List of Lepidoptera of the Canary Islands

The Lepidoptera of the Canary Islands consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the Canary Islands.

According to a recent estimate, there are a total of about 710 Lepidoptera species present in the Canary Islands.

Butterflies[]

Hesperiidae[]

• Thymelicus acteon christi Rebel, 1894 (uncertain taxonomic status)

Lycaenidae[]

• Aricia cramera Eschscholtz, 1821
• Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
• Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898
• Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Leptotes webbianus (Brulle, 1839)
• Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)
• (Austaut, 1879)
• Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)

Nymphalidae[]

• Argynnis pandora (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Higgins, 1967
• Higgins, 1967
• Owen & Smith, 1992
• Manil, 1984
• (Christ, 1889)
• Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
• Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pararge xiphioides Staudinger, 1871
• Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773)
• Vanessa vulcania (Godart, 1819)

Pieridae[]

• Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785)
• Euchloe charlonia (Donzel, 1842)
• Euchloe belemia eversi Stamm, 1963
• Euchloe belemia grancanariensis Acosta, 2008
• Euchloe belemia hesperidum Rothschild, 1913
• (Hübner, 1830)
• Pieris cheiranthi (Hübner, 1808)
• Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)

Moths[]

Alucitidae[]

• Alucita canariensis Scholz & Jackh, 1994

Autostichidae[]

• Ambloma brachyptera Walsingham, 1908
• Ambloma klimeschi Gozmany, 1975
• Apatema fasciata (Stainton, 1859)
• Apatema junnilaineni Vives, 2001
• Apatema lucidum Walsingham, 1908
• Apatema mediopallidum Walsingham, 1900
• Chersogenes victimella Walsingham, 1908
• Dysallomima coarctella (Rebel, 1896)
• Epanastasis canariensis (Rebel, 1906)
• Epanastasis eupracta Gozmany, 1988
• Epanastasis excellens Gozmany, 1977
• Epanastasis sophroniellus (Rebel, 1895)
• Holcopogon bubulcellus (Staudinger, 1859)
• Oecia oecophila (Staudinger, 1876)

Bedelliidae[]

• Bedellia silvicolella Klimesch, 1968
• Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)

Blastobasidae[]

• Blastobasis exclusa (Walsingham, 1908)
• Blastobasis helleri Rebel, 1910
• Blastobasis insularis (Wollaston, 1858)
• Blastobasis marmorosella (Wollaston, 1858)
• Blastobasis phycidella (Zeller, 1839)
• Blastobasis rubiginosella Rebel, 1896
• Blastobasis velutina Walsingham, 1908
• Zenodochium polyphagum Walsingham, 1908
• Zenodochium sostra Walsingham, 1910

Bucculatricidae[]

• Bucculatrix canariensis Walsingham, 1908
• Bucculatrix chrysanthemella Rebel, 1896
• Bucculatrix phagnalella Walsingham, 1908

Carposinidae[]

• Carposina cinderella Diakonoff, 1989
• Carposina gigantella Rebel, 1917
• Carposina sublucida Diakonoff, 1988

Choreutidae[]

• Choreutis nemorana (Hübner, 1799)
• Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)

Coleophoridae[]

• Coleophora aegyptiacae Walsingham, 1907
• Coleophora albidorsella Toll, 1942
• Coleophora areniphila Toll, 1957
• Coleophora aularia Meyrick, 1924
• Coleophora confluella Rebel, 1892
• Coleophora discomaculella Toll & Amsel, 1967
• Coleophora gibberosa Baldizzone, 2003
• Coleophora gracilella Toll, 1952
• Coleophora granulatella Zeller, 1849
• Coleophora haoma Baldizzone, 1994
• Coleophora internitens Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 1999
• Coleophora hospitiella Chretien, 1915
• Coleophora hystricella Toll, 1957
• Coleophora lassella Staudinger, 1859
• Coleophora loti Falkovitsh, 1978
• Coleophora microalbella Amsel, 1935
• Coleophora micromeriae Walsingham, 1908
• Coleophora neglecta Baldizzone, 1997
• Coleophora orotavensis Rebel, 1896
• Coleophora pinkeri Baldizzone, 1982
• Coleophora polycarpaeae Hering, 1927
• Coleophora pseudopoecilella Klimesch, 1982
• Coleophora salicorniae Heinemann & Wocke, 1877
• Coleophora salviella Chretien, 1916
• Coleophora sarehma Toll, 1956
• Coleophora semicinerea Staudinger, 1859
• Coleophora teneriffella Baldizzone, 1987
• Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849
• Ischnophanes canariella Baldizzone, 1984

