There are about 450 known moth species of Mauritius. The moths (mostly

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) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the

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order

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. This is a list of

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species which have been recorded in

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...

Arctiidae

*'' Amerila vidua'' (Cramer, 1780) *'' Argina astrea'' (Drury, 1773) *'' Eilema squalida'' (Guenée, 1862) *'' Leucaloa infragyrea'' (Saalmüller, 1891) *'' Maculonaclia florida'' (de Joannis, 1906) *'' Nyctemera insulare'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''

Utetheisa cruentata ''Utetheisa cruentata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is found on Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic ...

'' (Butler, 1881) *''

Utetheisa elata ''Utetheisa elata'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798. It is found in Angola, South Africa and Tanzania, as well as on the Comoros, Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles. The lar ...

'' (Fabricius, 1798) *'' Utetheisa pulchella'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Utetheisa pulchelloides'' Hampson, 1907

Batrachedridae

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Batrachedra arenosella ''Batrachedra arenosella'', the armoured scale eating caterpillar or the coconut moth, is a species of moth of the family Batrachedridae. It was first described by Francis Walker using specimens collected in Auckland, New Zealand. It has been hypo ...

'' (Walker, 1864) *'' Idioglossa bigemma'' Walsingham, 1881

Bedelliidae

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Bedellia somnulentella ''Bedellia somnulentella'', the sweet potato leaf miner, is a moth in the family Bedelliidae. Description The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The larvae feed on '' Calystegia pubescens'', ''Calystegia sepium'', ''Convolvulus althaeoides'', ''Convo ...

'' (Zeller, 1847)

Choreutidae

*'' Anthophila ialeura'' (Meyrick, 1912) *'' Anthophila turilega'' (Meyrick, 1924) *'' Brenthia leptocosma'' Meyrick, 1916 *'' Tebenna micalis'' (Mann, 1857)

Copromorphidae

*'' Copromorpha aeruginea'' Meyrick, 1917

Cosmopterigidae

*'' Anatrachyntis coriacella'' (Snellen, 1901) *'' Anatrachyntis incertulella'' (Walker, 1864) *'' Anatrachyntis rileyi'' (Walsinham, 1882) *'' Cosmopterix attenuatella'' (Walker, 1864) *'' Cosmopterix dacryodes'' Meyrick, 1910 *''

Eteobalea vinsoni ''Eteobalea vinsoni'' is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Mauritius and Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean ...

'' (Viette, 1953)

Crambidae

*'' Agathodes musivalis'' Guenée, 1854 *'' Angustalius hapaliscus'' (Zeller, 1852) *''

Bocchoris inspersalis ''Bocchoris inspersalis'', the dotted sable, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It can be found in subtropical Africa South of the Sahara, many islands of the Indian Ocean, South and East Asia, from India to Japan. File:Bocchoris inspersalis on ...

'' (Zeller, 1852) *''

Chilo sacchariphagus ''Chilo sacchariphagus'', the spotted borer, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Wenceslas Bojer in 1856 and was originally found in South and South-East Asia, where there are three subspecies: * ''C. sacchariphagus saccharip ...

'' (Bojer, 1856) *''

Cirrhochrista nivea ''Cirrhochrista nivea'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1932. It is found on Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of M ...

'' (de Joannis, 1932) *'' Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis'' (Guenée, 1854) *'' Conocramboides seychellellus'' (T. B. Fletcher, 1910) *'' Cotachena smaragdina'' (Butler, 1875) *'' Crocidolomia pavonana'' (Fabricius, 1794) *'' Culladia achroellum'' (Mabille, 1900) *'' Culladia inconspicuellus'' (Snellen, 1872) *'' Diaphana indica'' (Saunders, 1851) *'' Eoophyla reunionalis '' (Viette, 1988) *'' Parapoynx fluctuosalis '' (Zeller, 1852) *'' Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis'' (Zeller, 1852) *''

Glyphodes mascarenalis ''Glyphodes mascarenalis'' is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Joseph de Joannis in his book ''Descriptions de Lépidoptères nouveaux de l'ile Maurice'' in 1906. It is found in the Indian Ocean on the islands Comoros, Réunion, and Mau ...

