There are about 1400 known moth species of Nigeria. The moths (mostly

nocturnal Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal", versus diurnal meaning the opposite. Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed sens ...

) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the

taxonomic Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification. A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...

order

Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...

. This is a list of moth species which have been recorded from Nigeria.

Anomoeotidae

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Staphylinochrous pygmaea ''Staphylinochrous pygmaea'' is a species of moth of the Anomoeotidae The Anomoeotidae are a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *'' Staphylinochrous whytei'' Butler, 1894

Arctiidae

*'' Acantharctia metaleuca'' Hampson, 1901 *'' Acantharctia mundata'' (Walker, 1865) *'' Acantharctia nivea'' Aurivillius, 1900 *'' Acanthofrontia anacantha'' Hampson, 1914 *''

Afraloa bifurca ''Afraloa'' is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2006. Its only species, ''Afraloa bifurca'', was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic ...

'' (Walker, 1855) *''

Afrasura dubitabilis ''Afrasura dubitabilis'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae which is endemic to Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, ...

'' Durante, 2009 *'' Afrasura emma'' Durante, 2009 *'' Afrasura hieroglyphica'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *''

Afrasura indecisa ''Afrasura indecisa'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Rep ...

'' (Walker, 1869) *'' Afrasura numida'' (Holland, 1893) *''

Afrasura obliterata ''Afrasura obliterata'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Chad, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo and Uganda }), is ...

'' (Walker, 1864) *'' Afrasura rivulosa'' (Walker, 1854) *''

Afroarctia sjostedti ''Afroarctia sjostedti'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1899 and is found in Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republi ...

'' (Aurivillius, 1900) *'' Afrospilarctia flavida'' (Bartel, 1903) *''

Afrowatsonius marginalis ''Afrowatsonius marginalis'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo Togo (), officiall ...

'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Aloa moloneyi'' (Druce, 1887) *'' Alpenus affiniola'' (Strand, 1919) *'' Alpenus intacta'' (Hampson, 1916) *'' Alpenus investigatorum'' (Karsch, 1898) *'' Alpenus maculosa'' (Stoll, 1781) *'' Alpenus microsticta'' (Hampson, 1920) *'' Alpenus nigropunctata'' (Bethune-Baker, 1908) *''

Alpenus thomasi ''Alpenus thomasi'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Watson in 1989. It is found in Cameroon, Nigeria and the Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in C ...

'' Watson, 1988 *''

Amata borguensis ''Amata borguensis'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naije ...

'' (Hampson, 1901) *'' Amata interniplaga'' (Mabille, 1890) *'' Amata lagosensis'' (Hampson, 1907) *'' Amata tritonia'' (Hampson, 1911) *''

Amerila brunnea ''Amerila brunnea'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sie ...

'' (Hampson, 1901) *'' Amerila castanea'' (Hampson, 1911) *''

Amerila fennia ''Amerila fennia'' is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, the Gambi ...

'' (Druce, 1887) *''

Amerila luteibarba ''Amerila luteibarba'' is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, R ...

'' (Hampson, 1901) *''

Amerila metasarca ''Amerila fennia'' is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, the Gambi ...

'' (Hampson, 1911) *''

Amerila nigroapicalis ''Amerila nigroapicalis'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1900 and is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, ...

'' (Aurivillius, 1900) *''

Amerila niveivitrea ''Amerila niveivitrea'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Max Bartel in 1903. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, T ...

'' (Bartel, 1903) *'' Amerila pannosa'' (Grünberg, 1908) *''

Amerila puella ''Amerila puella'' is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Zaire, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), of ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''

Amerila roseomarginata ''Amerila roseomarginata'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Nigeria, Kenya, Zaire, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Gabon, Kenya, Tanzania and Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርት ...

'' (Rothschild, 1910) *'' Amerila rothi'' (Rothschild, 1910) *''

Amerila vidua ''Amerila vidua'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sie ...

'' (Cramer, 1780) *''

Amerila vitrea ''Amerila vitrea'' is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Carl Plötz in 1880. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, the Gambi ...

'' Plötz, 1880 *'' Amphicallia pactolicus'' (Butler, 1888) *'' Amsacta bicoloria'' (Gaede, 1916) *''

Amsacta latimarginalis ''Amsacta latimarginalis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1933. It is found in the Central African Republic, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, ...

'' Rothschild, 1933 *''

Amsacta marginalis ''Amsacta marginalis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is ...

'' Walker, 1855 *'' Anapisa lamborni'' (Rothschild, 1913) *''

Anapisa monotica ''Anapisa monotica'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1893. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naì ...

'' (Holland, 1893) *'' Archilema cinderella'' (Kiriakoff, 1958) *''

Archilema subumbrata ''Archilema subumbrata'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1893, originally under the genus ''Lepista''. It is found in Gabon and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjírí� ...

'' (Holland, 1893) *'' Archilema uelleburgensis'' (Strand, 1912) *'' Archilema vilis'' Birket-Smith, 1965 *'' Archithosia costimacula'' (Mabille, 1878) *'' Archithosia duplicata'' Birket-Smith, 1965 *'' Archithosia flavifrontella'' (Strand, 1912) *'' Archithosia makomensis'' (Strand, 1912) *'' Argina amanda'' (Boisduval, 1847) *'' Argina leonina'' (Walker, 1865) *'' Balacra batesi'' Druce, 1910 *'' Balacra daphaena'' (Hampson, 1898) *''

Balacra ehrmanni ''Balacra caeruleifascia'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo ...

'' (Holland, 1893) *'' Balacra flavimacula'' Walker, 1856 *'' Balacra herona'' (Druce, 1887) *''

Balacra humphreyi ''Balacra humphreyi'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖ� ...

'' Rothschild, 1912 *'' Balacra preussi'' (Aurivillius, 1904) *'' Balacra pulchra'' Aurivillius, 1892 *'' Balacra rubricincta'' Holland, 1893 *''

Binna penicillata ''Binna'' is a monotypic genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. It includes one species, ''Binna pencillata'', from West Africa and Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_capti ...

'' Walker, 1865 *''

Binna scita ''Pseudoradiarctia scita'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, the Gambia, Uganda and Zambia. The l ...

'' (Walker, 1865) *'' Caripodia albescens'' (Hampson, 1907) *'' Caryatis hersilia'' Druce, 1887 *''

Caryatis phileta ''Caryatis phileta'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Dru Drury in 1782. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Description The moth's insect morphology#A ...

'' (Drury, 1782) *'' Caryatis syntomina'' Butler, 1878 *'' Cragia distigmata'' (Hampson, 1901) *''

Creatonotos leucanioides ''Creatonotos leucanioides'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1893. It is found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Repub ...

'' Holland, 1893 *'' Creatonotos punctivitta'' (Walker, 1854) *'' Crocosia phaeocraspis'' Hampson, 1914 *''

Cyana flammeostrigata ''Cyana flammeostrigata'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Timm Karisch in 2003. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eas ...

'' Karisch, 2003 *'' Cyana rubritermina'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *'' Disparctia vittata'' (Druce, 1898) *''

Eilema albidula ''Eilema albidula'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC ...

'' (Walker, 1864) *'' Eilema leia'' (Hampson, 1901) *'' Eilema mesosticta'' Hampson, 1911 *'' Eilema minutissima'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *''

Epilacydes scita ''Epilacydes scita'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania ...

'' (Walker, 1865) *'' Epitoxis borguensis'' Hampson, 1901 *'' Estigmene rothi'' Rothschild, 1910 *'' Estigmene unilinea'' Rothschild, 1910 *''

Euchromia guineensis ''Euchromia guineensis'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghan ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''

Euchromia lethe ''Euchromia lethe'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, M ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) *'' Logunovium nigricosta'' (Holland, 1893) *'' Logunovium scortillum'' Wallengren, 1875 *''

Meganaclia sippia ''Meganaclia sippia'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Carl Plötz, Plötz in 1880. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Niger, Niger ...

'' (Plötz, 1880) *'' Melisa diptera'' (Walker, 1854) *'' Metarctia didyma'' Kiriakoff, 1957 *''

Metarctia flavivena ''Metarctia flavivena'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda }), is a landlock ...

'' Hampson, 1901 *'' Metarctia haematica'' Holland, 1893 *'' Metarctia johanna'' (Kiriakoff, 1979) *'' Micralarctia punctulatum'' (Wallengren, 1860) *'' Muxta xanthopa'' (Holland, 1893) *'' Nanna ceratopygia'' Birket-Smith, 1965 *'' Nanna diplisticta'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *'' Nanna eningae'' (Plötz, 1880) *''

Neuroxena fulleri ''Neuroxena fulleri'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Herbert Druce in 1883. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff ...

'' (Druce, 1883) *''

Neuroxena funereus ''Neuroxena funereus'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a ...

'' (Rothschild, 1933) *''

Neuroxena medioflavus ''Neuroxena medioflavus'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Ghana and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of ...

'' (Rothschild, 1935) *''

Neuroxena obscurascens ''Neuroxena obscurascens'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the ...

'' (Strand, 1909) *'' Nyctemera acraeina'' Druce, 1882 *'' Nyctemera apicalis'' (Walker, 1854) *'' Nyctemera itokina'' (Aurivillius, 1904) *'' Nyctemera restrictum'' (Butler, 1894) *'' Nyctemera xanthura'' (Plötz, 1880) *'' Ovenna guineacola'' (Strand, 1912) *'' Ovenna simplex'' Birket-Smith, 1965 *'' Ovenna subgriseola'' (Strand, 1912) *'' Ovenna vicaria'' (Walker, 1854) *'' Paralpenus flavizonata'' (Hampson, 1911) *'' Phryganopsis asperatella'' (Walker, 1864) *'' Phryganopsis cinerella'' (Wallengren, 1860) *'' Poliosia nigrifrons'' Hampson, 1900 *''

Pseudothyretes perpusilla ''Pseudothyretes perpusilla'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leo ...

'' (Walker, 1856) *'' Pusiola aureola'' Birket-Smith, 1965 *''

Pusiola celida ''Pusiola celida'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1911. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and ...

'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *'' Pusiola minutissima'' (Kiriakoff, 1958) *''

Radiarctia lutescens ''Afromurzinia lutescens'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Nige ...

'' (Walker, 1854) *'' Rhipidarctia conradti'' (Oberthür, 1911) *'' Rhipidarctia invaria'' (Walker, 1856) *'' Rhipidarctia postrosea'' (Rothschild, 1913) *'' Siccia conformis'' Hampson, 1914 *'' Spilosoma aurantiaca'' (Holland, 1893) *''

Spilosoma batesi ''Spilosoma batesi'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo and Zaire Zaire (, ), officially the Republic of Zaire (french: République du Zaïre, link=no, ...

'' (Rothschild, 1910) *'' Spilosoma buryi'' (Rothschild, 1910) *'' Spilosoma castelli'' Rothschild, 1933 *'' Spilosoma crossi'' (Rothschild, 1910) *'' Spilosoma curvilinea'' Walker, 1855 *'' Spilosoma holoxantha'' (Hampson, 1907) *'' Spilosoma immaculata'' Bartel, 1903 *'' Spilosoma karschi'' Bartel, 1903 *'' Spilosoma metaleuca'' (Hampson, 1905) *''

Spilosoma occidens ''Spilosoma occidens'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone. Larva have been reported feeding on ''Malvacea ...

'' (Rothschild, 1910) *'' Spilosoma rava'' (Druce, 1898) *'' Spilosoma sinefascia'' (Hampson, 1916) *'' Spilosoma togoensis'' Bartel, 1903 *'' Stenarctia griseipennis'' Hampson, 1911 *'' Stenarctia rothi'' Rothschild, 1933 *'' Teracotona buryi'' Rothschild, 1910 *'' Tesma nigrapex'' (Strand, 1912) *'' Trichaeta schultzei'' Aurivillius, 1905 *'' Utetheisa pulchella'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Yelva obscura'' Birket-Smith, 1965 *''

Zobida trinitas ''Zobida trinitas'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Embrik Strand in 1912. It is found in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Togo and Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost ...