Cosmopterigidae[]

• Anatrachyntis badia (Hodges, 1962)
• Anatrachyntis rileyi (Walsingham, 1882)
• Ascalenia acaciella Chretien, 1915
• Ascalenia vanella (Frey, 1860)
• Coccidiphila gerasimovi Danilevsky, 1950
• Coccidiphila kasypinkeri Traugott-Olsen, 1986
• Coccidiphila ledereriella (Zeller, 1850)
• Coccidiphila patriciae J. Nel & A. Nel, 2000
• Coccidiphila riedli Traugott-Olsen, 1986
• Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864)
• Cosmopterix coryphaea Walsingham, 1908
• Cosmopterix crassicervicella Chretien, 1896
• Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers, 1875
• Cosmopterix turbidella Rebel, 1896
• Eteobalea thaumatella (Walsingham, 1907)
• Hodgesiella rhodorrhisella (Kasy, 1970)
• Pyroderces argyrogrammos (Zeller, 1847)

Cossidae[]

• Stygia hades Le Cerf, 1924
• Stygia nilssoni Saldaitis & Yakovlev, 2008
• Wiltshirocossus aries (Pungeler, 1902)

Crambidae[]

• Agriphila tersellus (Lederer, 1855)
• Agriphila trabeatellus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
• Ancylolomia palpella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Ancylolomia tripolitella Rebel, 1909
• Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833)
• Aporodes floralis (Hübner, 1809)
• Arnia nervosalis Guenee, 1849
• Botyodes diniasalis (Walker, 1859)
• Cataonia erubescens (Christoph, 1877)
• Cornifrons ulceratalis Lederer, 1858
• Cynaeda dentalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Dentifovea praecultalis (Rebel, 1896)
• Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851)
• Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Duponchel, 1834)
• Diplopseustis perieresalis (Walker, 1859)
• Dolicharthria heringi (Rebel, 1939)
• Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847
• Ecpyrrhorrhoe diffusalis (Guenee, 1854)
• Euchromius cambridgei (Zeller, 1867)
• Euchromius ocellea (Haworth, 1811)
• Euchromius vinculellus (Zeller, 1847)
• Eudonia angustea (Curtis, 1827)
• Eudonia decorella (Stainton, 1859)
• Eudonia geminoflexuosa Nuss, Karsholt & Meyer, 1998
• Eudonia lineola (Curtis, 1827)
• Eudonia parviangusta Nuss, Karsholt & Meyer, 1998
• Evergestis desertalis (Hübner, 1813)
• Evergestis isatidalis (Duponchel, 1833)
• Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781)
• Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)
• Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)
• Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794)
• Hydriris ornatalis (Duponchel, 1832)
• Loxostege deliblatica Szent-Ivany & Uhrik-Meszaros, 1942
• Mecyna asinalis (Hübner, 1819)
• Mecyna atlanticum (Bethune-Baker, 1894)
• Mesocrambus canariensis Ganev, 1987
• Mesocrambus tamsi Błeszyński, 1960
• Metasia suppandalis (Hübner, 1823)
• Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Palepicorsia ustrinalis (Christoph, 1877)
• Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)
• Parapediasia teterrellus (Zincken, 1821)
• Prionapteryx lancerotella (Rebel, 1892)
• Pseudobissetia terrestrellus (Christoph, 1885)
• Pyrausta aurata (Scopoli, 1763)
• Pyrausta sanguinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Sitochroa palealis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Trichophysetis whitei Rebel, 1906
• Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Udea nordmanni (Rebel, 1935)
• Udea numeralis (Hübner, 1796)
• Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius, 1794)