'' de Joannis, 1906 *'' Glyphodes shafferorum'' Viette, 1987 *'' Hellula undalis'' (Fabricius, 1781) *'' Herpetogramma phaeopteralis'' (Guenée, 1854) *'' Ischnurges lancinalis'' (Guenée, 1854) *''

Maruca vitrata ''Maruca vitrata'' is a pantropical insect pest of leguminous crops like pigeon pea, cowpea, mung bean and soybean. Its common names include the maruca pod borer, bean pod borer, soybean pod borer, mung moth, and the legume pod borer. The speci ...

'' (Fabricius, 1787) *'' Nausinoe geometralis'' (Guenée, 1854) *'' Nomophila noctuella'' ( enis & Schiffermüller 1775) *''

Notarcha quaternalis ''Notarcha quaternalis'' is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It can be found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa including many islands of the Indian Ocean. This moth is yellow/white with some black spots at the foreside of the forewings. It ...

'' (Zeller, 1852) *'' Omiodes indicata'' (Fabricius, 1775) *'' Orphanostigma abruptalis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Pagyda pulvereiumbralis'' (Hampson, 1918) *'' Palpita unionalis'' (Hübner, 1796) *'' Parapoynx diminutalis'' (Snellen, 1880) *'' Psara minoralis'' (Warren, 1892) *'' Pyrausta childrenalis'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Pyrausta pastrinalis'' (Guenée, 1862) *'' Pyrausta phaenicealis'' (Hübner, 1818) *'' Salbia haemorrhoidalis'' Guenée 1854 *'' Scoparia benigna'' Meyrick, 1910 *''

Spoladea recurvalis ''Spoladea recurvalis'', the beet webworm moth or Hawaiian beet webworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found worldwide, but mainly in the tropics. The wingspan is 22–24 mm. The moth flies from May to September ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) *'' Stemorrhages sericea'' (Drury, 1773) *''

Udea ferrugalis ''Udea ferrugalis'', the rusty dot pearl, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. Distribution This species can be found in central and southern Europe, Asia Minor, Africa, India and Japan. ...

'' (Hübner, 1796) *'' Zebronia phenice'' (Cramer, 1780)

Elachistidae

*'' Orophia thesmophila'' (Meyrick, 1930)

Gelechiidae

*'' Anarsia citromitra'' Meyrick, 1921 *''

Anarsia vinsonella ''Anarsia vinsonella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on Mauritius and Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean t ...

'' Viette, 1957 *'' Bilobata subsecivella'' (Zeller, 1852) *'' Brachmia convolvuli'' Walsingham, 1907 *'' Dichomeris acuminata'' (Staudinger, 1876) *'' Dichomeris hortulana'' (Meyrick, 1918) *'' Phthorimaea operculella'' (Zeller, 1873) *''

Sitotroga cerealella The Angoumois grain moth (''Sitotroga cerealella'') is a species of the Gelechiidae moth family, commonly referred to as the "rice grain moth". It is most abundant in the temperate or tropical climates of India, China, South Africa, Indonesia, ...

'' (Olivier, 1789) *'' Thiognatha mameti'' Viette, 1953 *'' Thiotricha tenuis'' (Walsingham, 1891)

Geometridae

*'' Ascotis antelmaria'' (Mabille, 1893) *'' Camelopteryx multicolor'' de Joannis, 1906 *'' Casuariclystis latifascia'' (Walker, 1866) *'' Chloroclystis costicavata'' de Joannis, 1932 *'' Chloroclystis derasata'' (Bastelberger, 1905) *'' Chloroclystis exilipicta'' de Joannis, 1906 *'' Chloroclystis latifasciata'' de Joannis, 1932 *'' Comostolopsis viridellaria'' (Mabille, 1898) *''

Darisodes orygaria ''Darisodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Claude Herbulot in 1972. Species Some species of this genus are: *''Darisodes cuneata'' Herbulot, 1972 *''Darisodes oritropha ''Darisodes'' is a genus o ...

'' (Guenée, 1862) *'' Disclisioprocta natalata'' (Walker, 1862) *''

Dithecodes purpuraria ''Dithecodes'' is a genus in the family Geometridae. Its type species, ''Dithecodes erasa'', is found in Japan. Both the genus and species were first described by Warren in 1900. Species * ''Dithecodes erasa'' Warren, 1900 (Japan) * ''Dithecod ...

