List of moths of Namibia

Location of Namibia

There are about 510 known moth species of Namibia. 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 Namibia.

Amphisbatidae[]

Paratemelia meyi Lvovsky, 2007
Paratemelia namibiella Lvovsky, 2007

Arctiidae[]

Afrospilarctia flavida (Bartel, 1903)
Alpenus whalleyi Watson, 1988
Amata alicia (Butler, 1876)
(Grünberg, 1910)
Amerila bauri Möschler, 1884
Amerila bubo (Walker, 1855)
Amsacta melanogastra (Holland, 1897)
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Apisa hildae Kiriakoff, 1961
Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784)
Eilema albostriatum Kühne, 2010
Epilacydes simulans Butler, 1875
(Grünberg, 1910)
Eyralpenus scioana (Oberthür, 1880)
Galtara nepheloptera (Hampson, 1910)
Meneclia pallidula Grünberg, 1910
Micralarctia australis Watson, 1988
Micralarctia punctulatum (Wallengren, 1860)
Owambarctia owamboensis Kiriakoff, 1957
Paralacydes arborifera (Butler, 1875)
Paralacydes destrictus Kühne, 2010
Paralacydes jeskei (Grünberg, 1911)
Paramaenas affinis (Rothschild, 1933)
Paramaenas strigosus Grünberg, 1911
Phlyctaenogastra britae Kühne, 2010
Phlyctaenogastra familia Kühne, 2010
Phlyctaenogastra rangei Gaede, 1915
Saenura flava Wallengren, 1860
Walker, 1855
Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, 1865)
(Walker, 1855)
Thumatha punctata Kühne, 2010
Thyretes caffra Wallengren, 1863
Thyretes negus Oberthür, 1878
Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Autostichidae[]

Hesperesta rhyodes (Meyrick, 1909)
Turatia turpicula Gozmány, 2000

Carposinidae[]

Carposina longipalpalis Mey, 2007
Meridarchis regalis Mey, 2007

Cecidosidae[]

Choreutidae[]

Choreutis aegyptiaca (Zeller, 1867)
Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)

Copromorphidae[]

Rhynchoferella syncentra (Meyrick, 1916)

Cosmopterigidae[]

Gisilia conformata (Meyrick, 1921)
Gisilia meyi Sinev, 2007
Gisilia sclerodes (Meyrick, 1909)
Gisilia stagnans (Meyrick, 1921)
Gisilia stereodoxa (Meyrick, 1925)

Cossidae[]

Aethalopteryx forsteri (Clench, 1959)
Aethalopteryx squameus (Distant, 1902)
Aethalopteryx tristis (Gaede, 1915)
Arctiocossus antargyreus Felder, 1874
Arctiocossus danieli Clench, 1959
Arctiocossus poliopterus Clench, 1959
Arctiocossus strigulatus Gaede, 1929
Arctiocossus tessellatus Clench, 1959
Azygophleps asylas (Cramer, 1777)
Azygophleps inclusa (Walker, 1856)
Azygophleps leopardina Distant, 1902
Azygophleps liturata (Aurivillius, 1879)
Brachylia eutelia Clench, 1959
Brachylia terebroides Felder, 1874
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874
Macrocossus coelebs Clench, 1959
Macrocossus toluminus (Druce, 1887)
Mey, 2007
Mey, 2007
Mey, 2007
Durrant, 1916
Pecticossus gaerdesi Daniel, 1956
Phragmataecia andarana Clench, 1959
Phragmataecia irrorata Hampson, 1910
Phragmataecia okovangae Clench, 1959
Mey, 2007
Rethona strigosa Walker, 1855
Xyleutes dictyotephra Clench, 1959

Crambidae[]

Glyphodes amphipeda (Meyrick, 1939)
Heliothela ophideresana (Walker, 1863)
Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Pyrausta grisealis Maes, 2009

Elachistidae[]

Phthinostoma maculata Mey, 2007
Phthinostoma taeniata Mey, 2007

Eriocottidae[]