Elachistidae[]

• Agonopterix cinerariae Walsingham, 1908
• Agonopterix heracliana (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Agonopterix mutatella Hannemann, 1989
• Agonopterix nodiflorella (Milliere, 1866)
• Agonopterix perezi Walsingham, 1908
• Agonopterix vendettella (Chretien, 1908)
• Agonopterix yeatiana (Fabricius, 1781)
• Depressaria absynthiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1865
• Depressaria daucella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Depressaria discipunctella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
• Depressaria veneficella Zeller, 1847
• Elachista canariella Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen, 1987
• Elachista contaminatella Zeller, 1847
• Ethmia bipunctella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Ethmia quadrinotella (Mann, 1861)
• Exaeretia conciliatella (Rebel, 1892)
• Perittia carlinella (Walsingham, 1908)
• Perittia echiella (de Joannis, 1902)
• Stephensia cedronellae (Walsingham, 1908)

Epermeniidae[]

• Epermenia aequidentellus (E. Hofmann, 1867)
• Epermenia strictellus (Wocke, 1867)

Erebidae[]

• Anomis erosa Hübner, 1810
• Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775)
• Anumeta hilgerti (Rothschild, 1909)
• (Hübner, 1808)
• (Staudinger, 1888)
• Canararctia rufescens (Brulle, 1836)
• Oberthur, 1876
• Clytie illunaris (Hübner, 1813)
• Dicallomera fortunata (Rogenhofer, 1891)
• Drasteria philippina (Austadt, 1880)
• Eilema albicosta (Rogenhofer, 1894)
• Eublemma baccalix (Swinhoe, 1886)
• Eublemma cochylioides (Guenee, 1852)
• Eublemma ostrina (Hübner, 1808)
• Eublemma parva (Hübner, 1808)
• Rambur, 1833
• Gnamptonyx innexa (Walker, 1858)
• Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
• Hypena lividalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Hypena obacerralis Walker, 1859
• Hypena obsitalis (Hübner, 1813)
• (Hübner, 1813)
• Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1773)
• Pandesma robusta (Walker, 1858)
• Pinker, 1962
• Schrankia costaestrigalis (Stephens, 1834)
• Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)
• Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Euteliidae[]

• (Hübner, 1813)

Gelechiidae[]

