon aneituma –Greasy Cutworm
- Amyna axis
- Amyna natalis
- Anomis flava –Cotton Semi-looper
- Anomis involuta –Hibiscus Cutworm
- Anomis nigritarsis
- Anticarsia irrorata –Owl Moth
- Athetis nonagrica
- Avatha discolor
- Bombotelia jocosatrix –Mango Moth
- Callopistria maillardi
- Chasmina candida
- Chasmina tibialis –Satin Moth
- Chrysodeixis acuta –Tomato Semi-looper
- Chrysodeixis eriosoma –Southern Silver-Y Moth
- Chrysodeixis illuminata
- Condica illecta
- Dysgonia arctotaenia
- Dysgonia prisca –Fruit-piercing Moth
- Earias huegeliana –Rough Bollworm
- Earias perhuegeli –Rough Bollworm
- Eublemma cochylioides
- Eublemma crassiuscula
- Eudocima fullonia –Fruit-piercing Moth
- Heliothis assulta –Tipworm
- Hydrillodes melanozona –Litter Moth
- Hypena gonospilalis
- Hypena laceratalis –Lantana Hypena
- Hypena longfieldae
- Hypena masurialis
- Hypocala deflorata
- Lacera noctilio
- Leucania loreyi –Nightfeeding Sugarcane Armyworm
- Leucania stenographa –Sugarcane Armyworm
- Lucera oculalis
- Maliattha ritsemae
- Mocis frugalis –Sugarcane Looper
- Mocis trifasciata
- undescribed Mythimna species
- undescribed Nigramma species
- Nola insularum
- Ophiusa coronata
- Polydesma boarmioides
- Rhesalides curvata
- Simplicia caeneusalis
- Spodoptera litura –Tropical Armyworm
- Spodoptera mauritia –Tropical-grass Armyworm
- Tiracola plagiata –Cacao Armyworm
Plutellidae
- Plutella xylostella –Diamondback Moth
- undescribed Terthroptera species
Pterophoridae
- Exelastis pumilio
- undescribed Platyptilia species
- Sphenarches anisodactylus –Tropical Featherwing
Pyralidae
- Crocidolomia pavonana –Cabbage Cluster-Caterpillar
- Cryptoblabes plagioleuca –Mango-flower Moth
- Diaphania indica –Cucumber Moth
- Endotricha mesenterialis
- Etiella grisea –Tropical Legume-pod-borer
- undescribed Eudonia or Sufetula species
- Eurhodope ardescens –False Blossum-Moth
- Hellula undalis –Cabbage-centre Grub
- Hydriris ornatalis –Kumara skeletoniser
- Hymenia recurvalis –Beetworm Moth
- undescribed Phycitinae species
- Tirathaba rufivena –Coconut Spiked-Moth
Sphingidae
- Agrius convolvuli –Sweet-potato Hawkmoth
- Gnathothlibus erotus –White-brow Hawkmoth
- Hippotion celerio –Taro Hawkmoth
- Hippotion velox
- Macroglossum hirundo –Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Stathmopodidae
- undescribed Calicotis species –Fern-sori Moth
Thyrididae
- Rhodoneura sericatalis –Terminalia Cone-maker
Tineidae
- Erechthias flavistriata –Sugarcane Budmoth
- Erechthias pelotricha
- Erechthias psammaula –Brown-stripe Moth
- Erechthias simulans
- Erechthias sphenacma
- 2 undescribed Erechthias species
- Opogona aurisquamosa
- Opogona regressa
- Opogona trissostacta
- Trachycentra calamias
- Trachycentra chlorogramma
- undescribed Trachycentra species
Tortricidae
- Bactra litigatrix
- undescribed Bactra species
- Cryptophlebia pallifimbriata –Fruit Borer
- Cryptophlebia rhynchias
- Dudua aprobola –Leaf-curling Moth
- Heleanna physaloides
- Strepsicrates holotephras (Meyrick, 1924)
- Tritopterna galena
Yponomeutidae
- Prays parilis –Citrus-blossom Moth
- undescribed Prays species