List of moths of Mauritius

Location of Mauritius

There are about 450 known moth species of Mauritius. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Mauritius.

Arctiidae[]

Amerila vidua (Cramer, 1780)
Argina astrea (Drury, 1773)
Eilema squalida (Guenée, 1862)
Leucaloa infragyrea (Saalmüller, 1891)
Maculonaclia florida (de Joannis, 1906)
Nyctemera insulare (Boisduval, 1833)
Utetheisa cruentata (Butler, 1881)
Utetheisa elata (Fabricius, 1798)
Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Utetheisa pulchelloides Hampson, 1907

Batrachedridae[]

Batrachedra arenosella (Walker, 1864)
Idioglossa bigemma Walsingham, 1881

Bedelliidae[]

Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)

Choreutidae[]

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

Copromorphidae[]

Copromorpha aeruginea Meyrick, 1917

Cosmopterigidae[]

Anatrachyntis coriacella (Snellen, 1901)
Anatrachyntis incertulella (Walker, 1864)
Anatrachyntis rileyi (Walsinham, 1882)
Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864)
Cosmopterix dacryodes Meyrick, 1910
Eteobalea vinsoni (Viette, 1953)

Crambidae[]

Agathodes musivalis Guenée, 1854
Angustalius hapaliscus (Zeller, 1852)
Bocchoris inspersalis (Zeller, 1852)
Chilo sacchariphagus (Bojer, 1856)
Cirrhochrista nivea (de Joannis, 1932)
Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis (Boisduval, 1833)
Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis (Guenée, 1854)
Conocramboides seychellellus (T. B. Fletcher, 1910)
Cotachena smaragdina (Butler, 1875)
Crocidolomia pavonana (Fabricius, 1794)
Culladia achroellum (Mabille, 1900)
Culladia inconspicuellus (Snellen, 1872)
Diaphana indica (Saunders, 1851)
Eoophyla reunionalis (Viette, 1988)
Parapoynx fluctuosalis (Zeller, 1852)
Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis (Zeller, 1852)
Glyphodes mascarenalis de Joannis, 1906
Glyphodes shafferorum Viette, 1987
Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781)
Herpetogramma phaeopteralis (Guenée, 1854)
Ischnurges lancinalis (Guenée, 1854)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787)
Nausinoe geometralis (Guenée, 1854)
Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Notarcha quaternalis (Zeller, 1852)
Omiodes indicata (Fabricius, 1775)
Orphanostigma abruptalis (Walker, 1859)
Pagyda pulvereiumbralis (Hampson, 1918)
Palpita unionalis (Hübner, 1796)
Parapoynx diminutalis (Snellen, 1880)
(Warren, 1892)
Pyrausta childrenalis (Boisduval, 1833)
Pyrausta pastrinalis (Guenée, 1862)
Pyrausta phaenicealis (Hübner, 1818)
Salbia haemorrhoidalis Guenée 1854
Scoparia benigna Meyrick, 1910
Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
Stemorrhages sericea (Drury, 1773)
Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796)
Zebronia phenice (Cramer, 1780)

Elachistidae[]

Orophia thesmophila (Meyrick, 1930)

Gelechiidae[]

Anarsia citromitra Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia vinsonella Viette, 1957
Bilobata subsecivella (Zeller, 1852)
Brachmia convolvuli Walsingham, 1907
Dichomeris acuminata (Staudinger, 1876)
Dichomeris hortulana (Meyrick, 1918)
Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873)^[1]
Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789)
Thiognatha mameti Viette, 1953
Thiotricha tenuis (Walsingham, 1891)

Geometridae[]

