Location of Turkey

There are about 4,200 known moth species of Turkey. 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 Turkey.

Micropterigidae

Eriocraniidae

Hepialidae

Nepticulidae

Opostegidae

Tischeriidae

Heliozelidae

Incurvariidae

Prodoxidae

Adelidae

Deuterotineidae

Psychidae

Eriocottidae

Tineidae

  • Anemallota praetoriella Christoph, 1872
  • Anemapogon quercicolella Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]
  • Ateliotum cypellias Meyrick, 1937
  • Ateliotum hungaricellum Zeller, 1839
  • Ateliotum syriacum Caradja, 1920
  • Cephimallota angusticostella Zeller, 1839
  • Cephimallota crassiflavella Bruand, 1851
  • Cephimallota libanotica Petersen, 1959
  • Cephimallota tunesiella Zagulyaev, 1966
  • Ceratuncus affinitellus Rebel, 1901
  • Ceratuncus danubiellus Mann, 1866
  • Crassicornella crassicornella Zeller, 1847
  • Edosa ditella Pierce & Diakonoff, 1938
  • Edosa fuscoviolacella Ragonot, 1895
  • Edosa lardatella Lederer, 1858
  • Eudarcia forsteri Petersen, 1964
  • Euplocamus anthracinalis Scopoli, 1763
  • Euplocamus delagrangei Ragonot, 1895
  • Euplocamus ophisus Cramer, [1779]
  • Fermocelina inquinatella Zeller, 1852
  • Fermocelina latiusculella Stainton, 1867
  • Haplotinea ditella Pierce & Diakonoff, 1938
  • Haplotinea insectella (Fabricius, 1794)
  • Hapsifera luridella Zeller, 1847
  • Hapsifera multiguttella Ragonot, 1895
  • Infurcitinea albicomella Stainton, 1851
  • Infurcitinea anatolica Petersen, 1968
  • Infurcitinea nedae Gaedike, 1983
  • Infurcitinea nigropluviella Walsingham, 1907
  • Infurcitinea rumelicella Rebel, 1903
  • Infurcitinea tauridella Petersen, 1968
  • Infurcitinea turcica Petersen, 1968
  • Lichenotinea pustulatella Zeller, 1852
  • Monopis imella (Hübner, [1813])
  • Monopis laevigella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
  • Monopis meleodes Meyrick, 1917
  • Monopis ustella Haworth, 1828
  • Morophaga choragella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
  • Morophaga morella Duponchel, 1838
  • Morophagoides orientalis Petersen,
  • Myrmecozela lutosella Eversmann, 1844
  • Nemapogon anatolica Gaedike, 1986
  • Nemapogon arenbergeri Gaedike, 1986
  • Nemapogon cloacella Haworth, 1828
  • Nemapogon gliriella Heyden, 1865
  • Nemapogon granella (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Nemapogon gravosaella Petersen, 1957
  • Nemapogon hungarica Gozmany, 1960
  • Nemapogon inconditella Lucas, 1956
  • Nemapogon kasyi Gaedike, 1986
  • Nemapogon levantina Petersen, 1961
  • Nemapogon orientalis Petersen, 1961
  • Nemapogon ruricolella Stainton, 1849
  • Nemapogon signatella Petersen, 1957
  • Nemapogon teberdellus Zagulyaev, 1963
  • Nemapogon variatella Clemens, 1859
  • Nemapogon vartianae Gaedike, 1986
  • Neomeessia gracilis Petersen, 1968
  • Neurothaumasia ankerella Mann, 1867
  • Niditinea fuscipunctella Haworth, 1828
  • Novotinea fasciata Staudinger, 1879
  • Opogona panchalcella Staudinger, 1871
  • Paratinea merdella Zeller, 1847
  • Perissomastix wiltshirella Petersen, 1964
  • Reisserita relicinella Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]
  • Rhodobates laevigatellus Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]
  • Rhodobates pallipalpellus Rebel, 1901
  • Tinea basifasciella Ragonot, 1895
  • Tinea flavescentella Haworth, 1828
  • Tinea murariella Staudinger, 1859
  • Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Triaxomera fulvimitrella Sodoffsky, 1830
  • Triaxomera parasitella (Hübner, 1796)
  • Trichophaga bipartitella Ragonot, 1892
  • Trichophaga tapetzella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bucculatricidae

Douglasiidae

Gracillariidae

Roeslerstammiidae

Pterolonchidae

  • Pterolonche albescens Zeller, 1847
  • Pterolonche inspersa Staudinger, 1859
  • Pterolonche pulverulenta Zeller, 1847

Agonoxenidae

Batrachedridae

Blastobasidae

Coleophoridae

About 187 species - see: List of moths of Turkey (Coleophoridae)

Elachistidae

Oecophoridae

Ethmiidae

Gelechiidae

Xyloryctidae

Momphidae

Cosmopterigidae

Scythridae

  • Scythris aerariella Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]
  • Scythris amphonycella Geyer, [1836]
  • Scythris anomaloptera Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris apicalis Zeller, 1847
  • Scythris asiatica Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris basistrigella Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris canescens Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris caramani Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris cupreella Staudinger, 1859
  • Scythris discimaculella Rebel, 1935
  • Scythris dissimilella Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]
  • Scythris emichi Anker, 1870
  • Scythris fallacella Schläger, 1847
  • Scythris flabella Mann, 1861
  • Scythris flaviventrella Herrich-Schäffer, 1850
  • Scythris gravotella Zeller, 1847
  • Scythris iconiensis Rebel, 1903
  • Scythris jaeckhi Bengtsson, 1989
  • Scythris limbella (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Scythris moldavicella Rebel, 1906
  • Scythris monochreella Ragonot, 1895
  • Scythris obscurella Scopoli, 1763
  • Scythris ottomana Jäckh, 1978
  • Scythris paelopyga Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris pascuella Zeller, 1852
  • Scythris pfeifferella Rebel, 1935
  • Scythris platypyga Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris punctivittella Costa, [1836]
  • Scythris seliniella Zeller, 1839
  • Scythris senescens Stainton, 1854
  • Scythris subclavella Rebel, 1900
  • Scythris subfasciata Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris tabescentella Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris tabidella Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]
  • Scythris taurella Caradja, 1920
  • Scythris tenuisquamata Staudinger, 1880
  • Scythris tenuivittella Stainton, 1867
  • Scythris triguttella Zeller, 1839
  • Scythris unimaculella Rebel, 1905
  • Scythris vagabundella Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]
  • Scythris vittella Costa, [1836]
  • Syringopais temperatella Lederer, 1855

Alucitidae

Epermeniidae

Yponomeutidae

Ochsenheimeriidae

Lyonetidae

Glyphipterigidae

Argyresthiidae

Heliodinidae

Schreckensteiniidae

Brachodidae

Sesiidae

Choreutidae

Cossidae

Zygaenidae

Limacodidae

  • Apoda limacodes (Hufnagel, 1766)
  • Heterogenea cruciata Knoch, 1783
  • Hoyosia cretica Rebel, 1906
  • Latoia inexpectata Staudinger, 1900

Tortricidae

Pterophoridae

Carposinidae

Pyralidae

Thyridae

Lasiocampidae

Bombycidae

Lemoniidae

Endromidae

Saturniidae

Brahmaeidae

Geometridae

Cimeliidae

Drepanidae

Thyatiridae

Sphingidae

Notodontidae

Thaumetopoeidae

Lymantriidae

Arctiidae

Ctenuchidae

Noctuidae

About 1085 species - see: List of moths of Turkey (Noctuidae)

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