'' (Strand, 1912)

Bombycidae

*'' Ocinara ficicola'' (Westwood & Ormerod, 1889)

Brahmaeidae

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Dactyloceras swanzii ''Dactyloceras swanzii'' is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1871. It is found in Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the s ...

'' (Butler, 1871)

Choreutidae

*'' Brenthia octogemmifera'' Walsingham, 1897 *'' Choreutis inspirata'' Meyrick, 1916

Cosmopterigidae

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Gisilia sclerodes ''Gisilia sclerodes'' is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates. The larvae feed on '' Acacia nilotica'' and ''Acaci ...

'' (Meyrick, 1909)

Cossidae

*'' Azygophleps albovittata'' Bethune-Baker, 1908 *'' Azygophleps inclusa'' (Walker, 1856) *'' Azygophleps melanonephele'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Eulophonotus myrmeleon'' Felder, 1874 *'' Phragmataecia fuscifusa'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Phragmataecia sericeata'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Phragmataecia pelostema'' (Hering, 1923) *'' Xyleutes biatra'' (Hampson, 1910) *'' Xyleutes polioplaga'' (Hampson, 1910)

Crambidae

*'' Adelpherupa flavescens'' Hampson, 1919 *''

Aethaloessa floridalis ''Aethaloessa floridalis'' is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852. It is found throughout of subtropical Africa, including islands of the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the wor ...

'' (Zeller, 1852) *'' Ancylolomia chrysargyria'' Hampson, 1919 *'' Ancylolomia holochrea'' Hampson, 1919 *'' Ancylolomia irrorata'' Hampson, 1919 *'' Ancylolomia ophiralis'' Hampson, 1919 *''

Bissetia poliella ''Bissetia poliella'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of ...

'' (Hampson, 1919) *'' Bocchoris labarinthalis'' Hampson, 1912 *'' Cadarena sinuata'' (Fabricius, 1781) *'' Calamotropha diodonta'' (Hampson, 1919) *''

Charltona actinialis ''Charltona actinialis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officia ...

'' Hampson, 1919 *'' Charltona albimixtalis'' Hampson, 1919 *'' Charltona interstitalis'' Hampson, 1919 *''

Chilo costifusalis ''Chilo costifusalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Malawi, Niger and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Nai ...

'' (Hampson, 1919) *''

Chilo mesoplagalis ''Chilo mesoplagalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East ...

'' (Hampson, 1919) *''

Chilo perfusalis ''Chilo perfusalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially ...

'' (Hampson, 1919) *'' Chilo psammathis'' (Hampson, 1919) *'' Cirrhochrista grabczewskyi'' E. Hering, 1903 *'' Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''

Coniesta ignefusalis ''Coniesta ignefusalis'', the pearl millet stem-borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. Distribution ''Coniesta ignefusalis'' is found throughout the West African Sahel, including in Senegal, Mali, ...

'' (Hampson, 1919) *''

Conotalis aurantifascia ''Conotalis aurantifascia'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and the Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republi ...

'' (Hampson, 1895) *''

Cotachena smaragdina ''Prophantis smaragdina'' is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. It is found in subtropical Africa south of the Sahara. Food plants The larvae of this species infest coffee beans. Known food ...

'' (Butler, 1875) *'' Crambus mesombrellus'' Hampson, 1919 *'' Desmia incomposita'' (Bethune-Baker, 1909) *'' Dichocrocis xanthoplagalis'' Hampson, 1912 *'' Diploptalis metallescens'' Hampson, 1919 *'' Filodes normalis'' Hampson, 1912 *'' Haimbachia proalbivenalis'' (Błeszyński, 1961) *''

Heliothela ophideresana ''Heliothela ophideresana'' is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is widespread species, found in South Africa, Libya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Madagascar, Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, India, India, Sri ...

'' (Walker, 1863) *'' Hyalea africalis'' Hampson, 1912 *'' Lamprosema acyperalis'' (Hampson, 1912) *''

Mesolia albimaculalis ''Mesolia albimaculalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya offi ...

'' Hampson, 1919 *''

Mesolia microdontalis ''Mesolia microdontalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southw ...

'' (Hampson, 1919) *''

Metasia arida ''Metasia arida'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country ...

'' Hampson, 1913 *'' Metasia perirrorata'' Hampson, 1913 *'' Mimudea ignitalis'' (Hampson, 1913) *'' Mimudea xanthographa'' (Hampson, 1913) *'' Nosophora trogobasalis'' (Hampson, 1912) *'' Obtusipalpis brunneata'' Hampson, 1919 *'' Omiodes indicata'' (Fabricius, 1775) *'' Ostrinia erythrialis'' (Hampson, 1913) *''

Paratraea plumbipicta ''Paratraea plumbipicta'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya offici ...

'' Hampson, 1919 *''

Parerupa bipunctalis ''Parerupa bipunctalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officia ...

'' (Hampson, 1919) *''

Parerupa distictalis ''Parerupa distictalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officia ...

'' (Hampson, 1919) *'' Patissa fulvicepsalis'' Hampson, 1919 *'' Patissa monostidzalis'' Hampson, 1919 *'' Phostria tetrastictalis'' (Hampson, 1912) *'' Pilocrocis cuprealis'' Hampson, 1912 *'' Prionapteryx rubricalis'' Hampson, 1919 *''

Prionotalis peracutella ''Prionotalis peracutella'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeri ...

'' Hampson, 1919 *'' Prochoristis calamochroa'' (Hampson, 1919) *'' Pseudocatharylla argenticilia'' (Hampson, 1919) *'' Pseudocatharylla peralbellus'' (Hampson, 1919) *'' Pseudonoorda distigmalis'' (Hampson, 1913) *'' Pycnarmon sexpunctalis'' (Hampson, 1912) *'' Pyrausta melanocera'' Hampson, 1913 *''

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) *'' Sufetula nigrescens'' Hampson, 1912 *'' Sufetula sufetuloides'' (Hampson, 1919) *'' Ulopeza conigeralis'' Zeller, 1852 *'' Ulopeza nigricostata'' Hampson, 1912

Drepanidae

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Callidrepana amaura ''Callidrepana amaura'' is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Warren in 1901. It is found in Nigeria. The moth's wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other win ...

'' (Warren, 1901) *'' Callidrepana macnultyi'' Watson, 1965 *''

Callidrepana serena ''Callidrepana serena'' is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Watson in 1965. It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (East Kasai) and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjír ...

'' Watson, 1965 *'' Epicampoptera pallida'' (Tams, 1925) *'' Epicampoptera strandi'' Bryk, 1913 *''

Gonoreta contracta ''Gonoreta'' is a genus of moths first described by Warren in 1902. It is in the subfamily Drepaninae. Some species are known as defoliators of coffee plants ( Rubiaceae). Type species: '' Gonoreta ansorgei'' Warren, 1902 Some species of this ...

'' (Warren, 1897) *''

Gonoreta cymba ''Gonoreta'' is a genus of moths first described by Warren in 1902. It is in the subfamily Drepaninae. Some species are known as defoliators of coffee plants ( Rubiaceae). Type species: '' Gonoreta ansorgei'' Warren, 1902 Some species of this ...

'' Watson, 1965 *''

Gonoreta gonioptera ''Gonoreta'' is a genus of moths first described by Warren in 1902. It is in the subfamily Drepaninae. Some species are known as defoliators of coffee plants ( Rubiaceae). Type species: '' Gonoreta ansorgei'' Warren, 1902 Some species of this ...

'' (Hampson, 1914) *''

Gonoreta opacifinis ''Gonoreta'' is a genus of moths first described by Warren in 1902. It is in the subfamily Drepaninae Drepaninae are by far the largest subfamily of the Drepanidae moths. While it is usually split into two tribes, Drepanini and Oretini, its in ...

'' Watson, 1965 *'' Isospidia angustipennis'' (Warren, 1904) *''

Negera confusa ''Negera confusa'' is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and the Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially ...

'' Walker, 1855 *'' Negera disspinosa'' Watson, 1965 *'' Negera natalensis'' (Felder, 1874) *''

Spidia excentrica ''Spidia excentrica'' is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Strand in 1912. It is found in Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, lin ...

'' Strand, 1912 *'' Spidia fenestrata'' Butler, 1878 *'' Spidia inangulata'' Watson, 1965 *''

Spidia subviridis ''Spidia subviridis'' is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1899. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sie ...

'' (Warren, 1899) *'' Uranometra oculata'' (Holland, 1893)

Eupterotidae

*'' Acrojana salmonea'' Rothschild, 1932 *''

Drepanojana fasciata ''Drepanojana'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its single species, ''Drepanojana fasciata'', is found in Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Both the genus and species were described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1893 ...

'' Aurivillius, 1893 *''

Jana aurivilliusi ''Jana aurivilliusi'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in Nigeria. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wi ...

'' Rothschild, 1917 *''

Phiala cunina ''Phiala cunina'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in Cameroon, Nigeria and Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest ...

'' Cramer, 1780 *'' Stenoglene bipartita'' (Rothschild, 1917) *'' Stenoglene citrinus'' (Druce, 1886) *'' Stenoglene roseus'' (Druce, 1886) *'' Vianga magnifica'' (Rothschild, 1917)

Gelechiidae

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Pectinophora gossypiella The pink bollworm (''Pectinophora gossypiella''; es, lagarta rosada) is an insect known for being a pest in cotton farming. The adult is a small, thin, gray moth with fringed wings. The larva is a dull white caterpillar with eight pairs of legs w ...

'' (Saunders, 1844) *'' Ptilothyris purpurea'' Walsingham, 1897 *'' Theatrocopia roseoviridis'' Walsingham, 1897

Geometridae

*'' Acrostatheusis apicitincta'' Prout, 1915 *'' Agathia elenaria'' Swinhoe, 1904 *'' Agathia multiscripta'' Warren, 1898 *'' Agathia pauper'' Warren, 1904 *'' Aletis helcita'' (Linnaeus, 1763) *'' Aletis vicina'' Gaede, 1917 *'' Androzeugma tenuis'' (Warren, 1898) *'' Anoectomychus pudens'' (Swinhoe, 1904) *'' Antharmostes marginata'' (Warren, 1897) *'' Antharmostes mesoleuca'' Warren, 1899 *'' Antitrygodes dysmorpha'' Prout, 1915 *'' Apatadelpha biocellaria'' (Walker, 1863) *'' Aplochlora invisibilis'' Warren, 1897 *'' Archichlora devoluta'' (Walker, 1861) *'' Archichlora marcescens'' Warren, 1904 *'' Archichlora marginata'' (Warren, 1902) *'' Archichlora pulveriplaga'' (Warren, 1898) *'' Archichlora viridimacula'' Warren, 1898 *'' Azyx consocia'' (Warren, 1899) *'' Bathycolpodes acoelopa'' Prout, 1912 *'' Bathycolpodes excavata'' (Warren, 1898) *'' Bathycolpodes subfuscata'' (Warren, 1902) *'' Bathycolpodes vegeta'' Prout, 1912 *'' Biston abruptaria'' (Walker, 1869) *'' Biston antecreta'' (Prout, 1938) *'' Biston subocularia'' (Mabille, 1893) *'' Cabera glabra'' (Warren, 1904) *'' Cartaletis forbesi'' (Druce, 1884) *''

Chiasmia albivia ''Chiasmia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Species Species of this genus include: *'' Chiasmia abnormata'' (Prout, 1917) *'' Chiasmia abyssinica'' Krüger, 2001 *'' Chiasmia acutiapex ...