• Anarsia acaciae Walsingham, 1896
• Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hübner, 1813)
• Aproaerema mercedella Walsingham, 1908
• Aroga aristotelis (Milliere, 1876)
• Athrips fagoniae (Walsingham, 1904)
• Bryotropha domestica (Haworth, 1828)
• Bryotropha plebejella (Zeller, 1847)
• Carpatolechia decorella (Haworth, 1812)
• Caryocolum sciurella (Walsingham, 1908)
• Chrysoesthia bosae (Walsingham, 1908)
• Crossobela trinotella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)
• Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)
• Dichomeris lamprostoma (Zeller, 1847)
• Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859)
• Epidola stigma Staudinger, 1859
• Gelechia sabinellus (Zeller, 1839)
• Helcystogramma convolvuli (Walsingham, 1908)
• Mesophleps corsicella Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
• Mesophleps oxycedrella (Milliere, 1871)
• Metzneria aestivella (Zeller, 1839)
• Metzneria castiliella (Moschler, 1866)
• Metzneria tenuiella (Mann, 1864)
• Metzneria torosulella (Rebel, 1893)
• Microlechia chretieni Turati, 1924
• Microlechia klimeschi (Povolny, 1972)
• Microlechia rhamnifoliae (Amsel & Hering, 1931)
• Monochroa rebeli (M. Hering, 1927)
• Neotelphusa cisti (Stainton, 1869)
• Nothris congressariella (Bruand, 1858)
• Ochrodia subdiminutella (Stainton, 1867)
• Ornativalva antipyramis (Meyrick, 1925)
• Ornativalva heluanensis (Debski, 1913)
• Ornativalva plutelliformis (Staudinger, 1859)
• Palumbina guerinii (Stainton, 1858)
• Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873)
• Platyedra subcinerea (Haworth, 1828)
• Pragmatodes fruticosella Walsingham, 1908
• Ptocheuusa guimarensis (Walsingham, 1908)
• Recurvaria cinerella Chretien, 1908
• Scrobipalpa bazae Povolny, 1977
• Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916)
• Scrobipalpa halymella (Milliere, 1864)
• Scrobipalpa instabilella (Douglas, 1846)
• Scrobipalpa ocellatella (Boyd, 1858)
• Scrobipalpa traganella (Chretien, 1915)
• Scrobipalpa vasconiella (Rossler, 1877)
• Scrobipalpa vicaria (Meyrick, 1921)
• Scrobipalpa wiltshirei Povolny, 1966
• Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789)
• Stomopteryx detersella (Zeller, 1847)
• Stomopteryx remissella (Zeller, 1847)
• Stomopteryx schizogynae (Walsingham, 1908)
• Streyella canariensis (Walsingham, 1908)
• Syncopacma genistae (Walsingham, 1908)
• Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902)
• Syncopacma thaumalea (Walsingham, 1905)
• Tecia solanivora (Povolny, 1973)
• Teleiopsis lunariella (Walsingham, 1908)
• Telphusa cistiflorella (Constant, 1890)

Geometridae[]

• (Pinker, 1962)
• (Blachier, 1887)
• (Holt-White, 1894)
• (Rebel, 1911)
• (Rambur, 1833)
• Chiasmia aestimaria (Hübner, 1809)
• Blachier, 1889
• Costaconvexa centrostrigaria (Wollaston, 1858)
• Pinker, 1978
• Pinker, 1974
• Cyclophora maderensis (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
• Episauris kiliani Rebel, 1898
• (Wehrli, 1939)
• Eupithecia boryata (Rebel, 1906)
• Eupithecia gomerensis (Rebel, 1917)
• Eupithecia maspalomae Pinker, 1961
• Eupithecia massiliata Milliere, 1865
• Eupithecia orana Dietze, 1913
• Eupithecia pantellata Milliere, 1875
• Eupithecia phoeniceata (Rambur, 1834)
• Eupithecia pusillata (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Eupithecia rosai Pinker, 1962
• Eupithecia schuetzeata Pinker, 1961
• Eupithecia semigraphata Bruand, 1850
• Eupithecia stertzi (Rebel, 1911)
• Eupithecia tenerifensis (Rebel, 1906)
• Eupithecia ultimaria Boisduval, 1840
• Eupithecia unedonata Mabille, 1868
• Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (Haworth, 1809)
• (Prout, 1914)
• (Pinker, 1960)
• (Pinker, 1974)
• Lenz & Hausmann, 1992
• (Rebel, 1914)
• (Pinker, 1974)
• Idaea inquinata (Scopoli, 1763)
• (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
• Hausmann & Werno, 2003
• Hausmann & Blasius, 2007
• (Staudinger, 1901)
• (Pinker, 1974)
• (Prout, 1922)
• (Rebel, 1910)
• (D. Lucas & de Joannis, 1907)
• Isturgia disputaria (Guenee, 1858)
• Isturgia pulinda (Walker, 1860)
• (Pinker, 1978)
• (Rebel, 1917)
• Hausmann, 1995
• (Rebel, 1894)
• (Staudinger, 1871)
• Nycterosea obstipata (Fabricius, 1794)
• Oar pratana (Fabricius, 1794)
• (Milliere, 1868)
• Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767)
• (Hübner, 1817)
• Scopula asellaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)
• Scopula guancharia (Alphéraky, 1889)
• Scopula imitaria (Hübner, 1799)
• Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833)
• Scopula submutata (Treitschke, 1828)
• (Oberthur, 1881)
• Xanthorhoe ferrugata (Clerck, 1759)