'' de Joannis, 1932 *'' Ectropis distinctaria'' (de Joannis, 1915) *'' Ectropis herbuloti'' Orhant, 2003 *'' Erastria madecassaria'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Gymnoscelis rubricata'' (de Joannis, 1932) *'' Hypomecis atrilunaria'' (Mabille, 1893) *'' Mimandria diospyrata'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Orthonama quadrisecta'' Herbulot, 1954 *'' Pingasa hypoleucaria'' (Guenée, 1862) *'' Scopula caesaria'' (Walker, 1861) *'' Scopula minorata'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Thalassodes quadraria'' Guenée, 1857 *'' Xanthorhoe eugraphata'' (de Joannis, 1915)

Glyphipterigidae

*'' Glyphipterix ditiorana'' Walker, 1863

Gracillariidae

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Acrocercops macrochalca ''Acrocercops macrochalca'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the ...

'' Meyrick, 1910 *'' Aspilapteryx pentaplaca'' (Meyrick, 1911) *'' Callicercops triceros'' (Meyrick, 1926) *'' Macarostola eugeniella'' (Viette, 1951) *'' Phodoryctis caerulea'' (Meyrick, 1912) *'' Phodoryctis dolichophila'' (Vári, 1961) *'' Phyllocnistis citrella'' Stainton, 1856 *'' Phyllonorycter trochetellus'' de Prins, 2012

Immidae

*'' Imma infima'' Meyrick, 1930

Lyonetiidae

*'' Lyonetia carcinota'' Meyrick, 1910

Noctuidae

*'' Achaea catella'' Guenée, 1852 *''

Achaea finita ''Achaea finita'', the finite achaea, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Réunion, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, Z ...

'' (Guenée, 1852) *'' Achaea infinita'' (Guenée, 1852) *'' Achaea lienardi'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Achaea trapezoides'' (Guenée, 1862) *''

Achaea umbrigera ''Achaea umbrigera'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Paul Mabille in 1897. It is found on Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of ...

'' Mabille, 1898 *'' Achaea violaceofascia'' (Saalmüller, 1891) *'' Agrotis ipsilon'' (Hufnagel, 1766) *'' Aletia consanguis'' (Guenée, 1852) *''

Aletia infrargyrea ''Aletia infrargyrea'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Max Saalmüller in 1891. It is known from Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, ...

'' (Saalmüller, 1891) *'' Aletia pyrausta'' (Hampson, 1913) *'' Amyna axis'' Guenée, 1852 *''

Anomis flava ''Anomis flava'', the cotton looper, tropical anomis or white-pupiled scallop moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in large parts of the world, including China, ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''

Anomis lophognatha ''Anomis lophognatha'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1926. It is found in Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Cr ...

'' Hampson, 1926 *'' Anticarsia rubricans'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Araeopteron obliquifascia'' de Joannis, 1910 *''

Argyrogramma signata ''Argyrogramma signata'', the green semilooper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Distribution It is found in Africa, it is found on the Canary Islands, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mauritius, São Tomé, the Seychelles, Sierra Leo ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) *'' Argyrolopha costibarbata'' Hampson, 1914 *'' Asota borbonica'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Athetis ignava'' (Guenée, 1852) *'' Athetis pigra'' (Guenée, 1852) *''

Autoba costimacula ''Autoba costimacula'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Max Saalmüller in 1880. It is found in southern and eastern Africa, on the islands of the Indian Ocean and in Yemen. The wingspan of the adult moths is 14&nb ...

'' (Saalmüller, 1880) *'' Brithys crini'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''

Callopistria cariei ''Callopistria'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterli ...

'' (de Joannis, 1915) *'' Callopistria maillardi'' (Guenée, 1862) *'' Catada obscura'' de Joannis, 1906 *'' Cerynea tetramelanosticta'' Berio, 1954 *'' Chalciope delta'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''

Chrysodeixis chalcites The tomato looper or golden twin-spot moth ''(Chrysodeixis chalcites)'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae, subfamily Plusiinae. It mainly lives in southern Europe, the Levant and tropical Africa, but can be seen migrating across much of Europe. ...