'' (Prout, 1915) *'' Chiasmia conturbata'' (Warren, 1898) *'' Chiasmia fulvisparsa'' (Warren, 1897) *''

Chiasmia impar ''Chiasmia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Species Species of this genus include: *'' Chiasmia abnormata'' (Prout, 1917) *'' Chiasmia abyssinica'' Krüger, 2001 *'' Chiasmia acutiapex ...

'' (Warren, 1897) *'' Chiasmia majestica'' (Warren, 1901) *''

Chiasmia nana ''Chiasmia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Species Species of this genus include: *'' Chiasmia abnormata'' (Prout, 1917) *'' Chiasmia abyssinica'' Krüger, 2001 *'' Chiasmia acutiapex ...

'' (Warren, 1898) *''

Chiasmia normata ''Chiasmia normata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found throughout of subtropical Africa and Asia, from India, Japan, Taiwan, Sri Lanka. to the Philippines and in Australia. Its host plant ...

'' (Walker, 1861) *''

Chiasmia ostentosaria ''Chiasmia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Species Species of this genus include: *'' Chiasmia abnormata'' (Prout, 1917) *'' Chiasmia abyssinica'' Krüger, 2001 *'' Chiasmia acutiapex ...

'' (Möschler, 1887) *'' Chiasmia streniata'' (Guenée, 1858) *'' Chiasmia trirecurvata'' (Saalmüller, 1891) *''

Chiasmia umbrata ''Chiasmia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Species Species of this genus include: *'' Chiasmia abnormata'' (Prout, 1917) *'' Chiasmia abyssinica'' Krüger, 2001 *'' Chiasmia acutiapex ...

'' (Warren, 1897) *'' Chloroclystis consobrina'' (Warren, 1901) *'' Chloroctenis similis'' Warren, 1899 *'' Chlorodrepana rothi'' Warren, 1899 *'' Chorodnodes rothi'' Warren, 1897 *''

Chrysocraspeda hilaris ''Chrysocraspeda'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Charles Swinhoe in 1893. Description Palpi minute and hardly reaching the frons. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 stalked. Hi ...

'' (Warren, 1898) *''

Chrysocraspeda rosina ''Chrysocraspeda'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Charles Swinhoe in 1893. Description Palpi minute and hardly reaching the frons. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 stalked. Hi ...

'' Warren, 1898 *'' Chrysocraspeda rubripennis'' (Warren, 1898) *''

Cleora cnephaea ''Cleora'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus was erected by John Curtis in 1825. Species * '' Cleora alienaria'' (Walker, 1860) * '' Cleora acaciaria'' (Boiduval, 1833) * '' Cleora atriclava'' Prout, 1926 * '' Cleora bicl ...

'' Prout, 1915 *'' Cleora derogaria'' (Snellen, 1872) *'' Cleora inelegans'' (Warren, 1905) *''

Coenina aurivena ''Coenina'' is a genus of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately ...

'' Butler, 1898 *'' Colocleora divisaria'' (Walker, 1860) *'' Colocleora expansa'' (Warren, 1899) *'' Colocleora smithi'' (Warren, 1904) *'' Colocleora spuria'' (Prout, 1915) *'' Comibaena esmeralda'' (Warren, 1898) *'' Comibaena flavitaenia'' (Warren, 1898) *'' Comibaena longipennis'' (Warren, 1904) *'' Comostolopsis rubristicta'' (Warren, 1899) *'' Ctenoberta dubia'' (Warren, 1899) *''

Cyclophora dewitzi ''Cyclophora dewitzi'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ivory Coast and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naij ...

'' (Prout, 1920) *''

Cyclophora hirtifemur ''Cyclophora hirtifemur'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is ...

'' (Prout, 1932) *'' Cyclophora leonaria'' (Walker, 1861) *''

Cyclophora misella ''Cyclophora misella'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a ...

'' (Prout, 1932) *''

Cyclophora poeciloptera ''Cyclophora poeciloptera'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Ivory Coast and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republ ...

'' (Prout, 1920) *''

Dithecodes ornithospila ''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 ...

'' (Prout, 1911) *'' Ectropis nigripunctata'' Warren, 1897 *'' Ectropis subapicata'' (Warren, 1904) *''

Eois grataria ''Eois grataria'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Sundaland and on Christmas Island. Taxonomy Records from Africa (ab. ''mediofusca'') and from the Moluccas The Maluku Islands ( ...

'' (Walker, 1861) *'' Epigynopteryx nigricola'' (Warren, 1897) *'' Epigynopteryx straminea'' (Warren, 1897) *'' Eucrostes disparata'' Walker, 1861 *'' Euproutia aggravaria'' (Guenée, 1858) *'' Euproutia vernicoma'' (Prout, 1913) *'' Exeliopsis ansorgei'' (Warren, 1905) *'' Gelasmodes fasciata'' (Warren, 1899) *'' Geodena auridisca'' (Warren, 1904) *'' Geodena marginalis'' Walker, 1856 *'' Geodena quadrigutta'' Walker, 1856 *'' Geodena suffusa'' Swinhoe, 1904 *'' Geodena surrendra'' Swinhoe, 1904 *'' Geodena venata'' Prout, 1915 *'' Gymnoscelis tenera'' Warren, 1901 *'' Heterocrita bidentata'' (Bethune-Baker, 1913) *'' Heterorachis carpenteri'' Prout, 1915 *'' Heterostegane flavata'' (Warren, 1905) *'' Hyalornis docta'' (Schaus & Clements, 1893) *'' Hylemeridia majuscula'' Prout, 1915 *'' Hypocoela subfulva'' Warren, 1897 *'' Hypocoela turpisaria'' (Swinhoe, 1904) *'' Hypomecis intrusilinea'' (Prout, 1915) *'' Idaea pulveraria'' (Snellen, 1872) *'' Idaea rufimixta'' (Warren, 1901) *''

Idaea submaculata Idaea or Idaia (Ancient Greek: Ἰδαία) is the name of several figures in Greek mythology, it means "she who comes from Ida" or "she who lives on Ida", and is often associated with Mount Ida in Crete, and Mount Ida in the Troad. Figures Th ...

'' (Warren, 1898) *'' Isturgia catalaunaria'' (Guenée, 1858) *'' Isturgia disputaria'' (Guenée, 1858) *'' Lathochlora inornata'' Warren, 1900 *'' Lophorrhachia palliata'' (Warren, 1898) *'' Lophorrhachia rubricorpus'' (Warren, 1898) *'' Luxiaria ansorgei'' (Warren, 1903) *'' Luxiaria curvivena'' (Warren, 1899) *'' Melinoessa amplissimata'' (Walker, 1863) *'' Melinoessa aureola'' Prout, 1934 *'' Melinoessa palumbata'' (Warren, 1894) *''

Melinoessa perlimbata ''Melinoessa'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. Species Some species of this genus are: *''Melinoessa aemonia'' (Swinhoe, 1904) *''Melinoessa amplissimata'' (Walker, 1863 ...

'' (Guenée, 1857) *'' Melinoessa stellata'' (Butler, 1878) *'' Melinoessa stramineata'' (Walker, 1869) *''

Mesocolpia marmorata ''Mesocolpia marmorata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Nigeria and Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia ...

'' (Warren, 1899) *'' Miantochora incolorata'' Warren, 1899 *'' Miantochora rufaria'' (Swinhoe, 1904) *'' Mixocera albimargo'' Warren, 1901 *'' Narthecusa tenuiorata'' Walker, 1862 *'' Neostega flaviguttata'' Warren, 1903 *'' Omphacodes minima'' Prout, 1913 *'' Omphalucha brunnea'' (Warren, 1899) *'' Omphax rubriceps'' (Warren, 1904) *'' Paraptychodes costimaculata'' Prout, 1913 *'' Perithalera oblongata'' (Warren, 1898) *'' Phaiogramma faustinata'' (Millière, 1868) *'' Pitthea continua'' Walker, 1854 *''

Pitthea famula ''Pitthea famula'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773 from Calabar, in what is now Nigeria. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of ...

'' Drury, 1773 *'' Plegapteryx anomalus'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1856 *'' Plegapteryx sphingata'' (Warren, 1895) *''

Prasinocyma congrua ''Prasinocyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. Selected species * ''Prasinocyma absimilis'' Warren, 1901 * '' Prasinocyma acutipennis'' Wiltshire, 1994 * ''Prasinocyma aetheraea'' Debauche, 1937 * ''Prasinocyma agglomerata'' Her ...

'' (Walker, 1869) *''

Prasinocyma gemmatimargo ''Prasinocyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. Selected species * ''Prasinocyma absimilis'' Warren, 1901 * '' Prasinocyma acutipennis'' Wiltshire, 1994 * '' Prasinocyma aetheraea'' Debauche, 1937 * '' Prasinocyma agglomerata'' He ...

'' Prout, 1915 *''

Prasinocyma pulchraria ''Prasinocyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. Selected species * ''Prasinocyma absimilis'' Warren, 1901 * '' Prasinocyma acutipennis'' Wiltshire, 1994 * ''Prasinocyma aetheraea'' Debauche, 1937 * ''Prasinocyma agglomerata'' Her ...

'' Swinhoe, 1904 *'' Pycnostega fumosa'' (Warren, 1897) *'' Pycnostega obscura'' Warren, 1905 *''

Racotis squalida ''Racotis squalida'' is a species of moth of the family Geometridae Species description, first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in central, eastern and southern Africa. Subspecies *''Racotis squalida squalida'' (Butler, 1 ...

'' (Butler, 1878) *'' Racotis zebrina'' Warren, 1899 *''

Rhodometra sacraria ''Rhodometra sacraria'', the vestal, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Distribution It can be found throughout Europe, in the Near East, in No ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *'' Rhodophthitus myriostictus'' Prout, 1915 *'' Scopula aphercta'' Prout, 1932 *''

Scopula elegans ''Scopula elegans'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African ...

'' (Prout, 1915) *'' Scopula euphemia'' Prout, 1920 *'' Scopula flavissima'' (Warren, 1898) *''

Scopula habilis ''Scopula habilis'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a cou ...

'' (Warren, 1899) *'' Scopula haemaleata'' (Warren, 1898) *'' Scopula inscriptata'' (Walker, 1863) *'' Scopula jejuna'' Prout, 1932 *''

Scopula lactaria ''Scopula lactaria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara and on some islands of the Indian Ocean (Sokotra and Réunion). It can be distinguished from ''Scopul ...

'' (Walker, 1861) *'' Scopula minorata'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''

Scopula ossicolor ''Scopula ossicolor'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Kenya, Nigeria and Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Li ...

'' (Warren, 1897) *'' Scopula plionocentra'' Prout, 1920 *'' Scopula proterocelis'' Prout, 1920 *'' Scopula pyraliata'' (Warren, 1898) *'' Scopula serena'' Prout, 1920 *'' Scopula subperlaria'' (Warren, 1897) *''

Scopula supina ''Scopula supina'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of ...

'' Prout, 1920 *'' Scopula transsecta'' (Warren, 1898) *''

Somatina irregularis ''Somatina irregularis'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is ...

'' (Warren, 1898) *'' Somatina probleptica'' Prout, 1917 *'' Sphingomima heterodoxa'' Warren, 1899 *'' Terina charmione'' (Fabricius, 1793) *'' Terina doleris'' (Plötz, 1880) *'' Thalassodes opaca'' Warren, 1898 *'' Thalassodes quadraria'' Guenée, 1857 *'' Thalassodes unicolor'' Warren, 1902 *''

Traminda obversata ''Traminda obversata'' is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara and on the islands of the Indian Ocean. Its colour is olive green at natural light and dark turquoise with flashlight. Its wings ...