Glyphipterigidae[]

• Acrolepiopsis vesperella (Zeller, 1850)
• Digitivalva pappella (Walsingham, 1908)
• Glyphipterix equitella (Scopoli, 1763)
• Glyphipterix fortunatella Walsingham, 1908
• Glyphipterix pygmaeella Rebel, 1896
• Glyphipterix umbilici M. Hering, 1927

Gracillariidae[]

• Aspilapteryx multipunctella Chretien, 1916
• Caloptilia aurantiaca (Wollaston, 1858)
• Caloptilia coruscans (Walsingham, 1907)
• Caloptilia laurifoliae (M. Hering, 1927)
• Caloptilia robustella Jackh, 1972
• Caloptilia staintoni (Wollaston, 1858)
• Dialectica hedemanni (Rebel, 1896)
• Dialectica scalariella (Zeller, 1850)
• Leucospilapteryx omissella (Stainton, 1848)
• Phyllocnistis canariensis M. Hering, 1927
• Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
• Phyllonorycter bartolomella (Deschka, 1968)
• Phyllonorycter cytisella (Rebel, 1896)
• Phyllonorycter cytisifoliae (M. Hering, 1927)
• Phyllonorycter foliolosi Walsingham, 1908
• Phyllonorycter juncei (Walsingham, 1908)
• Phyllonorycter klimeschiella (Deschka, 1970)
• Phyllonorycter messaniella (Zeller, 1846)
• Phyllonorycter spartocytisi (M. Hering, 1927)

Nepticulidae[]

• Acalyptris staticis (Walsingham, 1908)
• Ectoedemia jubae (Walsingham, 1908)
• Ectoedemia nigrifasciata (Walsingham, 1908)
• Ectoedemia variicapitella (Chretien, 1908)
• Stigmella anomalella (Goeze, 1783)
• Stigmella aurella (Fabricius, 1775)
• Stigmella centifoliella (Zeller, 1848)
• Stigmella crenulatae (Klimesch, 1975)
• Stigmella xystodes (Meyrick, 1916)
• Trifurcula micromeriae (Walsingham, 1908)
• Trifurcula salicinae Klimesch, 1975
• Trifurcula sanctaecrucis (Walsingham, 1908)
• Trifurcula ridiculosa (Walsingham, 1908)

Noctuidae[]

