List Of Moths Of Seychelles
The moths of the Seychelles represent about 275 known species. 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 on the Seychelles, a 115-island country in the Indian Ocean. Alucitidae *'' Alucita melanodactyla'' Legrand, 1966 *'' Alucita seychellensis'' (T. B. Fletcher, 1910) Arctiidae *'' Amerila aldabrensis'' (Freyer, 1912) *''Argina astrea'' (Drury, 1773) *''Eilema aldabrensis'' (Hampson, 1914) *'' Eilema contorta'' Fryer, 1912 *'' Eilema lamprocraspis'' (Hampson, 1914) *'' Euchromia folletii'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1832) *'' Exilisia subfusca'' (Freyer, 1912) *'' Mahensia seychellarum'' Fryer, 1912 *'' Nyctemera seychellensis'' (Hampson, 1908) *'' Utetheisa lactea'' (Butler, 1884) *'' Utetheisa lotrix'' (Cramer, 1779) *''Utetheisa pulchella'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Utetheisa pulchelloides'' Hampson, 1907 Carposinidae *'' Meridarchis caementaria'' Meyrick, 1911 ...
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