'' (Walker, 1861) *Unnamed Ennominae genus ''ansorgeata'' (Warren, 1903) *Unnamed Ennominae genus ''rufigrisea'' (Warren, 1900) *'' Vaena eacleoides'' Walker, 1869 *''

Victoria perornata Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

'' Warren, 1898 *'' Xanthisthisa brunnea'' (Warren, 1899) *'' Xanthorhoe euthytoma'' Prout, 1926 *'' Xenimpia conformis'' (Warren, 1898) *'' Xenimpia informis'' (Swinhoe, 1904) *'' Xenochroma palimpais'' Prout, 1934 *'' Xenostega tincta'' Warren, 1899 *'' Xenostega tyana'' Swinhoe, 1904 *'' Zamarada acosmeta'' Prout, 1921 *'' Zamarada acrochra'' Prout, 1928 *'' Zamarada adumbrata'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada aerata'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada aglae'' Oberthür, 1912 *'' Zamarada anacantha'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada antimima'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada auratisquama'' Warren, 1897 *''

Zamarada bastelbergeri ''Zamarada'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. The species type is ''Zamarada translucida''. Over 250 species and 35 subspecies (including nominates) have been listed. Description Moths in ...

'' Gaede, 1915 *'' Zamarada bicuspida'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada catori'' Bethune-Baker, 1913 *'' Zamarada chrysothyra'' Hampson, 1909 *'' Zamarada corroborata'' Herbulot, 1954 *'' Zamarada crystallophana'' Mabille, 1900 *'' Zamarada cucharita'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada dentigera'' Warren, 1909 *'' Zamarada dialitha'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *''

Zamarada dilucida ''Zamarada'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. The species type is ''Zamarada translucida''. Over 250 species and 35 subspecies (including nominates) have been listed. Description Moths in ...

'' Warren, 1909 *'' Zamarada dolorosa'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada episema'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada euerces'' Prout, 1928 *'' Zamarada euphrosyne'' Oberthür, 1912 *'' Zamarada excavata'' Bethune-Baker, 1913 *''

Zamarada flavicosta ''Zamarada'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. The species type is ''Zamarada translucida''. Over 250 species and 35 subspecies (including nominates) have been listed. Description Moths in ...

'' Warren, 1897 *'' Zamarada fumosa'' Gaede, 1915 *'' Zamarada griseola'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada hero'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada ignicosta'' Prout, 1912 *'' Zamarada ilaria'' Swinhoe, 1904 *'' Zamarada intacta'' Herbulot, 1979 *'' Zamarada ixiaria'' Swinhoe, 1904 *'' Zamarada labifera'' Prout, 1915 *'' Zamarada latimargo'' Warren, 1897 *''

Zamarada lepta ''Zamarada'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. The species type is ''Zamarada translucida''. Over 250 species and 35 subspecies (including nominates) have been listed. Description Moths in ...

'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada longidens'' D. S. Fletcher, 1963 *''

Zamarada melanopyga ''Zamarada'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. The species type is ''Zamarada translucida''. Over 250 species and 35 subspecies (including nominates) have been listed. Description Moths in ...

'' Herbulot, 1954 *'' Zamarada melasma'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada melpomene'' Oberthür, 1912 *'' Zamarada mimesis'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada nasuta'' Warren, 1897 *'' Zamarada opala'' Carcasson, 1964 *'' Zamarada paxilla'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada perlepidata'' (Walker, 1863) *'' Zamarada phoenopasta'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada phrontisaria'' Swinhoe, 1904 *'' Zamarada pinheyi'' D. S. Fletcher, 1956 *'' Zamarada polyctemon'' Prout, 1932 *''

Zamarada protrusa ''Zamarada'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. The species type is ''Zamarada translucida''. Over 250 species and 35 subspecies (including nominates) have been listed. Description Moths in ...

'' Warren, 1897 *''

Zamarada reflexaria ''Zamarada'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. The species type is ''Zamarada translucida''. Over 250 species and 35 subspecies (including nominates) have been listed. Description Moths in ...

'' (Walker, 1863) *''

Zamarada regularis ''Zamarada'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. The species type is ''Zamarada translucida''. Over 250 species and 35 subspecies (including nominates) have been listed. Description Moths in ...

'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada sagitta'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada schalida'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *''

Zamarada sicula ''Zamarada'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. The species type is ''Zamarada translucida''. Over 250 species and 35 subspecies (including nominates) have been listed. Description Moths in ...

'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada sinecalcarata'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada subincolaris'' Gaede, 1915 *'' Zamarada subinterrupta'' Gaede, 1915 *'' Zamarada suda'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada terpsichore'' Oberthür, 1912 *'' Zamarada tortura'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zamarada triangularis'' Gaede, 1915 *'' Zamarada undimarginata'' Warren, 1897 *'' Zamarada urania'' Oberthür, 1912 *''

Zamarada vulpina ''Zamarada'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. The species type is ''Zamarada translucida''. Over 250 species and 35 subspecies (including nominates) have been listed. Description Moths in ...

'' Warren, 1897 *'' Zamarada xyele'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 *'' Zeuctoboarmia pectinata'' (Warren, 1897) *'' Zeuctoboarmia sabinei'' (Prout, 1915)

Gracillariidae

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Acrocercops bifasciata ''Acrocercops bifasciata'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda and India. The larvae feed on ''Abelmoschus esculentus'', ' ...

'' (Walsingham, 1891) *''

Acrocercops fuscapica ''Acrocercops fuscapica'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, ...

'' Bland, 1980 *'' Acrocercops pectinivalva'' Bland, 1980 *'' Acrocercops rhothiastis'' Meyrick, 1921 *'' Aristaea onychota'' (Meyrick, 1908) *'' Caloptilia fera'' Triberti, 1989 *'' Caloptilia insolita'' Triberti, 1989 *'' Caloptilia isotoma'' (Meyrick, 1914) *'' Caloptilia leptophanes'' (Meyrick, 1928) *'' Caloptilia maynei'' Ghesquière, 1940 *'' Caloptilia pentaplaca'' (Meyrick, 1911) *'' Caloptilia prosticta'' (Meyrick, 1909) *'' Caloptilia pseudoaurita'' Triberti, 1989 *'' Corythoxestis aletreuta'' (Meyrick, 1936) *'' Ectropina sclerochitoni'' Vári, 1961 *'' Ectropina suttoni'' (Bland, 1980) *'' Lamprolectica apicistrigata'' (Walsingham, 1891) *'' Phyllocnistis citrella'' Stainton, 1856 *'' Phyllonorycter caudasimplex'' Bland, 1980 *'' Spulerina quadrifasciata'' Bland, 1980 *'' Stomphastis adesa'' Triberti, 1988 *'' Stomphastis conflua'' (Meyrick, 1914) *'' Stomphastis thraustica'' (Meyrick, 1908)

Himantopteridae

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Pedoptila catori ''Pedoptila catori'' is a moth in the Himantopteridae The Himantopteridae are a family of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1911

Lasiocampidae

*'' Cheligium lineatum'' (Aurivillius, 1893) *''

Chrysopsyche albicilia ''Chrysopsyche'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880. Species Some species of this genus are: *'' Chrysopsyche albicilia'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *'' Chrysopsyche antennifera'' Str ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *''

Chrysopsyche imparilis ''Chrysopsyche imparilis'' is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1905. It is found in Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa. Biology Food plants of this species are ''Terminalia'' species (Combre ...

'' Aurivillius, 1905 *''

Chrysopsyche mirifica ''Chrysopsyche mirifica'' is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Angola, Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Nigeria. Biology Food-plants of this species are ''Alchornea cordifolia'', ''Euc ...

'' (Butler, 1878) *'' Cleopatrina bilinea'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Euphorea ondulosa'' (Conte, 1909) *''

Euwallengrenia reducta ''Euwallengrenia'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1968. Some species in this genus are: *''Euwallengrenia rectilineata ''Euwallengrenia'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasioc ...

'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Filiola occidentale'' (Strand, 1912) *''

Gastroplakaeis idakum ''Gastroplakaeis'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler Heinrich Benno Möschler (28 October 1831, in Herrnhut – 21 November 1888, in Kronförstchen, near Bautzen) was a German entomologis ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1913 *'' Gelo anastella'' Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 *'' Gonometa christyi'' Sharpe, 1902 *'' Grellada imitans'' (Aurivillius, 1893) *'' Hariola haigi'' (Tams, 1935) *'' Hypotrabala castanea'' Holland, 1893 *'' Leipoxais dives'' Aurivillius, 1915 *''

Leipoxais humfreyi ''Leipoxais'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. The genus was erected by William Jacob Holland in 1893. Species Based on Afromoths: *'' Leipoxais acharis'' Hering, 1928 *''Leipoxais adoxa'' Hering, 1928 *'' Leipoxais batesi'' Beth ...

'' Aurivillius, 1915 *''

Leipoxais marginepunctata ''Leipoxais'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. The genus was erected by William Jacob Holland in 1893. Species Based on Afromoths: *'' Leipoxais acharis'' Hering, 1928 *'' Leipoxais adoxa'' Hering, 1928 *'' Leipoxais batesi'' Bet ...

'' Holland, 1893 *''

Leipoxais peraffinis ''Leipoxais'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. The genus was erected by William Jacob Holland in 1893. Species Based on Afromoths: *'' Leipoxais acharis'' Hering, 1928 *'' Leipoxais adoxa'' Hering, 1928 *'' Leipoxais batesi'' Bet ...

'' Holland, 1893 *'' Mallocampa audea'' (Druce, 1887) *'' Mimopacha cinerascens'' (Holland, 1893) *'' Mimopacha gerstaeckerii'' (Dewitz, 1881) *'' Mimopacha tripunctata'' (Aurivillius, 1905) *'' Morongea cruenta'' Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 *'' Morongea mastodont'' Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 *'' Odontocheilopteryx maculata'' Aurivillius, 1905 *'' Opisthodontia afroio'' Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 *'' Opisthodontia axividia'' Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 *'' Opisthodontia pygmy'' Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 *'' Pachymeta contraria'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Pachymetana lamborni'' (Aurivillius, 1915) *'' Pachyna subfascia'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Pachytrina elygara'' Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009 *'' Pachytrina gliharta'' Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009 *'' Pachytrina regeria'' Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009 *'' Pallastica lateritia'' (Hering, 1928) *'' Pallastica mesoleuca'' (Strand, 1911) *'' Philotherma sordida'' Aurivillius, 1905 *'' Pseudometa choba'' (Druce, 1899) *'' Pseudometa patagiata'' Aurivillius, 1905 *'' Pseudometa tenebra'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *'' Sena punctulata'' (Aurivillius, 1914) *''

Streblote splendens ''Streblote'' is a genus of moths in the Family (biology), family Lasiocampidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Description Palpi broad and obliquely porrect (projecting forward). Antennae with branches becoming abruptly short at midd ...

'' (Druce, 1887) *'' Theophasida cardinalli'' (Tams, 1926) *''

Trabala burchardii ''Trabala burchardii'' is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. The species was first described by Hermann Dewitz in 1881. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), official ...

'' (Dewitz, 1881) *'' Trabala lambourni'' Bethune-Baker, 1911

Limacodidae

*'' Altha ansorgei'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *'' Altha rubrifusalis'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Baria elsa'' (Druce, 1887) *''

Casphalia citrimaculata ''Casphalia'' is a moth genus in the family Limacodidae The Limacodidae or Eucleidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea;Scoble, M.J. (1992). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity.'' Oxford Univer ...