• Abrostola canariensis Hampson, 1913
• Oberthur, 1887
• Acontia lucida (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Acrobyla kneuckeri Rebel, 1903
• Actebia photophila (Guenee, 1852)
• Fibiger & Honey, 2004
• Draudt, 1938
• Agrotis haifae Staudinger, 1897
• Agrotis herzogi Rebel, 1911
• Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Rebel, 1894
• Agrotis lasserrei (Oberthur, 1881)
• Agrotis puta (Hübner, 1803)
• Agrotis sardzeana Brandt, 1941
• Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Agrotis spinifera (Hübner, 1808)
• Agrotis trux (Hübner, 1824)
• (Rambur, 1829)
• Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)
• (Walker, 1858)
• Argyrogramma signata (Fabricius, 1775)
• Armada panaceorum (Menetries, 1848)
• Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Boursin, 1957
• Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1827)
• Calophasia platyptera (Esper, 1788)
• (Rothschild, 1913)
• Caradrina flava Oberthur, 1876
• Caradrina rebeli Staudinger, 1901
• Cardepia affinis (Rothschild, 1913)
• Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858)
• Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
• Cleonymia baetica (Rambur, 1837)
• Condica capensis (Walker, 1857)
• Condica viscosa (Freyer, 1831)
• Cornutiplusia circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Cosmia affinis (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenee, 1852)
• Ctenoplusia vittata (Wallengren, 1856)
• Cucullia calendulae Treitschke, 1835
• Cucullia syrtana Mabille, 1888
• Pinker, 1968
• Euplexia euplexina Rebel, 1917
• Rebel, 1913
• Euxoa canariensis Rebel, 1902
• Galgula partita Guenee, 1852
• Gerarctia poliotis Hampson, 1905
• Gortyna xanthenes Germar, 1842
• Hadena perplexa (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Hadena sancta (Staudinger, 1859)
• Pinker, 1968
• Hadena silenides (Staudinger, 1895)
• Hecatera weissi (Draudt, 1934)
• Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808)
• Heliothis incarnata Freyer, 1838
• Heliothis nubigera Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
• Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Heliothis viriplaca (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)
• Pinker, 1961
• Leucania punctosa (Treitschke, 1825)
• Leucochlaena oditis (Hübner, 1822)
• Bacallardo, 1973
• Metopoceras felicina (Donzel, 1844)
• (Pinker, 1965)
• (Rebel, 1917)
• (Rebel, 1914)
• Pinker, 1963
• Mythimna vitellina (Hübner, 1808)
• Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth, 1809)
• Noctua noacki Boursin, 1957
• Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Alphéraky, 1889
• Rogenhofer, 1889
• Oria musculosa (Hübner, 1808)
• (Hampson, 1902)
• (Hampson, 1906)
• (Rebel, 1906)
• Peridroma saucia (Hübner, 1808)
• Phlogophora meticulosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Polymixis lichenea (Hübner, 1813)
• (Pungeler, 1901)
• Polytela cliens (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Scythocentropus inquinata (Mabille, 1888)
• Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857
• Sesamia nonagrioides Lefebvre, 1827
• Spodoptera cilium Guenee, 1852
• Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
• Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)
• (Staudinger, 1879)
• Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775)
• Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, 1803)
• Xestia c-nigrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pinker, 1961
• Xylena exsoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nolidae[]

• Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
• Garella nilotica (Rogenhofer, 1882)

Notodontidae[]

• (Gaschet, 1876)

Oecophoridae[]

• Harpella forficella (Scopoli, 1763)

Plutellidae[]

• Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Rhigognostis annulatella (Curtis, 1832)

Praydidae[]

• Prays citri (Milliere, 1873)
• Prays friesei Klimesch, 1992
• Prays oleae (Bernard, 1788)
• (Rebel, 1894)

Psychidae[]

• Luffia ferchaultella (Stephens, 1850)
• Henderickx, 1996
• Sobczyk, 2002
• Luffia rebeli Walsingham, 1908

Pterophoridae[]

• Agdistis bifurcatus Agenjo, 1952
• Agdistis frankeniae (Zeller, 1847)
• Agdistis heydeni (Zeller, 1852)
• Agdistis meridionalis (Zeller, 1847)
• Agdistis pseudocanariensis Arenberger, 1973
• Agdistis salsolae Walsingham, 1908
• Agdistis satanas Milliere, 1875
• Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847)
• Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Hübner, 1813)
• Crombrugghia distans (Zeller, 1847)
• Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847)
• Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hellinsia inulae (Zeller, 1852)
• Hellinsia pectodactylus (Staudinger, 1859)
• Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)
• Merrifieldia bystropogonis (Walsingham, 1908)
• Merrifieldia chordodactylus (Staudinger, 1859)
• Merrifieldia hedemanni (Rebel, 1896)
• Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847)
• Merrifieldia particiliata (Walsingham, 1908)
• Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
• Puerphorus olbiadactylus (Milliere, 1859)
• Stangeia siceliota (Zeller, 1847)
• Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763)
• Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
• Tabulaephorus punctinervis (Constant, 1885)

Pyralidae[]