'' (Esper, 1789) *'' Condica pauperata'' (Walker, 1858) *'' Conservula cinisigna'' de Joannis, 1906 *'' Corgatha terracotta'' de Joannis, 1910 *'' Ctenoplusia dorfmeisteri'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) *'' Ctenoplusia limbirena'' (Guenée, 1852) *''

Cyligramma fluctuosa ''Cyligramma fluctuosa'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most parts of Africa, from Sénégal in the West to Kenya in the East, and Egypt in the North to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa ...

'' (Drury, 1773) *''

Cyligramma limacina ''Cyligramma limacina'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Africa, including Senegal, Mauritius and Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links= ...

'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1832) *'' Digama septempuncta'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Diastema tigris'' Guenée 1854 *'' Dysgonia angularis'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''

Dysgonia torrida ''Dysgonia torrida'', the jigsaw, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from the tropical and subtropical areas of Africa to Spain, southern Italy, Greece, Syria, Israel, Iran, ...

'' (Guenée, 1852) *'' Erebus walkeri'' (Butler, 1875) *'' Ericeia congregata'' (Walker, 1858) *'' Ericeia congressa'' (Walker, 1858) *'' Eublemma cochylioides'' (Guenée, 1852) *'' Eublemmoides apicimacula'' (Mabille, 1880) *'' Eutelia blandiatrix'' (Guenée, 1852) *''

Eutelia discitriga ''Eutelia'' is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae erected by Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796� ...

'' Walker, 1865 *'' Eutelia geraea'' Hampson, 1905 *''

Gesonia obeditalis ''Gesonia obeditalis'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found from eastern Africa, the Seychelles, the Maldives and the Oriental tropics of India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka east to the Phili ...

'' Walker, 1859 *'' Gracilodes nysa'' Guenée, 1852 *''

Grammodes bifasciata ''Grammodes bifasciata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Vincenzo Petagna in 1787. It is found in Madagascar, eastern Africa, North Africa and other parts of the Mediterranean Basin, including south of France and Israel. The ...

'' (Petagna, 1787) *''

Gyrtona polymorpha ''Gyrtona'' is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. Description Similar to '' Stictoptera'', differs in porrect palpi and more hairy. A large frontal tuft present. Antennae with long cilia in mal ...

'' Hampson, 1905 *''

Helicoverpa armigera ''Helicoverpa armigera'' is a species of Lepidoptera in the family Noctuidae. It is known as the cotton bollworm, corn earworm, Old World (African) bollworm, or scarce bordered straw (the lattermost in the UK, where it is a migrant). The larvae f ...

'' (Hübner, 808 *'' Hydrillodes bryophiloides'' (Butler, 1876) *'' Hypena conscitalis'' Walker, 1866 *'' Hypena gravalis'' Mabille, 1898 *'' Hypena hemiphaea'' de Joannis, 1915 *''

Hypena laceratalis ''Hypena laceratalis'', the lantana defoliator, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is native to Africa (where it is known from Kenya, Socotra, Madagascar, Mascarenes) to Yemen, India and Myanma ...

'' Walker, 1859 *'' Hypena muscosoides'' Poole, 1989 *'' Hypena obacerralis'' Walker,

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/small> *'' Hypena varialis'' Walker, 1866 *''

Janseodes melanospila ''Janseodes'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Pierre Viette in 1967. Its only species, ''Janseodes melanospila'', was Species description, first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in India, South Africa a ...

'' (Guenée, 1852) *'' Leucania insulicola'' Guenée, 1852 *'' Leucania nebulosa'' Hampson, 1902 *'' Leucania phaea'' Hampson, 1902 *''

Lophoruza mascarena ''Lophoruza mascarena'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Joseph de Joannis in 1910. It is found on Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of ...

'' de Joannis, 1910 *'' Lophotavia incivilis'' Walker, 1865 *'' Maxera marchalii'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Mocis conveniens'' (Walker, 1858) *''