Compsoctena araeopis (Meyrick, 1926)
Compsoctena brandbergensis Mey, 2007
Compsoctena leucoconis (Meyrick, 1926)

Eupterotidae[]

Jana eurymas Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
Phiala costipuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Trichophiala devylderi Aurivillius, 1879

Gelechiidae[]

Acutitornus munda Janse, 1951
Allotelphusa lathridia (Meyrick, 1909)
Anarsia agricola Walsingham, 1891
Anarsia nimbosa Meyrick, 1913
Argophara epaxia Janse, 1963
Aspades hutchinsonella (Walsingham, 1891)
Athrips albibasella Bidzilya, 2010
Athrips albicostella Bidzilya, 2010
Athrips angustisaccula Bidzilya, 2010
Athrips bruneosparsa Janse, 1958
Athrips dorsimaculata Bidzilya, 2010
Athrips flavida Bidzilya, 2010
Athrips hirtopalpa Bidzilya, 2010
Athrips latipalpella Bidzilya, 2010
Athrips mappigera Meyrick, 1914
Athrips meyi Bidzilya, 2010
Athrips neograpta Meyrick, 1914
Athrips nigrinervosa Bidzilya, 2010
Athrips pallida Bidzilya, 2010
Athrips phoenaula (Meyrick, 1913)
Athrips punctosa Bidzilya, 2010
Athrips ravidinigra Bidzilya, 2010
Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859)
Gelechia sematica (Meyrick, 1913)
Hedma microcasis (Meyrick, 1929)
Hedma rhamnifoliae (Amsel & Hering, 1931)
Hypatima austerodes (Meyrick, 1918)
Lacistodes tauropis Meyrick, 1921
Leuronoma oenochyta (Meyrick, 1921)
Metzneria brandbergi Janse, 1963
Microcraspedus synecta (Meyrick, 1909)
Neotelphusa ochlerodes (Meyrick, 1925)
Neotelphusa phaeomacula Janse, 1958
Ochrodia pentamacula (Janse, 1958)
Ochrodia subdiminutella (Stainton, 1867)
Octonodula binotella Janse, 1951
Ornativalva kalahariensis (Janse, 1960)
Parapsectris alfonsi Bidzilya, 2010
Parapsectris curvisaccula Bidzilya, 2010
Parapsectris fastidiosa Meyrick, 1911
Parapsectris griseoflavida Bidzilya, 2010
Parapsectris lacunosa (Meyrick, 1918)
Parapsectris modica Bidzilya, 2010
Parapsectris nigrifasciata Bidzilya, 2010
Parapsectris ochrocosma (Meyrick, 1911)
Parapsectris ochrostigma Bidzilya, 2010
Parapsectris savannae Bidzilya, 2010
Parapsectris tholaea Meyrick, 1911
Parapsectris violae Bidzilya, 2010
Paratelphusa reducta Janse, 1958
Parathectis sordidula (Meyrick, 1913)
Polyhymno chionarcha Meyrick, 1913
Polyhymno eurydoxa Meyrick, 1909
Polyhymno hostilis Meyrick, 1918
Polyhymno palinorsa Meyrick, 1909
Polyhymno pausimacha Meyrick, 1909
Schizovalva exoenota Meyrick, 1918
Scrobipalpa aptatella (Walker, 1864)
Scrobipalpa diversa (Janse, 1950)
Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916)
Scrobipalpa vicaria (Meyrick, 1921)
Stomopteryx eremopis (Meyrick, 1921)
Streyella pallidigrisea Janse, 1958
Syncopacma oxyspila (Meyrick, 1909)
Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902)

Geometridae[]

Prout, 1935
Prout, 1935
(Walker, 1860)
(Prout, 1925)
(Wallengren, 1872)
(Wallengren, 1872)
Prout, 1938
(Prout, 1938)
(Warren, 1904)
(Warren, 1898)
(Aurivillius, 1910)
Rhodophthitus tricoloraria (Mabille, 1890)
Prout, 1925
Prout, 1922
Zamarada metallicata Warren, 1914
Hampson, 1909
Warren, 1895
D. S. Fletcher, 1974