(Mabille, 1893)
Camelopteryx multicolor de Joannis, 1906
Casuariclystis latifascia (Walker, 1866)
Chloroclystis costicavata de Joannis, 1932
Chloroclystis derasata (Bastelberger, 1905)
Chloroclystis exilipicta de Joannis, 1906
Chloroclystis latifasciata de Joannis, 1932
(Mabille, 1898)
(Guenée, 1862)
(Walker, 1862)
de Joannis, 1932
Ectropis distinctaria (de Joannis, 1915)
Orhant, 2003
(Boisduval, 1833)
Gymnoscelis rubricata (de Joannis, 1932)
(Mabille, 1893)
Mimandria diospyrata (Boisduval, 1833)
Orthonama quadrisecta Herbulot, 1954
Pingasa hypoleucaria (Guenée, 1862)
Scopula caesaria (Walker, 1861)
Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833)
Thalassodes quadraria Guenée, 1857
(de Joannis, 1915)

Glyphipterigidae[]

Glyphipterix ditiorana Walker, 1863

Gracillariidae[]

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

Immidae[]

Imma infima Meyrick, 1930

Lyonetiidae[]

Lyonetia carcinota Meyrick, 1910

Noctuidae[]

Achaea catella Guenée, 1852
Achaea finita (Guenée, 1852)
(Guenée, 1852)
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833)
Achaea trapezoides (Guenée, 1862)
Achaea umbrigera Mabille, 1898
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891)
Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
(Guenée, 1852)
Aletia infrargyrea (Saalmüller, 1891)
Aletia pyrausta (Hampson, 1913)
Amyna axis Guenée, 1852
Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775)
Anomis lophognatha Hampson, 1926
Anticarsia rubricans (Boisduval, 1833)
Araeopteron obliquifascia de Joannis, 1910
Argyrogramma signata (Fabricius, 1775)
Argyrolopha costibarbata Hampson, 1914
Asota borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
Athetis ignava (Guenée, 1852)
(Guenée, 1852)
Autoba costimacula (Saalmüller, 1880)
Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775)
(de Joannis, 1915)
Callopistria maillardi (Guenée, 1862)
Catada obscura de Joannis, 1906
Cerynea tetramelanosticta Berio, 1954
(Boisduval, 1833)
Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
(Walker, 1858)
Conservula cinisigna de Joannis, 1906
Corgatha terracotta de Joannis, 1910
Ctenoplusia dorfmeisteri (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenée, 1852)
Cyligramma fluctuosa (Drury, 1773)
Cyligramma limacina (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
Digama septempuncta Hampson, 1910
Diastema tigris Guenée 1854^[2]
Dysgonia angularis (Boisduval, 1833)
Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852)
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875)
Ericeia congregata (Walker, 1858)
Ericeia congressa (Walker, 1858)
Eublemma cochylioides (Guenée, 1852)
Eublemmoides apicimacula (Mabille, 1880)
Eutelia blandiatrix (Guenée, 1852)
Walker, 1865
Hampson, 1905
Gesonia obeditalis Walker, 1859
Gracilodes nysa Guenée, 1852
Grammodes bifasciata (Petagna, 1787)
Hampson, 1905
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, [1808])
(Butler, 1876)
Hypena conscitalis Walker, 1866
Mabille, 1898
Hypena hemiphaea de Joannis, 1915
Hypena laceratalis Walker, 1859
Poole, 1989
Hypena obacerralis Walker, [1859]
Hypena varialis Walker, 1866
Janseodes melanospila (Guenée, 1852)
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852
Hampson, 1902
Hampson, 1902
Lophoruza mascarena de Joannis, 1910
Lophotavia incivilis Walker, 1865
Maxera marchalii (Boisduval, 1833)
Mocis conveniens (Walker, 1858)
Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)
Mocis mayeri (Boisduval, 1833)
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
Mythimna borbonensis Guillermet, 1996
Nagia linteola (Guenée, 1852)
Viette, 1958
(Hampson, 1908)
Oedebasis longipalpis (Berio, 1959)
Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1777)
Oruza divisa (Walker, 1862)
Pericyma mendax (Walker, 1858)
Pericyma vinsonii (Guenée, 1862)
Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
Progonia oileusalis (Walker, 1859)
Prominea porrecta (Saalmüller, 1880)
Rhesala moestalis (Walker, 1866)
de Joannis, 1915
Serrodes trispila (Mabille, 1890)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910
Simplicia extinctalis (Zeller, 1852)
Simplicia inflexalis Guenée, 1854
Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)
Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval, 1833)
(Walker, [1858])
Tolna sypnoides (Butler, 1878)
Trichoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775)
Trigonodes hyppasia (Cramer, 1779)
Vittaplusia vittata (Wallengren, 1856)

