Location of Mozambique

The moths of Mozambique represent approximately 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.