Gracillariidae[]

Acrocercops ficina Vári, 1961
Acrocercops terminalina Vári, 1961
Africephala timaea (Meyrick, 1914)
Apistoneura psarochroma Vári, 1961
Aspilapteryx filifera (Meyrick, 1912)
Callicercops triceros (Meyrick, 1926)
Caloptilia cataractias (Meyrick, 1921)
Caloptilia cryphia Vári, 1961
Caloptilia isotoma (Meyrick, 1914)
Caloptilia pentaplaca (Meyrick, 1911)
Caloptilia porphyranthes (Meyrick, 1921)
Caloptilia sapina Vári, 1961
Caloptilia sychnospila Vári, 1961
Caloptilia verecunda Triberti, 2004
Conopobathra carbunculata (Meyrick, 1912)
Conopobathra geraea Vári, 1961
Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912)
Conopobathra plethorhabda Vári, 1961
Conopomorpha chionosema Vári, 1961
Conopomorpha euphanes Vári, 1961
Cryptolectica euryphanta (Meyrick, 1911)
Cuphodes melanostola (Meyrick, 1918)
Dysectopa scalifera Vári, 1961
Ectropina ligata (Meyrick, 1912)
Epicephala homostola Vári, 1961
Epicephala pyrrhogastra Meyrick, 1908
Graphiocephala barbitias (Meyrick, 1909)
Pareclectis hobohmi Vári, 1961
Phyllonorycter chionopa (Vári, 1961)
Phyllonorycter didymopa (Vári, 1961)
Phyllonorycter grewiaecola (Vári, 1961)
Phyllonorycter grewiella (Vári, 1961)
Phyllonorycter leucaspis Triberti, 2004
Stomphastis cardamitis (Meyrick, 1921)
Stomphastis crotonis Vári, 1961
Stomphastis rorkei Vári, 1961
Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908)
Stomphastis tremina Vári, 1961

Lasiocampidae[]

Walker, 1855
Tams, 1936
Bombycomorpha bifascia (Walker, 1855)
(Grünberg, 1910)
Aurivillius, 1927
Gonometa postica Walker, 1855
Holland, 1896
Aurivillius, 1927
(Druce, 1887)
Rhinobombyx cuneata Aurivillius, 1879
(Grünberg, 1910)
Zolotuhin, 2007
(Aurivillius, 1921)
(Walker, 1855)
(Tams, 1936)
(Tams, 1936)

Lecithoceridae[]

Dragmatucha proaula Meyrick, 1908
Lecithocera ideologa Meyrick, 1937

Limacodidae[]

Janse, 1964
Aurivillius, 1900
Janse, 1964
Janse, 1964
Janse, 1964
Tams, 1932
Wallengren, 1863

Lymantriidae[]

Mey, 2007
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Collenette, 1931
(Snellen, 1872)
Walker, 1865
Kühne, 2010
(Distant, 1897)
Kühne, 2010
Hering, 1926
Aurivillius, 1879
(Distant, 1897)
(Distant, 1897)
(Swinhoe, 1903)
Collenette, 1939
Kühne, 2010
Hering, 1927
Aurivillius, 1879
Felder, 1874
Mey, 2007

Metarbelidae[]

Arbelodes dupreezi Lehmann, 2010
Arbelodes heringi (Janse, 1930)
Arbelodes kroonae Lehmann, 2007
Kroonia heikeae Lehmann, 2010
Kroonia honeyi Lehmann, 2010
Metarbela kobesi Lehmann, 2007
Metarbela naumanni Mey, 2005
Metarbela trisignata Gaede, 1929
Metarbela weinmanni Lehmann, 2007
Salagena meyi Lehmann, 2007
Teragra cammae Lehmann, 2007

Noctuidae[]