'' Aurivillius, 1905 *'' Chrysopoloma citrina'' Druce, 1886 *'' Gavara lamborni'' (Bethune-Baker, 1915) *'' Hadraphe aprica'' Karsch, 1899 *'' Latoia colini'' Mabille, 1881 *'' Latoia loxotoma'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *'' Latoia urda'' (Druce, 1887) *'' Macroplectra fuscifusa'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Macroplectra obliquilinea'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Micraphe lateritia'' Karsch, 1896 *''

Miresa strigivena ''Miresa'' is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae described by Francis Walker in 1855. Description Palpi not reaching beyond frontal tuft. Antennae of male with serrated distal half, mid and hind tibia with terminal pairs of spurs. Forewi ...

'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Narosa albescens'' West, 1940 *'' Narosana agbaja'' Bethune-Baker, 1915 *'' Parasa carnapi'' Karsch, 1899 *'' Parasa catori'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *'' Parasa dentina'' Hering, 1932 *''

Parasa prussi ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...

'' Karsch, 1896 *'' Parasa serratilinea'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *'' Rhypteira sordida'' Holland, 1893 *'' Stroteroides albitibiata'' West, 1940 *'' Thosea catori'' Bethune-Baker, 1908 *'' Trachyptena agbaja'' (Bethune-Baker, 1915) *'' Trachyptena rufa'' Bethune-Baker, 1911

Lymantriidae

*'' Aclonophlebia flaveola'' Hering, 1926 *'' Batella acronictoides'' (Collenette, 1937) *'' Batella muscosa'' (Holland, 1893) *'' Bracharoa mixta'' (Snellen, 1872) *'' Conigephyra flava'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *'' Conigephyra unipunctata'' (Möschler, 1887) *'' Cropera nigripes'' (Hampson, 1910) *''

Crorema mentiens ''Crorema'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855. Species Some species of this genus are: References Lymantriini {{Lymantriidae-stub ...

'' Walker, 1855 *''

Crorema setinoides ''Crorema'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855. Species Some species of this genus are: References Lymantriini {{Lymantriidae-stub ...

'' (Holland, 1893) *'' Dasychira catori'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *'' Dasychira coeruleifascia'' (Holland, 1893) *'' Dasychira cromptoni'' Swinhoe, 1903 *'' Dasychira euproctina'' (Aurivillius, 1904) *'' Dasychira griseinubes'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Dasychira hodoepora'' Collenette, 1960 *'' Dasychira horrida'' Swinhoe, 1903 *'' Dasychira ilesha'' Collenette, 1931 *'' Dasychira magnifica'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Dasychira melochlora'' Hering, 1926 *'' Dasychira obliqua'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *'' Dasychira postalba'' (Swinhoe, 1906) *'' Dasychira pulchra'' Swinhoe, 1906 *'' Dasychira remota'' Druce, 1887 *'' Dasychira strigidentata'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *'' Dasychira umbricolora'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Dasychirana crenulata'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *'' Dasychirana unilineata'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *'' Eudasychira anisozyga'' (Collenette, 1960) *'' Eudasychira dina'' (Hering, 1926) *'' Eudasychira georgiana'' (Fawcett, 1900) *'' Eudasychira isozyga'' (Collenette, 1960) *'' Eudasychira macnultyi'' (Collenette, 1957) *'' Eudasychira quinquepunctata'' Möschler, 1887 *'' Euproctis aethiopica'' (Bethune-Baker, 1908) *'' Euproctis alba'' Swinhoe, 1903 *'' Euproctis ceramozona'' Collenette, 1931 *'' Euproctis onii'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *'' Euproctis pygmaea'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Euproctis quadrifascia'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *'' Euproctis tabida'' (Hering, 1926) *'' Euproctis utilis'' Swinhoe, 1903 *''

Euproctoides acrisia ''Euproctoides'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1911. Species *'' Euproctoides acrisia'' (Plötz, 1880) western Africa, Congo *''Euproctoides ansorgei ''Euproctoides' ...

'' Plötz, 1880 *'' Hemerophanes enos'' (Druce, 1896) *'' Heteronygmia manicata'' (Aurivillius, 1892) *'' Hyaloperina nudiuscula'' Aurivillius, 1904 *'' Knappetra fasciata'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Lacipa argyroleuca'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Lacipa quadripunctata'' Dewitz, 1881 *'' Laelia aegra'' Hering, 1926 *'' Laelia aethiopica'' Bethune-Baker, 1908 *'' Laelia batoides'' Plötz, 1880 *'' Laelia fulvicosta'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Laelia pheosia'' (Hampson, 1910) *'' Laelia rocana'' (Swinhoe, 1906) *'' Laelia straminea'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Leucoma gracillima'' Holland, 1893 *''

Leucoma luteipes ''Leucoma luteipes'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. Distribution This species is found in Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria and Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a coun ...

'' (Walker, 1855) *''

Leucoma ogovensis ''Leucoma'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The species are well distributed in Palearctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental regions along with New Britain and Ireland. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1822. Description Palpi upt ...

'' (Holland, 1893) *''

Leucoma parva ''Leucoma'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The species are well distributed in Palearctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental regions along with New Britain and Ireland. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1822. Description Palpi upt ...

'' (Plötz, 1880) *'' Leucoma vata'' Swinhoe, 1903 *'' Lomadonta saturata'' Swinhoe, 1904 *'' Marbla affinis'' (Hering, 1926) *'' Marbla divisa'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Marblepsis flabellaria'' (Fabricius, 1787) *'' Marblepsis nyses'' (Druce, 1887) *''

Naroma signifera ''Naroma'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1856. Species *''Naroma nigrolunata'' Collenette, 1931 Cameroon *''Naroma madecassa ''Naroma'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Ly ...

'' Walker, 1856 *'' Neomardara africana'' (Holland, 1893) *'' Olapa tavetensis'' (Holland, 1892) *'' Opoboa chrysoparala'' Collenette, 1932 *'' Opoboa schuetzei'' Tessmann, 1921 *'' Otroeda cafra'' (Drury, 1780) *'' Otroeda nerina'' (Drury, 1780) *'' Otroeda vesperina'' Walker, 1854 *'' Paraproctis osiris'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *'' Pseudonotodonta virescens'' (Möschler, 1887) *'' Rhypopteryx sordida'' Aurivillius, 1879 *'' Stracena flavipectus'' (Swinhoe, 1903) *'' Stracena fuscivena'' Swinhoe, 1903 *'' Stracena tottea'' (Swinhoe, 1903) *'' Terphothrix callima'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911)

Metarbelidae

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Lebedodes bassa ''Lebedodes bassa'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Nigeria and Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the ...

'' (Bethune-Baker, 1908) *'' Lebedodes nigeriae'' Bethune-Baker, 1915 *'' Melisomimas metallica'' Hampson, 1914 *'' Metarbela bifasciata'' Gaede, 1929 *''

Metarbela funebris ''Metarbela funebris'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a coun ...

'' Gaede, 1929 *''

Moyencharia joeli ''Moyencharia joeli'' is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in north-central and north-east central Nigeria and probably north-western Cameroon. The habitat consists of a mosaic of wooded farmland and drier peripheral semi-evergreen Guineo ...

'' Lehmann, 2013 *''

Moyencharia ochreicosta ''Moyencharia ochreicosta'' is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found from western Burkina Faso south through north-eastern and south-eastern Ghana to south-eastern and east-central Nigeria. It is probably also present in Togo and Benin. The h ...

'' (Gaede, 1929) *'' Stenagra multipunctata'' Hampson, 1920

Micronoctuidae

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Micronola yemeni ''Micronola yemeni'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is found in Yemen, Tanzania and Nigeria. The wingspan is 8.5–11 mm. The head, patagia The patagium (plural: patagia) is a membra ...

'' Fibiger, 2011

Noctuidae

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Abrostola confusa ''Abrostola'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species * '' Abrostola abrostolina'' Butler, 1879Butler (1879). ''Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.'' (5)4: 354. * '' Abrostola agnorista'' Dufay, 1956Dufay (1956). ''Revue Fr. Lepid.'' 15: 152. * ...