• Acrobasis klimeschi Roesler, 1978
• Acrobasis obliqua (Zeller, 1847)
• Aglossa caprealis (Hübner, 1809)
• Aglossa pinguinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Ambluncus nervosellus Meyrick, 1934
• Ancylodes dealbatella (Erschoff, 1874)
• Ancylodes pallens Ragonot, 1887
• Ancylosis arenosella (Staudinger, 1859)
• Ancylosis biflexella (Lederer, 1855)
• Ancylosis convexella (Lederer, 1855)
• Ancylosis costistrigella (Ragonot, 1890)
• Ancylosis faustinella (Zeller, 1867)
• Ancylosis gracilella Ragonot, 1887
• Ancylosis harmoniella (Ragonot, 1887)
• Ancylosis imitella Hampson, 1901
• Ancylosis nubeculella (Ragonot, 1887)
• Ancylosis oblitella (Zeller, 1848)
• Ancylosis roscidella (Eversmann, 1844)
• Ancylosis samaritanella (Zeller, 1867)
• Ancylosis yerburii (Butler, 1884)
• Aphomia sociella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Apomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller, 1839)
• Archigalleria proavitella (Rebel, 1892)
• Arsissa atlantica Asselbergs, 2009
• Bazaria gilvella (Ragonot, 1887)
• Bazaria venosella Asselbergs, 2009
• Bostra obsoletalis (Mann, 1884)
• Bradyrrhoa trapezella (Duponchel, 1836)
• Cadra calidella (Guenee, 1845)
• Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863)
• Cadra figulilella (Gregson, 1871)
• Caina deletella Ragonot, 1893
• Cathayia insularum (Speidel & Schmitz, 1991)
• Cherchera abatesella Dumont, 1932
• Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Milliere, 1867)
• Denticera divisella (Duponchel, 1842)
• Dioryctria nivaliensis Rebel, 1892
• Endotricha rogenhoferi Rebel, 1892
• Ephestia disparella Hampson, 1901
• Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796)
• Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879
• Epischnia hesperidella Rebel, 1917
• Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832)
• Euzopherodes vapidella (Mann, 1857)
• Faveria dionysia (Zeller, 1846)
• Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hansreisseria gilvescens (Rebel, 1917)
• Homoeosoma nimbella (Duponchel, 1837)
• Hypotia corticalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Hypotia infulalis Lederer, 1858
• Hypotia muscosalis (Rebel, 1917)
• Hypotia myalis (Rothschild, 1913)
• Hypotia pectinalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)
• Isauria dilucidella (Duponchel, 1836)
• Laetilia loxogramma (Staudinger, 1870)
• Lamoria anella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Merulempista turturella (Zeller, 1848)
• Nephopterygia austeritella Amsel, 1965
• Oxybia transversella (Duponchel, 1836)
• Pararotruda nesiotica (Rebel, 1911)
• Pempelia brephiella (Staudinger, 1879)
• Pempeliella ardosiella (Ragonot, 1887)
• Phycita diaphana (Staudinger, 1870)
• Phycitodes albatella (Ragonot, 1887)
• Phycitodes inquinatella (Ragonot, 1887)
• Phycitodes lacteella (Rothschild, 1915)
• Phycitodes saxicola (Vaughan, 1870)
• Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)
• Psorosa mediterranella Amsel, 1953
• Pyralis farinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pyralis manihotalis Guenee, 1854
• Raphimetopus ablutella (Zeller, 1839)
• Staudingeria brunneella Chrétien, 1911
• Thylacoptila paurosema Meyrick, 1888

Scythrididae[]

• Scythris arachnodes Walsingham, 1908
• Klimesch, 1986
• Scythris fasciatella (Ragonot, 1880)
• Scythris guimarensis Bengtsson, 1997
• Scythris hierroella Klimesch, 1986
• Scythris klimeschi Bengtsson, 1997
• Scythris petrella Walsingham, 1908
• Klimesch, 1986
• Klimesch, 1986
• Scythris pseudoarachnodes Bengtsson, 1997

Sesiidae[]

• Bembecia handiensis Ramisch, 1997
• Bembecia vulcanica (Pinker, 1969)

Sphingidae[]

• Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780)
• Hyles tithymali (Boisduval, 1834)
• Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stathmopodidae[]

• Neomariania rebeli (Walsingham, 1894)