Nolidae[]

Earias biplaga Walker, 1866
Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
Orhant, 2003
Nycteola mauritia (de Joannis, 1906)
Pardasena virgulana (Mabille, 1880)
Pardoxia graellsii (Feisthamel, 1837)

Oecophoridae[]

Meyrick, 1910
Meyrick, 1930
Meyrick, 1930
Ancylometis trigonodes Meyrick, 1887
Meyrick, 1924
Meyrick, 1924
Meyrick, 1924
Meyrick, 1924
Meyrick, 1924
Meyrick, 1924
Meyrick, 1924
Epiphractis amphitricha Meyrick, 1910
Meyrick, 1930
Hypercallia haematella Felder, 1875
Metachanda astrapias (Meyrick, 1887)
Metachanda baryscias Meyrick, 1930
Metachanda brachychlaena Meyrick, 1930
Metachanda declinata Meyrick, 1924
Metachanda drypsolitha Meyrick, 1930
Metachanda eophaea Meyrick, 1930
Metachanda fimbriata (Meyrick, 1910)
Metachanda gymnosopha Meyrick, 1930
Metachanda holombra Meyrick, 1930
Metachanda larochroa Meyrick, 1930
Metachanda malevola Meyrick, 1924
Metachanda oxyphrontis Meyrick, 1930
Metachanda ptilodoxa Meyrick, 1930
Metachanda sublevata Meyrick, 1924
Metachanda taphrospila Meyrick, 1930
Metachanda thaleropis Meyrick, 1911
Metachanda trisemanta Meyrick, 1930
Meyrick, 1924
Legrand, 1966
Legrand, 1966
Meyrick, 1930
Meyrick, 1924
Meyrick, 1910
Meyrick, 1930
Meyrick, 1930
Taragmarcha laqueata Meyrick, 1910

Plutellidae[]

Meyrick, 1930
Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)^[3]

Pterophoridae[]

Exelastis phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
Oidaematophorus mauritius Gibeaux, 1994
Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Platyptilia censoria Meyrick, 1910
Platyptilia fulva Bigot, 1964
Platyptilia molopias Meyrick, 1906
Platyptilia vinsoni Gibeaux, 1994
Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1851)
Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1852)
Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Pyralidae[]

Chrysauginae[]

Parachma lequettealis Guillermet, 2011

Galleriinae[]

Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton, 1866)
Lamoria clathrella (Ragonot, 1888)

Phycitinae[]

Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863)
Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg, 1885)
Ceutholopha isidis (ZELLER, 1867)
Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832)
Hypargyria metalliferella Ragonot, 1888
Hypsipyla grandella (Zeller, 1848)
Hypsipyla robusta (Moore, 1886)
Maliarpha separatella vectiferella (Ragonot, 1901)
Morosaphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)
Mussidia irisella (Guenée, 1862)
Pempelia strophocomma (de Joannis, 1932)
Phycita diaphana (Staudinger, 1870)
Guillermet, 2007
Spatulipalpia pectinatella de Joannis, 1915

Pyralinae[]

Hypotia saramitoi (Guillermet, 1996)
Hypsopygia mauritialis (Boisduval, 1833)
Pyralis manihotalis Guenée, 1854
Ocrasa nostralis (Guenée, 1854)

Sphingidae[]

Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cephonodes apus (Boisduval, 1833)
Cephonodes trochilus (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
Coelonia fulvinotata (Butler, 1875)
Coelonia solani (Boisduval, 1833)
Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758)
Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hippotion eson (Cramer, 1779)
Macroglossum aesalon Mabille, 1879
Macroglossum milvus (Boisduval, 1833)
Macroglossum soror Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Nephele oenopion (Hübner, [1824])

Thyrididae[]

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

Tineidae[]

(Meyrick, 1930)
(Meyrick, 1924)
(Meyrick, 1924)
(Meyrick, 1930)
(Meyrick, 1930)
Amphixystis fragosa (Meyrick, 1910)
(Meyrick, 1930)
(Meyrick, 1910)
(Meyrick, 1924)
(Meyrick, 1914)
(Meyrick, 1910)
(Meyrick, 1930)
(Meyrick, 1910)
(Meyrick, 1910)
(Meyrick, 1911)
Erechthias zebrina (Butler, 1881)
Ogmocoma pharmacista Meyrick, 1924
Opogona autogama (Meyrick, 1911)
Meyrick, 1924
Opogona omoscopa (Meyrick, 1893)
Meyrick, 1908
Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)
Praeacedes despecta (Meyrick, 1919)
Meyrick, 1930
Protaphreutis borboniella (Boisduval, 1833)
Meyrick, 1930
(Meyrick, 1910)
Meyrick, 1930
Meyrick, 1930
(Meyrick, 1924)
Setomorpha rutella Zeller, 1852
Meyrick, 1930

Tortricidae[]

Adoxophyes ergatica Meyrick, 1911
Adoxophyes telestica Meyrick, 1930
Bactra stagnicolana Zeller, 1852
Meyrick, 1924
Borboniella discruciata (Meyrick, 1930)
Borboniella rosacea Diakonoff, 1960
Brachiolia amblopis (Meyrick, 1911)
Brachiolia egenella (Walker, 1864)
Bubonoxena ephippias (Meyrick, 1907)
(Meyrick, 1913)
Cosmetra spiculifera (Meyrick, 1913)
(Meyrick, 1908)
Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847
Cryptophlebia peltastica (Meyrick, 1921)
Cryptophlebia rhynchias (Meyrick, 1905)
Cryptophlebia semilunana (Saalmüller, 1880)
Bradley, 1953
Eccopsis incultana (Walker, 1863)
(Mabille, 1900)
Grapholita delineana Walker, 1863
Grapholita molesta (Busck, 1916)^[4]
(Meyrick, 1913)
Diakonoff, 1961
(Meyrick, 1930)
Mystogenes astatopa Meyrick, 1930
(Meyrick, 1930)
Procrica sanidota (Meyrick, 1912)
Meyrick, 1917
Strepsicrates rhothia (Meyrick, 1910)
Tetramoera schistaceana (Snellen, 1891)
(Diakonoff, 1974)
Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick, 1913)
Meyrick, 1930

Uraniidae[]

Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1858)
de Joannis, 1915

Yponomeutidae[]

Xyrosaris obtorta Meyrick, 1924

References[]

De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2014). "Search". Afromoths. Retrieved 1 December 2014.

^ Publications du Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute Archived 2013-04-15 at archive.today
^ FAO.org - Kueffer & Mauremootoo, 2004 - Case studies on the Status of Invasive Woody plant species in the Western Indian Ocean
^ "www.gov.mu - AMAS 1997 - Integr. Control of Plutella xylostella (L.) in Mauritius" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
^ - DoA factsheet on Grapholita molesta

External links[]

De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera)". Afromoths.

[1] Publications du Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute Archived 2013-04-15 at archive.today

[2] FAO.org - Kueffer & Mauremootoo, 2004 - Case studies on the Status of Invasive Woody plant species in the Western Indian Ocean

[3] "www.gov.mu - AMAS 1997 - Integr. Control of Plutella xylostella (L.) in Mauritius" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2012-12-28.

[4] - DoA factsheet on Grapholita molesta

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