'' Dufay, 1958 *''Aburina phoenocrosmena'' Hampson, 1926 *''Aburina tetragramma'' Hampson, 1926 *''Acanthodelta janata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Achaea albicilia'' (Walker, 1858) *''Achaea albifimbria'' (Walker, 1869) *''Achaea boris'' (Geyer, 1837) *''Achaea catella'' Guenée, 1852 *''Achaea catocaloides'' Guenée, 1852 *''Achaea echo'' (Walker, 1858) *''Achaea ezea'' (Cramer, 1779) *''Achaea faber'' Holland, 1894 *''Achaea finita'' (Guenée, 1852) *''Achaea indicabilis'' Walker, 1858 *''Achaea intercisa'' Walker, 1865 *''Achaea lienardi'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''Achaea mormoides'' Walker, 1858 *''Achaea obvia'' Hampson, 1913 *''Achaea thermopera'' Hampson, 1913 *''Achaea xanthodera'' (Holland, 1894) *''Acontia antica'' Walker, 1862 *''Acontia citrelinea'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *''Acontia ectorrida'' (Hampson, 1916) *''Acontia fastrei'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 *''Acontia gratiosa'' Wallengren, 1856 *''Acontia hemiselenias'' (Hampson, 1918) *''Acontia imitatrix'' Wallengren, 1856 *''Acontia insocia'' (Walker, 1857) *''Acontia nigrimacula'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 *''Acontia sphaerophora'' (Hampson, 1914) *''Acontia transfigurata'' Wallengren, 1856 *''Acontia vaualbum'' (Hampson, 1914) *''Acontia veroxanthia'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 *''Acontia wahlbergi'' Wallengren, 1856 *''Acrapex aenigma'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) *''Adisura affinis'' Rothschild, 1921 *''Aegocera anthina'' Jordan, 1926 *''Aegocera humphreyi'' (Hampson, 1911) *''Aegocera obliqua'' Mabille, 1893 *''Aegocera rectilinea'' Boisduval, 1836 *''Aegocera tigrina'' (Druce, 1882) *''Aethodes angustipennis'' Hampson, 1918 *''Agoma trimenii'' (Felder, 1874) *''Agrotis bisignoides'' Poole, 1989 *''Agrotis melamesa'' Hampson, 1913 *''Amazonides rufescens'' (Hampson, 1913) *''Amyna axis'' Guenée, 1852 *''Androlymnia torsivena'' (Hampson, 1902) *''Anigraea siccata'' (Hampson, 1905) *''Anoba microphaea'' Hampson, 1926 *''Anomis endochlora'' Hampson, 1926 *''Anomis microdonta'' Hampson, 1926 *''Anomis pyrocausta'' Hampson, 1926 *''Apaegocera argyrogramma'' Hampson, 1905 *''Araeopteron canescens'' (Walker, 1865) *''Aspidifrontia berioi'' Hacker & Hausmann, 2010 *''Aspidifrontia hemileuca'' (Hampson, 1909) *''Aspidifrontia pulverea'' Hampson, 1913 *''Aspidifrontia villiersi'' (Laporte, 1972) *''Athetis magniplagia'' (Hampson, 1918) *''Attatha metaleuca'' Hampson, 1913 *''Audea endophaea'' Hampson, 1913 *''Audea humeralis'' Hampson, 1902 *''Audea kathrina'' Kühne, 2005 *''Audea melaleuca'' Walker, 1865 *''Audea paulumnodosa'' Kühne, 2005 *''Autoba brachygonia'' (Hampson, 1910) *''Avatha ethiopica'' (Hampson, 1913) *''Avitta insignifica'' Hampson, 1926 *''Avitta ionomesa'' Hampson, 1926 *''Baniana disticta'' Hampson, 1926 *''Bocula ichthyuropis'' Hampson, 1926 *''Bocula sticticraspis'' Hampson, 1926 *''Brevipecten confluens'' Hampson, 1926 *''Brevipecten politzari'' Hacker & Fibiger, 2007 *''Calesia fulviceps'' Hampson, 1926 *''Caligatus angasii'' Wing, 1850 *''Callophisma flavicornis'' Hampson, 1913 *''Callopistria complicata'' (Holland, 1894) *''Callopistria cyanopera'' (Hampson, 1911) *''Callopistria maillardi'' (Guenée, 1862) *''Callopistria nana'' (Hampson, 1911) *''Callopistria nephrosticta'' (Hampson, 1908) *''Callopistria nigeriensis'' (Hampson, 1918) *''Callopistria occidens'' (Hampson, 1908) *''Callopistria thermochroa'' (Hampson, 1911) *''Callyna holophaea'' Hampson, 1911 *''Capnodes albicostata'' Poole, 1989 *''Caryonopera triangularis'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *''Catada rex'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *''Catephia cryptodisca'' Hampson, 1926 *''Catephia holophaea'' Hampson, 1926 *''Catephia microcelis'' Hampson, 1926 *''Cerocala albicornis'' Berio, 1966 *''Cerocala caelata'' Karsch, 1896 *''Chalciope pusilla'' (Holland, 1894) *''Chasmina tibialis'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''Chasmina vestae'' (Guenée, 1852) *''Chrysodeixis acuta'' (Walker, [1858]) *''Claterna gracillodina'' Hampson, 1926 *''Colbusa euclidica'' Walker, 1865 *''Colbusa restricta'' Hampson, 1918 *''Corgatha porphyrea'' Hampson, 1910 *''Crameria amabilis'' (Drury, 1773) *''Cretonia platyphaeella'' Walker, 1866 *''Crypsotidia maculifera'' (Staudinger, 1898) *''Crypsotidia mesosema'' Hampson, 1913 *''Crypsotidia parva'' Rothschild, 1921 *''Ctenoplusia dorfmeisteri'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) *''Ctenusa pallida'' (Hampson, 1902) *''Cyligramma latona'' (Cramer, 1775) *''Cyligramma limacina'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1832) *''Cyligramma magus'' (Guérin-Méneville, [1844]) *''Cyligramma simplex'' Grünberg, 1910 *''Deinopa lilacina'' Hampson, 1926 *''Diparopsis watersi'' (Rothschild, 1901) *''Drepanopses rufipicta'' Hampson, 1926 *''Dysgonia angularis'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''Dysgonia humilis'' Holland, 1894 *''Dysgonia palpalis'' (Walker, 1865) *''Dysgonia perexcurvata'' (Hampson, 1918) *''Dysgonia pudica'' (Möschler, 1887) *''Dysgonia torrida'' (Guenée, 1852) *''Dysgonia trogosema'' (Hampson, 1913) *''Egnasia microtype'' Hampson, 1926 *''Egnasia scotopasta'' Hampson, 1926 *''Egnasia trogocraspia'' Hampson, 1926 *''Enispa albipuncta'' Hampson, 1910 *''Enispa atriceps'' Hampson, 1910 *''Enispa lycaugesia'' Hampson, 1910 *''Enmonodiops ochrodiscata'' Hampson, 1926 *''Entomogramma pardus'' Guenée, 1852 *''Episparis fenestrifera'' Bryk, 1915 *''Ercheia subsignata'' (Walker, 1865) *''Erebus walkeri'' (Butler, 1875) *''Ethiopica exolivia'' Hampson, 1911 *''Ethiopica melanopa'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *''Ethiopica polyastra'' Hampson, 1909 *''Euaethiops cyanopasta'' Hampson, 1926 *''Eublemma anachoresis'' (Wallengren, 1863) *''Eublemma bifasciata'' (Moore, 1881) *''Eublemma cochylioides'' (Guenée, 1852) *''Eublemma flaviciliata'' Hampson, 1910 *''Eublemma lacteicosta'' Hampson, 1910 *''Eublemma phaeapera'' Hampson, 1910 *''Eublemma proleuca'' Hampson, 1910 *''Eublemma ragusana'' (Freyer, 1844) *''Eublemma robertsi'' Berio, 1969 *''Eublemma scotopis'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *''Eublemma staudingeri'' (Wallengren, 1875) *''Eudocima divitiosa'' (Walker, 1869) *''Eudocima materna'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *''Eudrapa lepraota'' Hampson, 1926 *''Eudrapa metathermeola'' Hampson, 1926 *''Eudrapa mollis'' Walker, 1857 *''Eudrapa olivaria'' Hampson, 1926 *''Euippodes euprepes'' Hampson, 1926 *''Euminucia conflua'' Hampson, 1913 *''Euneophlebia acutissima'' Berio, 1972 *''Eutelia albiluna'' Hampson, 1905 *''Eutelia cautabasis'' Hampson, 1905 *''Eutelia chlorobasis'' Hampson, 1905 *''Eutelia discitriga'' Walker, 1865 *''Eutelia ferridorsata'' Hampson, 1905 *''Eutelia holocausta'' Hampson, 1905 *''Eutelia leucodelta'' Hampson, 1905 *''Eutelia menalcas'' (Holland, 1894) *''Eutelia metasarca'' Hampson, 1905 *''Eutelia nigridentula'' Hampson, 1905 *''Eutelia ochricostata'' Hampson, 1905 *''Eutelia polychorda'' Hampson, 1902 *''Eutelia porphyriota'' (Hampson, 1912) *''Eutelia quadriliturata'' Walker, 1869 *''Eutelia snelleni'' Saalmüller, 1881 *''Eutelia subrubens'' (Mabille, 1890) *''Eutelia violescens'' (Hampson, 1912) *''Facidia luteilinea'' Hampson, 1926 *''Feliniopsis medleri'' (Laporte, 1973) *''Feliniopsis nigribarbata'' (Hampson, 1908) *''Feliniopsis wojtusiaki'' Hacker & Fibiger, 2007 *''Focillopis eclipsia'' Hampson, 1926 *''Fodina oxyprora'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *''Geniascota lacteata'' Hampson, 1926 *''Geniascota trichoptycha'' Hampson, 1926 *''Gesonia obeditalis'' Walker, 1859 *''Gesonia stictigramma'' Hampson, 1926 *''Gracilodes metopis'' Hampson, 1926 *''Gracilodes opisthenops'' Hampson, 1926 *''Grammodes congenita'' Walker, 1858 *''Grammodes geometrica'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''Grammodes stolida'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''Helicoverpa assulta'' (Guenée, 1852) *''Heliophisma catocalina'' Holland, 1894 *''Heliophisma klugii'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''Heraclia geryon'' (Fabricius, 1781) *''Heraclia hornimani'' (Druce, 1880) *''Heraclia longipennis'' (Walker, 1854) *''Heraclia medeba'' (Druce, 1880) *''Heraclia pallida'' (Walker, 1854) *''Heraclia poggei'' (Dewitz, 1879) *''Heraclia terminatis'' (Walker, 1856) *''Herpeperas lavendula'' Hampson, 1926 *''Herpeperas phoenopasta'' Hampson, 1926 *''Hollandia spurrelli'' Hampson, 1926 *''Holocryptis melanosticta'' Hampson, 1910 *''Homodina argentifera'' Hampson, 1926 *''Hypena conscitalis'' Walker, 1866 *''Hypena obacerralis'' Walker, [1859] *''Hypocala deflorata'' (Fabricius, 1794) *''Hypocala rostrata'' (Fabricius, 1794) *''Hypopyra capensis'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 *''Hyposada melanosticta'' Hampson, 1910 *''Hypotacha isthmigera'' Wiltshire, 1968 *''Hypotuerta transiens'' (Hampson, 1901) *''Iambia jansei'' Berio, 1966 *''Iambia thwaitesi'' (Moore, 1885) *''Isadelphina albistellata'' Hampson, 1926 *''Isadelphina cheilosema'' Hampson, 1926 *''Isadelphina rufaria'' Hampson, 1926 *''Isadelphina xylochroa'' Hampson, 1926 *''Leucania fissifascia'' (Hampson, 1907) *''Leucania insulicola'' Guenée, 1852 *''Leucania miasticta'' (Hampson, 1918) *''Libystica crenata'' Hampson, 1926 *''Lophoptera litigiosa'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''Loxioda ectherma'' Hampson, 1926 *''Lycophotia viridis'' Hampson, 1911 *''Macella euritiusalis'' Walker, 1859 *''Macellopis ustata'' Hampson, 1926 *''Marathyssa cuneata'' (Saalmüller, 1891) *''Marcipa apicalis'' Hampson, 1926 *''Marcipa dimera'' Hampson, 1926 *''Marcipa eucrines'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *''Marcipa molybdea'' Hampson, 1926 *''Marcipa monosema'' Hampson, 1926 *''Marcipa ruptisigna'' Hampson, 1926 *''Masalia albiseriata'' (Druce, 1903) *''Masalia bimaculata'' (Moore, 1888) *''Masalia flaviceps'' (Hampson, 1903) *''Masalia flavistrigata'' (Hampson, 1903) *''Masalia galatheae'' (Wallengren, 1856) *''Masalia nubila'' (Hampson, 1903) *''Masalia rubristria'' (Hampson, 1903) *''Masalia transvaalica'' (Distant, 1902) *''Massaga angustifascia'' Rothschild, 1896 *''Massaga hesparia'' (Cramer, 1775) *''Massaga maritona'' Butler, 1868 *''Massaga virescens'' Butler, 1874 *''Matopo selecta'' (Walker, 1865) *''Maxera euryptera'' Hampson, 1926 *''Mazuca dulcis'' Jordan, 1933 *''Mazuca strigicincta'' Walker, 1866 *''Mecodina ochrigrapta'' Hampson, 1926 *''Mecodopsis conisema'' Hampson, 1926 *''Medlerana nigeriensis'' Laporte, 1979 *''Melanephia nigrescens'' (Wallengren, 1856) *''Mesogenea excavata'' Hampson, 1926 *''Mesosciera picta'' Hampson, 1926 *''Mesosciera rubrinotata'' Hampson, 1926 *''Metagarista maenas'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) *''Metagarista triphaenoides'' Walker, 1854 *''Mimasura clara'' (Holland, 1893) *''Miniodes discolor'' Guenée, 1852 *''Miniodes phaeosoma'' Hampson, 1913 *''Misa memnonia'' Karsch, 1895 *''Mitrophrys latreillii'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) *''Mitrophrys menete'' (Cramer, 1775) *''Mocis frugalis'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''Mocis mayeri'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''Mocis mutuaria'' (Walker, 1858) *''Mocis proverai'' Zilli, 2000 *''Mocis undata'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''Mythimna atritorna'' (Hampson, 1911) *''Mythimna natalensis'' (Butler, 1875) *''Naarda unipunctata'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *''Nagia evanescens'' Hampson, 1926 *''Nagia microsema'' Hampson, 1926 *''Nephelemorpha semaphora'' Hampson, 1926 *''Niphosticta stigmagrapta'' Hampson, 1926 *''Nyodes brevicornis'' (Walker, 1857) *''Odontestra goniosema'' Hampson, 1913 *''Oglasa atristipata'' Hampson, 1926 *''Oglasa aulota'' Hampson, 1926 *''Oglasa confluens'' Hampson, 1926 *''Oglasa diagonalis'' Hampson, 1926 *''Oglasa holophaea'' Hampson, 1926 *''Oglasa phaeonephele'' Hampson, 1926 *''Oglasa rufimedia'' Hampson, 1926 *''Oglasa tessellata'' Hampson, 1926 *''Oligia ambigua'' (Walker, 1858) *''Oligia melanodonta'' Hampson, 1908 *''Ophisma teterrima'' Hampson, 1913 *''Ophiusa conspicienda'' (Walker, 1858) *''Ophiusa david'' (Holland, 1894) *''Ophiusa despecta'' (Holland, 1894) *''Ophiusa dilecta'' Walker, 1865 *''Ophiusa selenaris'' (Guenée, 1852) *''Oraesia emarginata'' (Fabricius, 1794) *''Oraesia politzari'' Behounek, Hacker & Speidel, 2010 *''Oraesia provocans'' Walker, [1858] *''Oruza divisa'' (Walker, 1862) *''Oruza dolichognatha'' Hampson, 1918 *''Oruza latifera'' (Walker, 1869) *''Ozarba domina'' (Holland, 1894) *''Ozarba epimochla'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *''Ozarba rubrivena'' Hampson, 1910 *''Pangrapta seriopuncta'' Hampson, 1926 *''Panilla xylonea'' Hampson, 1926 *''Parachalciope benitensis'' (Holland, 1894) *''Parachalciope binaria'' (Holland, 1894) *''Parachalciope deltifera'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) *''Parachalciope euclidicola'' (Walker, 1858) *''Parafodina ectrogia'' (Hampson, 1926) *''Paralephana camptocera'' Hampson, 1926 *''Paralephana incurvata'' Hampson, 1926 *''Paralephana leucopis'' Hampson, 1926 *''Paralephana metaphaea'' Hampson, 1926 *''Paralephana nigripalpis'' Hampson, 1926 *''Paralephana patagiata'' Hampson, 1926 *''Parallelura palumbiodes'' (Hampson, 1902) *''Pericyma mendax'' (Walker, 1858) *''Pericyma polygramma'' Hampson, 1913 *''Phaegorista similis'' Walker, 1869 *''Phaeoscia canipars'' Hampson, 1926 *''Phalerodes cauta'' (Hampson, 1902) *''Phlogochroa albiguttula'' Hampson, 1926 *''Phlogochroa haemorrhanta'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *''Phlogochroa melanomesa'' Hampson, 1926 *''Phytometra nyctichroa'' (Hampson, 1926) *''Plecoptera androconiata'' Hampson, 1926 *''Plecoptera costisignata'' Hampson, 1926 *''Plecoptera geminilinea'' Hampson, 1926 *''Plecoptera mesostriga'' Hampson, 1926 *''Plecoptera resistens'' (Walker, 1858) *''Plecopterodes melliflua'' (Holland, 1897) *''Plecopterodes moderata'' (Wallengren, 1860) *''Plusia hemichalcea'' (Hampson, 1913) *''Plusiodonta ionochrota'' Hampson, 1926 *''Polydesma umbricola'' Boisduval, 1833 *''Polytela cliens'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) *''Polytelodes florifera'' (Walker, 1858) *''Prionofrontia ochrosia'' Hampson, 1926 *''Prolymnia atrifera'' Hampson, 1911 *''Pseudoarcte melanis'' (Mabille, 1890) *''Pseudogiria hypographa'' (Hampson, 1926) *''Pseudozarba bipartita'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1950) *''Remigiodes remigina'' (Mabille, 1884) *''Rhabdophera clathrum'' (Guenée, 1852) *''Rhesalides nigeriensis'' Hampson, 1926 *''Rhynchina leucodonta'' Hampson, 1910 *''Rhynchina paliscia'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *''Rhynchina tinctalis'' (Zeller, 1852) *''Rougeotiana xanthoperas'' (Hampson, 1926) *''Saroba isocyma'' Hampson, 1926 *''Sarothroceras banaka'' (Plötz, 1880) *''Schausia leona'' (Schaus, 1893) *''Soloella guttivaga'' (Walker, 1854) *''Sphingomorpha chlorea'' (Cramer, 1777) *''Spodoptera cilium'' Guenée, 1852 *''Spodoptera exempta'' (Walker, 1857) *''Spodoptera exigua'' (Hübner, 1808) *''Spodoptera littoralis'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''Spodoptera mauritia'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''Stictoptera confluens'' (Walker, 1858) *''Syngrapha circumflexa'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *''Sypnoides equatorialis'' (Holland, 1894) *''Tachosa acronyctoides'' Walker, 1869 *''Tathodelta furvitincta'' Hampson, 1926 *''Tatorinia pallidipennis'' Hampson, 1926 *''Tatorinia rufipennis'' Hampson, 1926 *''Tavia nana'' Hampson, 1926 *''Taviodes congenita'' Hampson, 1926 *''Taviodes discomma'' Hampson, 1926 *''Taviodes excisa'' Hampson, 1926 *''Thalatha occidens'' Hampson, 1911 *''Thiacidas dukei'' (Pinhey, 1968) *''Thiacidas juvenis'' Hacker & Zilli, 2007 *''Thiacidas kanoensis'' Hacker & Zilli, 2007 *''Thiacidas meii'' Hacker & Zilli, 2007 *''Thiacidas mukim'' (Berio, 1977) *''Thiacidas stassarti'' Hacker & Zilli, 2007 *''Thyas metaphaea'' (Hampson, 1913) *''Thyas parallelipipeda'' (Guenée, 1852) *''Thysanoplusia cupreomicans'' (Hampson, 1909) *''Timora umbrifascia'' Hampson, 1913 *''Timora unifascia'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *''Tolna sinifera'' Hampson, 1913 *''Tolna sypnoides'' (Butler, 1878) *''Tolna versicolor'' Walker, 1869 *''Trichopalpina zethesia'' Hampson, 1926 *''Trigonodes hyppasia'' (Cramer, 1779) *''Ugia duplicilinea'' Hampson, 1926 *''Ugia stigmaphora'' Hampson, 1926 *''Ugia straminilinea'' Hampson, 1926 *''Ulotrichopus tinctipennis'' (Hampson, 1902) *''Zethesides pusilla'' Hampson, 1926