Berio, 1956
Hacker, 2007
Walker, 1862
Hacker, 2007
Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010
(Hampson, 1902)
Hacker, 2007
(Aurivillius, 1879)
Hopffer, 1857
(Hampson, 1916)
Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Acontia guttifera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
(Walker, 1857)
Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
(Guenée, 1852)
Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852
Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
(Butler, 1898)
Wallengren, 1860
Aurivillius, 1879
(Distant, 1898)
Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856
Aurivillius, 1879
Wallengren, 1856
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
Wallengren, 1856
Aurivillius, 1879
Hacker, 2007
Kühne, 2010
Asplenia melanodonta (Hampson, 1896)
Audea melanoplaga Hampson, 1902
Hacker, 2004
Hampson, 1902
Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
Ctenusa pallida (Hampson, 1902)
Ctenusa varians (Wallengren, 1863)
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
Diaphone eumela (Stoll, 1781)
Hacker, 2007
(Hampson, 1902)
Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
(Karsch, 1892)
(Karsch, 1892)
(Walker, 1854)
(Fawcett, 1916)
Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
Guenée, 1854
Berio, 1954
(Rothschild, 1913)
Masalia disticta (Hampson, 1902)
Masalia leucosticta (Hampson, 1902)
Masalia quilengesi Seymour, 1972
Omphaloceps daria (Druce, 1895)
Ophiusa dianaris (Guenée, 1852)
Ophiusa umbrilinea Hampson, 1902
Oraesia emarginata (Fabricius, 1794)
Oraesia provocans Walker, [1858]
Ozarba acclivis (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
(Aurivillius, 1879)
Berio, 1940
Berio, 1940
Berio, 1940
Berio, 1940
Berio, 1940
Berio, 1940
Berio, 1940
Berio, 1940
Paida pulchra (Trimen, 1863)
(Grünberg, 1910)
Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
Proschaliphora albida Hampson, 1909
Proschaliphora aurata Kühne, 2010
Proschaliphora lineata Kühne, 2010
Proschaliphora minima Kühne, 2010
Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777)
Hacker & Mey, 2010
Hacker & Mey, 2010
Hacker & Mey, 2010
(Grünberg, 1910)
Hacker & Zilli, 2007
Hacker & Zilli, 2007
(Gaede, 1939)
(Pinhey, 1962)
(Gaede, 1915)
(Gaede, 1915)
(Gaede, 1915)
Gaede, 1915

Nolidae[]

(Wallengren, 1863)
Wiltshire, 1985

Notodontidae[]

(Gaede, 1928)
(Kiriakoff, 1955)
(Tams, 1929)
(Gaede, 1928)
(Hampson, 1910)
(Gaede, 1928)
(Grünberg, 1907)
Distant, 1899
(Hampson, 1910)
Kiriakoff, 1970

Oecophoridae[]

Kasy, 1973

Plutellidae[]

Mey, 2007
Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Psychidae[]

Sobczyk & Mey, 2007
Scheven, 1910
Druce, 1887
Kotochalia junodi (Heylaerts, 1890)
Meyrick, 1939
Meyrick, 1926
Meyrick, 1920
Meyrick, 1926
Meyrick, 1926
Sobczyk & Mey, 2007
Sobczyk & Mey, 2007
Meyrick, 1908

Pterophoridae[]

Agdistis lomholdti Gielis, 1990
Agdistis namibiana Arenberger, 1988
Agdistis pala Arenberger, 1986
Agdistis piccolo Gielis, 1990
Agdistis spinosa Arenberger, 1986
Agdistis swakopi Arenberger, 2009
Agdistis tsumkwe Arenberger, 2001
Hellinsia brandbergi Arenberger, 2004
Marasmarcha verax (Meyrick, 1909)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
Pterophorus rhyparias (Meyrick, 1908)

Pyralidae[]