Mocis frugalis ''Mocis frugalis'', the sugarcane looper, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in several parts of the world, including India, Sri Lanka, West African countries and ot ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) *'' Mocis mayeri'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Mocis proverai'' Zilli, 2000 *'' Mythimna borbonensis'' Guillermet, 1996 *'' Nagia linteola'' (Guenée, 1852) *'' Neostichtis ignorata'' Viette, 1958 *'' Neostichtis nigricostata'' (Hampson, 1908) *'' Oedebasis longipalpis'' (Berio, 1959) *'' Ophiusa tirhaca'' (Cramer, 1777) *'' Oruza divisa'' (Walker, 1862) *'' Pericyma mendax'' (Walker, 1858) *'' Pericyma vinsonii'' (Guenée, 1862) *'' Polydesma umbricola'' Boisduval, 1833 *'' Progonia oileusalis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Prominea porrecta'' (Saalmüller, 1880) *'' Rhesala moestalis'' (Walker, 1866) *'' Rivula dispar'' de Joannis, 1915 *''

Serrodes trispila ''Serrodes trispila'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Paul Mabille in 1890. Distribution It is found in subtropical Africa where it had been recorded from Cameroon the Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Sao Tomé ...

'' (Mabille, 1890) *''

Sesamia calamistis ''Sesamia calamistis'', the African pink stem borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.Tams, W.H.T. & J. Bowden, 1953: A Revision of the African Species of ''Sesamia'' Guenée and related Genera (Agrotidae-Lepidoptera). ''Bulletin of Entomologica ...

'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Simplicia extinctalis'' (Zeller, 1852) *'' Simplicia inflexalis'' Guenée, 1854 *''

Spodoptera cilium ''Spodoptera cilium'', known variously as dark mottled willow, lawn caterpillar and grasslawn armyworm, is a noctuid moth found throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and western, southern, and south-east Asia and several countries in southern and ...

'' Guenée, 1852 *'' Spodoptera littoralis'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''

Spodoptera mauritia ''Spodoptera mauritia'', the lawn armyworm or paddy swarming caterpillar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. Able to eat many types of food, it is a major pest throughout the w ...

'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Thysanoplusia indicator'' (Walker,

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*'' Tolna sypnoides'' (Butler, 1878) *''

Trichoplusia orichalcea ''Thysanoplusia orichalcea'', the slender burnished brass, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is a polyphagous pest of vegetable crops that originated in Indonesia, from wh ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) *'' Trigonodes hyppasia'' (Cramer, 1779) *'' Vittaplusia vittata'' (Wallengren, 1856)

Nolidae

*'' Earias biplaga'' Walker, 1866 *''

Earias insulana ''Earias insulana'', the Egyptian stemborer, Egyptian bollworm, spiny bollworm or cotton spotted bollworm, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in most of Africa, southe ...

'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Nola denauxi'' *'' Nycteola mauritia'' (de Joannis, 1906) *'' Pardasena virgulana'' (Mabille, 1880) *'' Pardoxia graellsii'' (Feisthamel, 1837)

Oecophoridae

*'' Ancylometis dilucida'' Meyrick, 1910 *'' Ancylometis metacrocota'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Ancylometis phylotypa'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Ancylometis trigonodes'' Meyrick, 1887 *'' Cenarchis capitolina'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Cenarchis celebrata'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Cenarchis liopsamma'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Cenarchis plectrophora'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Cenarchis priscata'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Cenarchis vesana'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Cenarchis veterata'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Epiphractis amphitricha'' Meyrick, 1910 *'' Epiphractis tryphoxantha'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Hypercallia haematella'' Felder, 1875 *'' Metachanda astrapias'' (Meyrick, 1887) *'' Metachanda baryscias'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Metachanda brachychlaena'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Metachanda declinata'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Metachanda drypsolitha'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Metachanda eophaea'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Metachanda fimbriata'' (Meyrick, 1910) *'' Metachanda gymnosopha'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Metachanda holombra'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Metachanda larochroa'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Metachanda malevola'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Metachanda oxyphrontis'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Metachanda ptilodoxa'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Metachanda sublevata'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Metachanda taphrospila'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Metachanda thaleropis'' Meyrick, 1911 *'' Metachanda trisemanta'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Orygocera lenobapta'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Oxycrates fulvoradiella'' Legrand, 1966 *'' Oxycrates longodivisella'' Legrand, 1966 *'' Oxycrates xanthopeda'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Semnocosma necromantis'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Tanychastis lysigama'' Meyrick, 1910 *'' Taragmarcha filicincta'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Taragmarcha glutinata'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Taragmarcha laqueata'' Meyrick, 1910

Plutellidae

*'' Helenodes platyacma'' Meyrick, 1930 *''

