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

Alucitidae

Arctiidae

Autostichidae

Batrachedridae

Brachodidae

Choreutidae

Cosmopterigidae

Cossidae

Crambidae

Elachistidae

Eriocottidae

Eupterotidae

Gelechiidae

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

Hepialidae

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

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

Noctuidae

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

Pyralidae

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

Sphingidae

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

Xyloryctidae

Yponomeutidae

Zygaenidae

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

References

    • De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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