Location of Rwanda

There are about 220 known moth species of Rwanda. The 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 Rwanda.

Arctiidae

Bombycidae

Brahmaeidae

Crambidae

Eupterotidae

Geometridae

  • Acrostatheusis ruandana Herbulot, 1991
  • Adicocrita aciculata Herbulot, 1983
  • Antharmostes papilio Prout, 1912
  • Antharmostes tutsiana Herbulot, 1996
  • Asthenotricha anisobapta Prout, 1932
  • Asthenotricha grandis Herbulot, 1997
  • Bathycolpodes acutissima Herbulot, 1986
  • Biston edwardsi (Prout, 1938)
  • Blaboplutodes missilorum Prout, 1934
  • Cartaletis melanopis Prout, 1929
  • Chiasmia geminilinea (Prout, 1932)
  • Chrysocraspeda hyalotypa (Prout, 1932)
  • Cleora pavlitzkiae (D. S. Fletcher, 1958)
  • Cleora rostella D. S. Fletcher, 1967
  • Ectropis anisoides Herbulot, 1981
  • Ectropis ocellata Warren, 1902
  • Encoma irisaria Swinhoe, 1904
  • Epigynopteryx venosa Herbulot, 1984
  • Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899)
  • Eupithecia turlini Herbulot, 2001
  • Eupithecia tutsiana Herbulot, 2001
  • Hypochrosis banakaria (Plötz, 1880)
  • Hypocoela turpisaria (Swinhoe, 1904)
  • Hypomecis nessa Herbulot, 1995
  • Idiodes flexilinea (Warren, 1898)
  • Idiodes pectinata (Herbulot, 1966)
  • Isoplenodia arabukoensis Sihvonen & Staude, 2010
  • Mesomima tenuifascia (Holland, 1893)
  • Piercia subrufaria (Warren, 1903)
  • Pingasa distensaria (Walker, 1860)
  • Prasinocyma leucocycla Herbulot, 1982
  • Prasinocyma semicincta Herbulot, 1982
  • Prasinocyma turlini Herbulot, 1982
  • Pseudolarentia megalaria (Guenée, 1858)
  • Psilocerea praecoca Herbulot, 1981
  • Racotis angulosa Herbulot, 1973
  • Rhodophthitus tricoloraria (Mabille, 1890)
  • Scopula suda Prout, 1932
  • Victoria perornata Warren, 1898
  • Victoria subhyalina Herbulot, 1982
  • Xanthisthisa tarsispina (Warren, 1901)
  • Xanthorhoe ansorgei (Warren, 1899)
  • Xanthorhoe exorista Prout, 1922
  • Xanthorhoe heliopharia (Swinhoe, 1904)
  • Xanthorhoe procne (Fawcett, 1916)
  • Xanthorhoe transcissa (Warren, 1902)
  • Xanthorhoe transjugata Prout, 1923
  • Xanthorhoe trientata (Warren, 1901)
  • Xylopteryx amieti Herbulot, 1973
  • Xylopteryx anodina Herbulot, 1984
  • Xylopteryx bifida Herbulot, 1984
  • Xylopteryx clathrata Herbulot, 1984
  • Xylopteryx dargei Herbulot, 1984
  • Xylopteryx turlini Herbulot, 1984
  • Zamarada bastelbergeri Gaede, 1915
  • Zamarada canina Herbulot, 1983
  • Zamarada delta D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada dentata D. S. Fletcher, 1958
  • Zamarada metrioscaphes Prout, 1912
  • Zamarada montana Herbulot, 1979
  • Zamarada plana Bastelberger, 1909
  • Zamarada ruandana Herbulot, 1983

Gracillariidae

Lasiocampidae

  • Lechriolepis gyldenstolpei Aurivillius, 1927
  • Leipoxais tolmera Tams, 1929
  • Pachytrina flamerchena Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
  • Pachytrina philargyria (Hering, 1928)
  • Philotherma apithana Hering, 1928
  • Stoermeriana graberi (Dewitz, 1881)

Lemoniidae

Lymantriidae

  • Aroa discalis Walker, 1855
  • Crorema adspersa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
  • Dasychira chorista Hering, 1926
  • Eudasychira georgiana (Fawcett, 1900)
  • Euproctis cryphia Collenette, 1960
  • Euproctis nessa Swinhoe, 1903
  • Euproctis pallida (Kirby, 1896)
  • Homochira ruandana Hering, 1926
  • Laelia eutricha Collenette, 1931
  • Laelia rogersi Bethune-Baker, 1913
  • Leucoma parva (Plötz, 1880)
  • Mylantria xanthospila (Plötz, 1880)
  • Neomardara africana (Holland, 1893)
  • Porthesaroa noctua Hering, 1926
  • Ruanda aetheria Strand, 1909

Metarbelidae

Noctuidae

Notodontidae

  • Antheua delicata Bethune-Baker, 1911
  • Antheua gallans (Karsch, 1895)
  • Antheua trifasciata (Hampson, 1909)
  • Boscawenia rectangulata (Gaede, 1928)
  • Desmeocraera analis Kiriakoff, 1954
  • Epidonta duplicata Kiriakoff, 1962
  • Epidonta inconspicua Kiriakoff, 1962
  • Epimetula albipuncta (Gaede, 1928)
  • Pseudobarobata angulata Gaede, 1928
  • Rhenea mediata (Walker, 1865)
  • Scrancia leucopera Hampson, 1910

Pterophoridae

Pyralidae

Saturniidae

  • Lobobunaea acetes (Westwood, 1849)
  • Lobobunaea ansorgei (Rothschild, 1899)
  • Lobobunaea jeanneli Rougeot, 1959
  • Lobobunaea turlini Lemaire, 1977
  • Orthogonioptilum adiegetum Karsch, 1892
  • Pselaphelia vandenberghei Bouyer, 1992
  • Tagoropsis rougeoti D. S. Fletcher, 1952
  • Urota centralis Bouyer, 2008

Sphingidae

Thyrididae

  • Lamprochrysa scintillans (Butler, 1893)
  • Marmax vicaria (Walker, 1854)

Tineidae

  • Cimitra fetialis (Meyrick, 1917)
  • Cimitra horridella (Walker, 1863)
  • Cubitofusa pseudoglebata (Gozmány, 1967)
  • Dasyses centralis Gozmány, 1967
  • Hapsifera glebata Meyrick, 1908
  • Hapsifera revoluta Meyrick, 1914
  • Perissomastix lala Gozmány, 1967
  • Perissomastix pyroxantha (Meyrick, 1914)

Tischeriidae

  • Tischeria kuehnei Mey, 2010

Tortricidae

Zygaenidae

  • Epiorna abessynica (Koch, 1865)

See also

References

    • De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Advanced search: Distribution: country". Afromoths.
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