Plutella xylostella The diamondback moth (''Plutella xylostella''), sometimes called the cabbage moth, is a moth species of the family Plutellidae and genus '' Plutella''. The small, grayish-brown moth sometimes has a cream-colored band that forms a diamond along ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pterophoridae

*'' Exelastis phlyctaenias'' Meyrick, 1911 *'' Lantanophaga pusillidactylus'' (Walker, 1864) *'' Megalorhipida leucodactylus'' (Fabricius, 1794) *''

Oidaematophorus mauritius ''Oidaematophorus mauritius'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Mauritius. References

Oidaematophorini Moths of Mauritius Endemic fauna of Mauritius Moths described in 1994 {{Pterophoridae-stub ...

'' Gibeaux, 1994 *'' Oxyptilus epidectis'' Meyrick, 1908 *'' Platyptilia censoria'' Meyrick, 1910 *'' Platyptilia fulva'' Bigot, 1964 *'' Platyptilia molopias'' Meyrick, 1906 *'' Platyptilia vinsoni'' Gibeaux, 1994 *''

Sphenarches anisodactylus The geranium plume moth (''Sphenarches anisodactylus'') is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in western Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Japan, the New Hebrides and Central and South America, as well as Australia, whe ...

'' (Walker, 1864) *'' Sphenarches caffer'' (Zeller, 1851) *'' Stenodacma wahlbergi'' (Zeller, 1852) *''

Stenoptilodes taprobanes ''Stenoptilodes taprobanes'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. This species has a pantropical distribution, which extends into subtropical areas. The wingspan is . Its appearance is highly similar to that of ''Stenoptilodes brevipennis'' an ...

'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Pyralidae

Chrysauginae

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Parachma lequettealis ''Parachma lequettealis'' is a moth of subfamily Chrysauginae in the genus '' Parachma''. It was described by Christian Guillermet in 2011, and is found in Gabon, Mauritius, Nigeria, Réunion, French Guiana and Peru , image_flag ...

'' Guillermet, 2011

Galleriinae

*'' Corcyra cephalonica'' *''

Lamoria clathrella ''Lamoria clathrella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Lamoria''. It was described by Ragonot in 1888, and is known from Madagascar, La Réunion and Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole ...

'' (Ragonot, 1888)

Phycitinae

*'' Cadra cautella '' (Walker, 1863) *''

Cactoblastis cactorum ''Cactoblastis cactorum'', the cactus moth, South American cactus moth or nopal moth, is native to Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil. It is one of five species in the genus '' Cactoblastis'' that inhabit South America, where many pa ...

'' (Berg, 1885) *'' Ceutholopha isidis '' (ZELLER, 1867) *'' Etiella zinckenella'' *'' Hypargyria metalliferella '' Ragonot, 1888 *''

Hypsipyla grandella ''Hypsipyla grandella'' is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in southern Florida (United States), most of the West Indies, Sinaloa and southward in Mexico, Central America, South America except Chile and in Mauritius. The larvae caus ...

'' (Zeller, 1848) *''

Hypsipyla robusta ''Hypsipyla'' is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1888. Species * '' Hypsipyla albipartalis'' (Hampson, 1910) * '' Hypsipyla debilis'' Caradja & Meyrick, 1933 * '' Hypsipyla dorsimacula'' (Schaus, 1913) * '' H ...

'' (Moore, 1886) *'' Maliarpha separatella vectiferella'' *'' Morosaphycita morosalis '' (Saalmüller, 1880) *'' Mussidia irisella'' (Guenée, 1862) *''

Pempelia strophocomma ''Pempelia strophocomma'' is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1932 and is endemic in the Mascarene islands Réunion and Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creol ...

'' (de Joannis, 1932) *'' Phycita diaphana'' (Staudinger, 1870) *'' Phycita demidovi '' Guillermet, 2007 *'' Spatulipalpia pectinatella'' de Joannis, 1915

Pyralinae

*'' Hypotia saramitoi '' (Guillermet, 1996) *'' Hypsopygia mauritialis'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''

Pyralis manihotalis ''Pyralis manihotalis'' is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854. Distribution It is a widespread, pan-tropical species (Robinson et al., 1994), known from Africa, India, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malays ...