Tineidae[]

• (Walsingham, 1908)
• (Rebel, 1896)
• (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
• Bruand, 1851
• Haplotinea insectella (Fabricius, 1794)
• Infurcitinea toechophila (Walsingham, 1908)
• (Rebel, 1892)
• Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859)
• Monopis imella (Hübner, 1813)
• (Milliere, 1872)
• (Chretien, 1905)
• Nemapogon palmella (Chretien, 1908)
• Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Oinophila nesiotes Walsingham, 1908
• Oinophila v-flava (Haworth, 1828)
• Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)
• Phereoeca allutella (Rebel, 1892)
• Praeacedes atomosella (Walker, 1863)
• (Zeller, 1847)
• Rhodobates canariensis Petersen & Gaedike, 1979
• Petersen, 1987
• Setomorpha rutella Zeller, 1852
• Stathmopolitis tragocoprella Walsingham, 1908
• Stenoptinea cyaneimarmorella (Milliere, 1854)
• (Haworth, 1828)
• Ragonot, 1895
• Tinea dubiella Stainton, 1859
• Robinson, 1979
• Staudinger, 1859
• Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758
• Tinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794
• Tineola bisselliella (Hummel, 1823)
• (Ragonot, 1892)
• Trichophaga robinsoni Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001
• Trichophaga tapetzella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• (Staudinger, 1871)

Tischeriidae[]

• Coptotriche longiciliatella (Rebel, 1896)
• Coptotriche tantalella (Walsingham, 1908)

Tortricidae[]

• Acroclita guanchana Walsingham, 1908
• Diakonoff, 1985
• Acroclita sonchana Walsingham, 1908
• (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
• Aethes bilbaensis (Rossler, 1877)
• Aethes conversana (Walsingham, 1908)
• Aethes francillana (Fabricius, 1794)
• Avaria constanti (Rebel, 1894)
• Avaria hyerana (Milliere, 1858)
• Bactra bactrana (Kennel, 1901)
• Bactra lancealana (Hübner, 1799)
• Bactra venosana (Zeller, 1847)
• Meyrick, 1911
• Bactra minima Meyrick, 1909
• Choristoneura bracatana (Rebel, 1894)
• Choristoneura simonyi (Rebel, 1892)
• Clavigesta sylvestrana (Curtis, 1850)
• Clepsis canariensis (Rebel, 1896)
• Clepsis coriacanus (Rebel, 1894)
• Cnephasia asseclana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• (Zeller, 1847)
• Cnephasia longana (Haworth, 1811)
• Cnephasia nesiotica Razowski, 1983
• Cochylimorpha decolorella (Zeller, 1839)
• Cochylimorpha straminea (Haworth, 1811)
• Cochylis epilinana Duponchel, 1842
• Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847
• (Diakonoff, 1976)
• Chambon & Ferot, 1985
• (Kuznetsov, 1972)
• Cydia duplicana (Zetterstedt, 1839)
• (Diakonoff, 1976)
• (Rebel, 1896)
• Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Diceratura roseofasciana (Mann, 1855)
• Endothenia pauperculana (Staudinger, 1859)
• Epinotia thapsiana (Zeller, 1847)
• Eupoecilia sanguisorbana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)
• Lobesia neptunia (Walsingham, 1908)
• Phtheochroa ecballiella Huemer, 1990
• Phtheochroa syrtana Ragonot, 1888
• (Rebel, 1896)
• Selania leplastriana (Curtis, 1831)
• Diakonoff, 1976
• Spilonota ocellana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
• Walsingham, 1908
• Diakonoff, 1985
• Thiodia glandulosana Walsingham, 1908

Yponomeutidae[]

• Yponomeuta gigas Rebel, 1892
• Yponomeuta padella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Zelleria oleastrella (Milliere, 1864)
• Zelleria wolffi Klimesch, 1983

External links[]

• Systematic List of the Butterflies of the Canary Islands. Archived from the original August 10, 2018.
• Fauna Europaea