Abachausia grisea Balinsky, 1994
Acrobasis africanella Balinsky, 1994
Aglossa phaealis Hampson, 1906
Aglossa rhodalis Hampson, 1906
Aglossa tinealis Leraut, 2007
Ancylosis atrisparsella (Hampson, 1901)
Ancylosis glaphyria Balinsky, 1987
Ancylosis interjectella (Ragonot, 1888)
Ancylosis namibiella Balinsky, 1987
Ancylosis ocellella (Hampson, 1901)
Ancylosis subpyrethrella (Ragonot, 1888)
Arsissa transvaalica Balinsky, 1991
Cadra figulilella (Gregson, 1871)
Ceutholopha isidis (Zeller, 1867)
Delopterus basalis Janse, 1922
Epicrocis nigrinella (Balinsky, 1994)
Epicrocis picta (Balinsky, 1991)
Epilepia melanobasis (Hampson, 1906)
Epilepia melanobrunnea (Janse, 1922)
Epilepia meyi Speidel, 2007
Ragonot, 1891
Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832)
Euzopherodes capicola Balinsky, 1994
Faveria dionysia (Zeller, 1846)
Hypargyria metalliferella Ragonot, 1888
Hypotia brandbergensis Leraut, 2007
Hypotia decembralis Leraut, 2007
Hypotia dinteri Grünberg, 1910
Hypotia eberti Leraut, 2007
Hypotia meyi Leraut, 2007
Hypotia namibiensis Leraut, 2007
Loryma sinuosalis Leraut, 2007
Leraut, 2007
Leraut, 2007
(Hampson, 1906)
Leraut, 2007
Leraut, 2007
Pyralosis polycyclophora (Hampson, 1916)
Leraut, 2007
Staudingeria mimeugraphella Balinsky, 1989
Synaphe fuscochralis Leraut, 2007
Thylacoptila paurosema Meyrick, 1885
Leraut, 2007
Hampson, 1930

Saturniidae[]

(Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
Gynanisa maja (Klug, 1836)
Darge, 2008
(Cramer, 1779)
Bryk, 1939
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)
Jordan, 1922
(Boisduval, 1847)
(Westwood, 1849)
Usta wallengrenii (C. & R. Felder, 1859)

Sesiidae[]

Echidgnathia khomasana de Freina, 2011
Melittia aurociliata (Aurivillius, 1879)

Sphingidae[]

Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hippotion rosae (Butler, 1882)
Hoplistopus penricei Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780)
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857
Oligographa juniperi (Boisduval, 1847)
Phylloxiphia punctum (Rothschild, 1907)
Polyptychoides grayii (Walker, 1856)
Pseudoclanis diana Gehlen, 1922
Rufoclanis numosae (Wallengren, 1860)

Thyrididae[]

Jordan, 1907
(Mabille, 1893)
Whalley, 1971
Whalley, 1971
Whalley, 1968
(Walker, 1865)
Warren, 1908
Whalley, 1971

Tineidae[]

Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)
Probatostola ochromalla Meyrick, 1926
Gozmány, 1967
Gozmány, 1969
Gozmány, 1967
Gozmány, 1967

Tischeriidae[]

Coptotriche africana Puplesis & Diskus, 2003
Tischeria antilope Puplesis, Diškus & Mey, 2003
Tischeria sparmanniae Puplesis & Diškus, 2003

Tortricidae[]

Diakonoff, 1963
(Meyrick, 1926)
(Meyrick, 1920)
Eccopsis incultana (Walker, 1863)
Eugnosta cataracta Aarvik, 2004
Eugnosta meyi Aarvik, 2004
Eugnosta namibiana Aarvik, 2004
Aarvik, 2004
(Meyrick, 1914)
Aarvik, 2004
Aarvik, 2004

Uraniidae[]

(Warren, 1897)

Xyloryctidae[]

Walsingham, 1907
Scythris fluctuosa Meyrick, 1914
Scythris kebirella Amsel, 1935
Scythris stagnosa Meyrick, 1913

Yponomeutidae[]

Prays oleae (Bernard, 1788)
Walsingham, 1881

Zygaenidae[]

Zutulba namaqua (Boisduval, 1847)

References[]

External links[]

De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera)". Afromoths.

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