'' *'' Ocrasa nostralis '' (Guenée, 1854)

Sphingidae

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Acherontia atropos ''Acherontia atropos'', the African death's-head hawkmoth, is the most widely recognized of three species within the genus '' Acherontia'' (the other two being ''Acherontia lachesis'' and ''Acherontia styx''). It is most commonly identified by th ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Agrius convolvuli ''Agrius convolvuli'', the convolvulus hawk-moth, is a large hawk-moth. It is common throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, partly as a migrant. In New Zealand, it is also known as the kumara moth, and in the Māori language ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Cephonodes apus'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''

Cephonodes trochilus ''Cephonodes trochilus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is often found in Mauritius. The wingspan is 38–41 mm. It is very similar to '' Cephonodes tamsi'', but distinguishable by the brownish rather than reddish upperside of the ab ...

'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) *''

Coelonia fulvinotata ''Coelonia fulvinotata'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. It is known from most habitats throughout the Afrotropical realm, from the Gambia east to Ethiopia and south to northern South Africa ...

'' (Butler, 1875) *''

Coelonia solani ''Coelonia solani'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mauritius, Réunion (formerly known as Île Bourbon), Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. It is a pollinator of some species of baobab in Madagascar, including ''Adansonia za ...

'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''

Daphnis nerii ''Daphnis nerii'', the oleander hawk-moth or army green moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Distribution ''Daphnis nerii'' is a large hawk-moth found in wi ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Euchloron megaera'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Hippotion celerio ''Hippotion celerio'', the vine hawk-moth or silver-striped hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Distribution It is found in Africa and central and so ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Hippotion eson'' (Cramer, 1779) *''

Macroglossum aesalon ''Macroglossum aesalon'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Paul Mabille in 1879. It is known from Madagascar, Mauritius and the Comoro Islands The Comoro Islands or Comoros ( Shikomori ''Komori''; ar, جزر القمر ...

'' Mabille, 1879 *'' Macroglossum milvus'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Macroglossum soror'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *'' Nephele oenopion'' (Hübner,

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Thyrididae

*'' Banisia clathrula'' (Guenée, 1877) *'' Hapana carcealis'' Whalley, 1971

Tineidae

*'' Amphixystis aethalopis'' (Meyrick, 1930) *'' Amphixystis canthopa'' (Meyrick, 1924) *'' Amphixystis chrysodora'' (Meyrick, 1924) *'' Amphixystis crocinacma'' (Meyrick, 1930) *'' Amphixystis crypsirias'' (Meyrick, 1930) *'' Amphixystis fragosa'' (Meyrick, 1910) *'' Amphixystis hydrochalca'' (Meyrick, 1930) *'' Amphixystis pentacarpa'' (Meyrick, 1910) *'' Amphixystis sciadocoma'' (Meyrick, 1924) *'' Amphixystis serrata'' (Meyrick, 1914) *'' Amphixystis siccata'' (Meyrick, 1910) *'' Amphixystis spathistis'' (Meyrick, 1930) *'' Amphixystis syntricha'' (Meyrick, 1910) *'' Amphixystis trixysta'' (Meyrick, 1910) *''

Archyala pagetodes ''Archyala'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. This genus is endemic to New Zealand. ''Archyala'' was first described by Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Ma ...

'' (Meyrick, 1911) *'' Erechthias zebrina'' (Butler, 1881) *'' Ogmocoma pharmacista'' Meyrick, 1924 *''

Opogona autogama ''Opogona autogama'' is a moth of the family Tineidae. Distribution It is found in the Seychelles and Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an is ...

'' (Meyrick, 1911) *'' Opogona iridogramma'' Meyrick, 1924 *''

Opogona omoscopa ''Opogona omoscopa'' is a moth of the family Tineidae. Distribution It is found in western Australia, New Zealand, south-east Asia, in Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa and several islands of the Indian Ocean. It is also one of the few species ...

'' (Meyrick, 1893) *'' Opogona phaeochalca'' Meyrick, 1908 *'' Opogona sacchari'' (Bojer, 1856) *'' Praeacedes despecta'' (Meyrick, 1919) *''

Protaphreutis antipyla ''Protaphreutis'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. Species *'' Protaphreutis antipyla'' Meyrick, 1930 *''Protaphreutis acquisitella'' (Walker, 1863) *''Protaphreutis borboniella ''Protaphreutis borboniella'' is a moth of ...