Nolidae

*''Aiteta costiplaga'' Hampson, 1905 *''Aiteta escalerai'' Kheil, 1909 *''Aiteta gamma'' (Hampson, 1905) *''Aiteta meterythra'' Hampson, 1905 *''Aiteta veluta'' Hampson, 1912 *''Arcyophora patricula'' (Hampson, 1902) *''Blenina chloromelana'' (Mabille, 1890) *''Blenina chrysochlora'' (Walker, 1865) *''Blenina diagona'' Hampson, 1912 *''Bryophilopsis anomoiota'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *''Bryophilopsis lunifera'' Hampson, 1912 *''Bryophilopsis tarachoides'' Mabille, 1900 *''Bryothripa miophaea'' Hampson, 1912 *''Earias biplaga'' Walker, 1866 *''Earias cupreoviridis'' (Walker, 1862) *''Earias glaucescens'' (Hampson, 1905) *''Earias insulana'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''Earias ogovana'' Holland, 1893 *''Eligma hypsoides'' (Walker, 1869) *''Garella nephelota'' Hampson, 1912 *''Gigantoceras rectilinea'' Hampson, 1912 *''Hypodeva barbata'' Holland, 1894 *''Hypodeva nocturna'' (Hampson, 1905) *''Iscadia glaucograpta'' (Hampson, 1912) *''Leocyma camilla'' (Druce, 1887) *''Lophocrama auritincta'' (Hampson, 1905) *''Lophocrama phoenicochlora'' Hampson, 1912 *''Maurilia albirivula'' Hampson, 1905 *''Maurilia arcuata'' (Walker, [1858]) *''Maurilia atrirena'' Hampson, 1918 *''Maurilia heterochroa'' Hampson, 1905 *''Maurilia phaea'' Hampson, 1905 *''Maurilia rufirena'' Hampson, 1918 *''Meganola cretacea'' (Hampson, 1914) *''Metaleptina albibasis'' Holland, 1893 *''Metaleptina albilinea'' Hampson, 1912 *''Metaleptina digramma'' (Hampson, 1905) *''Metaleptina dileuca'' Hampson, 1912 *''Metaleptina geminastra'' (Hampson, 1905) *''Metaleptina microcyma'' (Hampson, 1905) *''Metaleptina nigribasis'' Holland, 1893 *''Neaxestis piperita'' (Hampson, 1905) *''Negeta approximans'' Hampson, 1912 *''Negeta luminosa'' (Walker, 1858) *''Negeta mesoleuca'' (Holland, 1894) *''Negeta phaeopepla'' (Hampson, 1905) *''Negeta stalactitis'' (Hampson, 1905) *''Neonegeta purpurea'' Hampson, 1912 *''Neonegeta trigonica'' (Hampson, 1905) *''Neonegeta xanthobasis'' (Hampson, 1905) *''Nola apicalis'' (Hampson, 1903) *''Nola atripuncta'' (Hampson, 1909) *''Nola chionea'' Hampson, 1911 *''Nola melanoscelis'' (Hampson, 1914) *''Nola omphalota'' (Hampson, 1903) *''Nola perfusca'' Hampson, 1911 *''Nola phaeocraspis'' (Hampson, 1909) *''Odontestis prosticta'' (Holland, 1894) *''Pardoxia graellsii'' (Feisthamel, 1837) *''Periplusia cinerascens'' Holland, 1894 *''Periplusia nubilicosta'' Holland, 1894 *''Plusiocalpe pallida'' Holland, 1894 *''Risoba lunata'' (Möschler, 1887) *''Selepa cumasia'' Hampson, 1912 *''Selepa docilis'' Butler, 1881 *''Selepa leucograpta'' Hampson, 1912 *''Westermannia anchorita'' Holland, 1893 *''Westermannia goodi'' Hampson, 1912

Notodontidae

*''Acroctena pallida'' (Butler, 1882) *''Afroplitis dierli'' (Kiriakoff, 1979) *''Afroplitis politzaria'' (Kiriakoff, 1979) *''Amphiphalera leuconephra'' Hampson, 1910 *''Anaphe subsordida'' Butler, 1893 *''Anaphe venata'' Butler, 1878 *''Antheua bidentata'' (Hampson, 1910) *''Antheua delicata'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *''Antheua rufovittata'' (Aurivillius, 1901) *''Aprosdocetos inexpectata'' (Rothschild, 1917) *''Arciera lanuginosa'' (Rothschild, 1917) *''Baliopteryx baccata'' (Hampson, 1910) *''Boscawenia polioplaga'' (Hampson, 1910) *''Bostrychogyna bella'' (Bethune-Baker, 1913) *''Brachychira ferruginea'' Aurivillius, 1905 *''Catarctia subrosea'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *''Chlorocalliope rivata'' (Hampson, 1910) *''Chlorochadisra pinheyi'' Kiriakoff, 1975 *''Crestonica incisus'' (Rothschild, 1917) *''Desmeocraera ardalio'' Kiriakoff, 1958 *''Desmeocraera dicax'' Kiriakoff, 1958 *''Desmeocraera formosa'' Kiriakoff, 1958 *''Desmeocraera glauca'' Gaede, 1928 *''Desmeocraera imploratrix'' Kiriakoff, 1958 *''Desmeocraera latex'' (Druce, 1901) *''Desmeocraera latifasciata'' Gaede, 1928 *''Desmeocraera leucosticta'' (Hampson, 1910) *''Desmeocraera mawa'' Kiriakoff, 1979 *''Desmeocraera mkabi'' Kiriakoff, 1979 *''Desmeocraera olivina'' Kiriakoff, 1958 *''Desmeocraera sincera'' Kiriakoff, 1958 *''Desmeocraera vicaria'' Kiriakoff, 1979 *''Desmeocraerula pallida'' Kiriakoff, 1963 *''Enomotarcha chloana'' (Holland, 1893) *''Enomotarcha metaphaea'' Kiriakoff, 1979 *''Epicerura catori'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *''Epicerura tamsi'' Kiriakoff, 1963 *''Janthinisca badia'' Kiriakoff, 1979 *''Janthinisca gerda'' Kiriakoff, 1979 *''Janthinisca linda'' Kiriakoff, 1979 *''Janthinisca politzari'' Kiriakoff, 1979 *''Mainiella subterminalis'' Kiriakoff, 1962 *''Odontoperas obliqualinea'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *''Odontoperas rosacea'' Kiriakoff, 1959 *''Paradiastema monotonia'' Kiriakoff, 1979 *''Paradiastema nitens'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *''Paradiastema pulverea'' Hampson, 1910 *''Phalera atrata'' (Grünberg, 1907) *''Psalisodes bistriata'' (Kiriakoff, 1962) *''Quista citrina'' Kiriakoff, 1979 *''Quista niveiplaga'' (Hampson, 1910) *''Roppa rhabdophora'' (Hampson, 1910) *''Scalmicauda ectoleuca'' Hampson, 1910 *''Scalmicauda macrosema'' Kiriakoff, 1959 *''Scalmicauda rubrolineata'' Kiriakoff, 1959 *''Scalmicauda vinacea'' Kiriakoff, 1959 *''Scalmicauda xanthogyna'' Hampson, 1910 *''Scrancia astur'' Kiriakoff, 1962 *''Scrancia cupreitincta'' Kiriakoff, 1962 *''Scrancia expleta'' Kiriakoff, 1962 *''Scrancia leucopera'' Hampson, 1910 *''Scrancia rothschildi'' Kiriakoff, 1965 *''Scrancia tephraea'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *''Scranciola rufula'' (Hampson, 1910) *''Stauropussa chloe'' (Holland, 1893) *''Stenostaura vittata'' Kiriakoff, 1965 *''Synete parallelis'' Kiriakoff, 1979 *''Synete subcaeca'' Kiriakoff, 1959 *''Tmetopteryx bisecta'' (Rothschild, 1917) *''Tricholoba minuta'' Kiriakoff, 1979 *''Tricholoba unicolor'' Kiriakoff, 1979 *''Xanthodonta argyllacea'' Kiriakoff, 1961 *''Xanthodonta minima'' (Hampson, 1910)

Oecophoridae

*''Stathmopoda ficivora'' Kasy, 1973

Pantheidae

*''Raphia buchanani'' Rothschild, 1921

Psychidae

*''Eumeta cervina'' Druce, 1887 *''Eumeta rotunda'' Bourgogne, 1965 *''Eumeta rougeoti'' Bourgogne, 1955 *''Melasina immanis'' Meyrick, 1908 *''Melasina trichodyta'' Meyrick, 1924

Pterophoridae

*''Crocydoscelus ferrugineum'' Walsingham, 1897 *''Exelastis vuattouxi'' Bigot, 1970 *''Hellinsia aethiopicus'' (Amsel, 1963) *''Hepalastis pumilio'' (Zeller, 1873) *''Lantanophaga pusillidactylus'' (Walker, 1864) *''Megalorhipida leucodactylus'' (Fabricius, 1794) *''Platyptilia molopias'' Meyrick, 1906 *''Pterophorus albidus'' (Zeller, 1852) *''Pterophorus spissa'' (Bigot, 1969) *''Sphenarches anisodactylus'' (Walker, 1864) *''Stenoptilodes taprobanes'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Pyralidae

*''Acracona remipedalis'' (Karsch, 1900) *''Lamoria imbella'' (Walker, 1864) *''Palmia adustalis'' (Hampson, 1917)

Saturniidae

*''Bunaeopsis hersilia'' (Westwood, 1849) *''Decachorda fletcheri'' Rougeot, 1970 *''Epiphora perspicuus'' (Butler, 1878) *''Epiphora rectifascia'' Rothschild, 1907 *''Goodia hierax'' Jordan, 1922 *''Gynanisa maja'' (Klug, 1836) *''Holocerina angulata'' (Aurivillius, 1893) *''Holocerina smilax'' (Westwood, 1849) *''Imbrasia obscura'' (Butler, 1878) *''Lobobunaea acetes'' (Westwood, 1849) *''Lobobunaea phaedusa'' (Drury, 1782) *''Ludia hansali'' Felder, 1874 *''Ludia obscura'' Aurivillius, 1893 *''Nudaurelia alopia'' Westwood, 1849 *''Orthogonioptilum adiegetum'' Karsch, 1892 *''Orthogonioptilum prox'' Karsch, 1892 *''Pseudantheraea discrepans'' (Butler, 1878) *''Pseudantheraea imperator'' Rougeot, 1962 *''Rohaniella pygmaea'' (Maassen & Weymer, 1885)

Sesiidae

*''Melittia chalconota'' Hampson, 1910 *''Pseudomelittia cingulata'' Gaede, 1929 *''Sura rufitibia'' Hampson, 1919 *''Tipulamima sexualis'' (Hampson, 1910) *''Trichocerata lambornella'' (Durrant, 1913)

Sphingidae

*''Acherontia atropos'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Andriasa contraria'' Walker, 1856 *''Antinephele anomala'' (Butler, 1882) *''Cephonodes hylas'' (Linnaeus, 1771) *''Falcatula cymatodes'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1912) *''Hippotion irregularis'' (Walker, 1856) *''Leucophlebia afra'' Karsch, 1891 *''Lophostethus dumolinii'' (Angas, 1849) *''Neopolyptychus ancylus'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) *''Neopolyptychus consimilis'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) *''Neopolyptychus prionites'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) *''Neopolyptychus pygarga'' (Karsch, 1891) *''Nephele bipartita'' Butler, 1878 *''Nephele maculosa'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *''Nephele peneus'' (Cramer, 1776) *''Phylloxiphia bicolor'' (Rothschild, 1894) *''Phylloxiphia vicina'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1915) *''Platysphinx constrigilis'' (Walker, 1869) *''Platysphinx phyllis'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *''Platysphinx stigmatica'' (Mabille, 1878) *''Platysphinx vicaria'' Jordan, 1920 *''Polyptychoides digitatus'' (Karsch, 1891) *''Polyptychus andosa'' Walker, 1856 *''Polyptychus anochus'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 *''Polyptychus carteri'' (Butler, 1882) *''Polyptychus coryndoni'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *''Polyptychus hollandi'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *''Polyptychus orthographus'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *''Polyptychus wojtusiaki'' Pierre, 2001 *''Pseudenyo benitensis'' Holland, 1889 *''Pseudoclanis molitor'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1912) *''Pseudoclanis rhadamistus'' (Fabricius, 1781) *''Pseudopolyptychus foliaceus'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) *''Sphingonaepiopsis nana'' (Walker, 1856) *''Temnora angulosa'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 *''Temnora avinoffi'' Clark, 1919 *''Temnora camerounensis'' Clark, 1923 *''Temnora griseata'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *''Temnora hollandi'' Clark, 1920 *''Temnora reutlingeri'' (Holland, 1889) *''Temnora stevensi'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *''Theretra orpheus'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) *''Theretra perkeo'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *''Theretra tessmanni'' Gehlen, 1927

Thyrididae

*''Amalthocera tiphys'' Boisduval, 1836 *''Byblisia albaproxima'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 *''Byblisia latipes'' Walker, 1865 *''Byblisia ochracea'' Jordan, 1907 *''Collinsa subscripta'' (Warren, 1899) *''Cornuterus palairanta'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *''Dysodia collinsi'' Whalley, 1968 *''Dysodia intermedia'' (Walker, 1865) *''Dysodia vitrina'' (Boisduval, 1829) *''Dysodia zelleri'' (Dewitz, 1881) *''Epaena trijuncta'' (Warren, 1898) *''Hapana verticalis'' (Warren, 1899) *''Heteroschista nigranalis'' Warren, 1903 *''Hypolamprus curviflua'' (Warren, 1898) *''Kalenga ansorgei'' (Warren, 1899) *''Kuja fractifascia'' (Warren, 1908) *''Kuja gemmata'' (Hampson, 1906) *''Marmax hyparchus'' (Cramer, 1779) *''Marmax semiaurata'' (Walker, 1854) *''Nemea eugrapha'' (Hampson, 1906) *''Ninia plumipes'' (Drury, 1782) *''Opula spilotata'' (Warren, 1898) *''Rhodoneura serraticornis'' (Warren, 1899) *''Sijua latizonalis'' (Hampson, 1897) *''Sijua sigillata'' (Warren, 1898) *''Striglina rothi'' Warren, 1898 *''Symphleps suffusa'' Warren, 1898 *''Trichobaptes auristrigata'' (Plötz, 1880)

Tineidae

*''Acridotarsa melipecta'' (Meyrick, 1915) *''Ceratophaga vastellus'' (Zeller, 1852) *''Dasyses nigerica'' Gozmány, 1968 *''Edosa nigralba'' (Gozmány, 1968) *''Edosa phlegethon'' (Gozmány, 1968) *''Erechthias travestita'' (Gozmány, 1968) *''Hyperbola pastoralis'' (Meyrick, 1931) *''Monopis jacobsi'' Gozmány, 1967 *''Monopis megalodelta'' Meyrick, 1908 *''Perissomastix nigerica'' Gozmány, 1967 *''Perissomastix sericea'' Gozmány, 1966 *''Perissomastix similatrix'' Gozmány, 1968 *''Perissomastix stibarodes'' (Meyrick, 1908) *''Phalloscardia semiumbrata'' (Meyrick, 1920) *''Phereoeca praecox'' Gozmány & Vári, 1973 *''Phereoeca proletaria'' (Meyrick, 1921) *''Phthoropoea oenochares'' (Meyrick, 1920) *''Pitharcha chalinaea'' Meyrick, 1908 *''Sphallestasis cristata'' (Gozmány, 1967) *''Syncalipsis optania'' (Meyrick, 1908) *''Syncalipsis typhodes'' (Meyrick, 1917) *''Tinemelitta ceriaula'' (Meyrick, 1914) *''Tiquadra cultrifera'' Meyrick, 1914 *''Wegneria speciosa'' (Meyrick, 1914)

Tortricidae

*''Accra rubrothicta'' Razowski, 1986 *''Accra viridis'' (Walsingham, 1891) *''Apotoforma fustigera'' Razowski, 1986 *''Basigonia anisoscia'' Diakonoff, 1983 *''Brachiolia wojtusiaki'' Razowski, 1986 *''Cornesia ormoperla'' Razowski, 1981 *''Ebodina lagoana'' Razowski & Tuck, 2000 *''Eccopsis incultana'' (Walker, 1863) *''Eccopsis praecedens'' Walsingham, 1897 *''Eccopsis wahlbergiana'' Zeller, 1852 *''Nephograptis necropina'' Razowski, 1981 *''Panegyra sectatrix'' (Razowski, 1981) *''Paraeccopsis insellata'' (Meyrick, 1920) *''Plinthograptis clostos'' Razowski, 1990 *''Plinthograptis clyster'' Razowski, 1990 *''Plinthograptis pleroma'' Razowski, 1981 *''Plinthograptis rhytisma'' Razowski, 1981 *''Plinthograptis seladonia'' (Razowski, 1981) *''Plinthograptis sipalia'' Razowski, 1981 *''Rubidograptis regulus'' Razowski, 1981 *''Rubrograptis recrudescentia'' Razowski, 1981 *''Russograptis callopista'' (Durrant, 1913) *''Russograptis medleri'' Razowski, 1981 *''Russograptis solaris'' Razowski, 1981 *''Rutilograptis cornesi'' Razowski, 1981 *''Sanguinograptis obtrecator'' Razowski, 1981 *''Sanguinograptis ochrolegnia'' Razowski, 1986

Uraniidae

*''Acropteris nigrisquama'' Warren, 1897 *''Epiplema inelegans'' Warren, 1898

Zygaenidae

*''Astyloneura esmeralda'' (Hampson, 1920) *''Tasema unxia'' (Druce, 1896)

References

External links

* {{Africa in topic, List of moths of Lepidoptera of West Africa, *Nigeria Lists of biota of Nigeria, Moths Lists of moths of Africa, Nigeria Lists of moths by country, Nigeria