'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Protaphreutis borboniella'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''

Protaphreutis brasmatias ''Protaphreutis'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. Species *''Protaphreutis antipyla'' Meyrick, 1930 *''Protaphreutis acquisitella'' (Walker, 1863) *''Protaphreutis borboniella'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Protaphreutis brasmatia ...

'' Meyrick, 1930 *''

Protaphreutis cubitalis ''Protaphreutis'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. Species *''Protaphreutis antipyla'' Meyrick, 1930 *''Protaphreutis acquisitella'' (Walker, 1863) *''Protaphreutis borboniella'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Protaphreutis brasmatia ...

'' (Meyrick, 1910) *''

Protaphreutis leucopsamma ''Protaphreutis'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. Species *''Protaphreutis antipyla'' Meyrick, 1930 *''Protaphreutis acquisitella'' (Walker, 1863) *''Protaphreutis borboniella'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Protaphreutis brasmatia ...

'' Meyrick, 1930 *''

Protaphreutis sauroderma ''Protaphreutis'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. Species *''Protaphreutis antipyla'' Meyrick, 1930 *''Protaphreutis acquisitella'' (Walker, 1863) *''Protaphreutis borboniella ''Protaphreutis borboniella'' is a moth of t ...

'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Scalmatica malacista'' (Meyrick, 1924) *'' Setomorpha rutella'' Zeller, 1852 *'' Tinea saltatrix'' Meyrick, 1930

Tortricidae

*'' Adoxophyes ergatica'' Meyrick, 1911 *'' Adoxophyes telestica'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Bactra stagnicolana'' Zeller, 1852 *'' Bactra transvola'' Meyrick, 1924 *'' Borboniella discruciata'' (Meyrick, 1930) *'' Borboniella rosacea'' Diakonoff, 1960 *'' Brachiolia amblopis'' (Meyrick, 1911) *'' Brachiolia egenella'' (Walker, 1864) *'' Bubonoxena ephippias'' (Meyrick, 1907) *'' Coniostola calculosa'' (Meyrick, 1913) *'' Cosmetra spiculifera'' (Meyrick, 1913) *'' Cosmorrhyncha acrocosma'' (Meyrick, 1908) *'' Crocidosema plebejana'' Zeller, 1847 *'' Cryptophlebia peltastica'' (Meyrick, 1921) *'' Cryptophlebia rhynchias'' (Meyrick, 1905) *'' Cryptophlebia semilunana'' (Saalmüller, 1880) *'' Cryptophlebia williamsi'' Bradley, 1953 *'' Eccopsis incultana'' (Walker, 1863) *'' Grapholita atrana'' (Mabille, 1900) *'' Grapholita delineana'' Walker, 1863 *'' Grapholita molesta'' (Busck, 1916)- DoA factsheet on ''Grapholita molesta''
/ref> *'' Leguminivora anthracotis'' (Meyrick, 1913) *'' Lobesia embrithes'' Diakonoff, 1961 *'' Lobesia oxypercna'' (Meyrick, 1930) *'' Mystogenes astatopa'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Olethreutes symmictopa'' (Meyrick, 1930) *'' Procrica sanidota'' (Meyrick, 1912) *'' Spilonota sinuosa'' Meyrick, 1917 *'' Strepsicrates rhothia'' (Meyrick, 1910) *'' Tetramoera schistaceana'' (Snellen, 1891) *''

Thaumatotibia ecnomia ''Thaumatotibia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae. Some species have been moved here from other genera, such as ''Cryptophlebia'' or ''Eucosma''. Species *'' Thaumatotibia aclyta'' (Turner, 1916) *'' Thaumatotibia agrio ...

'' (Diakonoff, 1974) *'' Thaumatotibia leucotreta'' (Meyrick, 1913) *'' Tortrix ochnotoma'' Meyrick, 1930

Uraniidae

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Dirades theclata ''Phazaca theclata'' is a moth of the family Uraniidae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is known from Africa south of the Sahara, from Saudi Arabia, as well as from India, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Description It ...

'' (Guenée, 1858) *'' Epiplema melanosticta'' de Joannis, 1915

Yponomeutidae

*'' Xyrosaris obtorta'' Meyrick, 1924

References

External links

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