List of moths of Réunion

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Location of Réunion

There are about 660 known moth species of Réunion. 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 Réunion, an island in the Indian Ocean.

Arctiidae[]

  • Argina amanda (Boisduval, 1847)
  • Argina astrea (Drury, 1773)
  • Eilema borbonica (Guillermet, 2011)
  • Eilema francki (Guillermet, 2011)
  • Eilema squalida (Guenée, 1862)
  • Nyctemera insulare (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Nyctemera virgo (Strand, 1909)
  • Thumatha fuscescens Walker, 1866
  • Utetheisa diva (Mabille, 1880)
  • Utetheisa elata (Fabricius, 1798)
  • Utetheisa lotrix (Cramer, 1779)
  • Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Utetheisa pulchelloides Hampson, 1907

Autostichidae[]

  • Autosticha pelodes (Meyrick, 1883)

Batrachedridae[]

Bedelliidae[]

  • Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)

Blastobasidae[]

  • (Butler, 1881)

Carposinidae[]

Choreutidae[]

  • (Turner, 1942)
  • Brenthia leptocosma Meyrick, 1916
  • Choreutis aegyptiaca (Zeller, 1867)
  • Bippus, 2020
  • Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)

Copromorphidae[]

Cosmopterigidae[]

Crambidae[]

Acentropinae[]

Crambinae[]

Cybalomiinae[]

Evergestinae[]

  • Crocidolomia pavonana (Fabricius, 1794)

Glaphyriinae[]

Musotiminae[]

  • Ambia gueneealis Viette, 1957
  • Cilaus longinasus de Joannis, 1932
  • Neurophyseta upupalis Guenée, 1862

Noordiinae[]

  • Noorda blitealis Walker, 1859

Odontiinae[]

Pyraustinae[]

  • Achyra coelatalis (Walker, 1859)
  • Euclasta whalleyi Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973
  • Hyalobathra filalis (Guenée, 1854)
  • Ischnurges lancinalis (Guenée, 1854)
  • Pagyda pulvereiumbralis (Hampson, 1918)
  • Pyrausta phoenicealis (Hübner, 1818)
  • Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796)
  • Uresiphita polygonalis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Scopariinae[]

Spilomelinae[]

Elachistidae[]

Gelechiidae[]

  • Anarsia citromitra Meyrick, 1921
  • Bippus, 2020
  • Bippus, 2020
  • Anarsia vinsonella Viette, 1957
  • Bippus, 2020
  • Brachmia fuscogramma Janse, 1960
  • Dactylethrella tetrametra (Meyrick, 1913)
  • Dichomeris acuminata (Staudinger, 1876)
  • Epiphractis amphitricha Meyrick, 1910
  • Ephysteris subdiminutella (Stainton, 1867)
  • Dichomeris ianthes (Meyrick, 1887)
  • Bippus, 2020
  • Helcystogramma convolvuli (Walsingham, 1907)
  • Idiophantis croconota Meyrick, 1918
  • Idiophantis valerieae Guillermet, 2010
  • Leuronoma fauvella Viette, 1957
  • Mesophleps palpigera (Walsingham, 1891)
  • Mesophleps safranella (Legrand, 1965)
  • Mesophleps silacella (Hübner, 1825)
  • Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873)
  • Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789)
  • Sitotroga psacasta (Meyrick, 1908)
  • Stegasta variana Meyrick, 1904
  • Guillermet, 2013
  • Syncopacma linella (Chrétien, 1908)
  • Thiotricha tenuis (Walsingham, 1891)

Geometridae[]

  • Ascotis terebraria (Guenée, 1862)
  • Asthenotricha lophopterata (Guenée, 1857)
  • Asthenotricha tripogonias Prout, 1926
  • Casuariclystis latifascia (Walker, 1866)
  • (Mabille, 1880)
  • Guillermet, 2004
  • Chloroclystis androgyna Herbulot, 1957
  • Chloroclystis angelica Herbulot, 1968
  • Chloroclystis costicavata de Joannis, 1932
  • Chloroclystis derasata (Bastelberger, 1905)
  • Chloroclystis exilipicta de Joannis, 1906
  • Chloroclystis latifasciata de Joannis, 1932
  • Cleora acaciaria (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Collix inaequata Guenée, 1862
  • Collix intrepida (Prout, 1932)
  • Comostolopsis leuconeura Prout, 1930
  • (Walker, 1861)
  • Cyclophora lyciscaria (Guenée, 1857)
  • (Guenée, 1862)
  • de Joannis, 1932
  • Ectropis distinctaria (de Joannis, 1915)
  • Orhant, 2003
  • Eois suarezensis Prout, 1923
  • (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Eupithecia graphiticata de Joannis, 1932
  • Gymnoscelis rubricata (de Joannis, 1932)
  • Mesocolpia nanula (Mabille, 1900
  • Mimandria diospyrata (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Orthonama quadrisecta Herbulot, 1954
  • Pingasa hypoleucaria (Guenée, 1862)
  • (Guenée, 1862)
  • Herbulot, 1954
  • (Guenée, 1862)
  • Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Scopula caesaria (Walker, 1861)
  • Scopula internataria (Walker, 1861)
  • Scopula lactaria (Walker, 1861)
  • Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Scopula serena Prout, 1920
  • Somatina lia Prout, 1915
  • Thalassodes hyraria Guenée, 1857
  • Thalassodes quadraria Guenée, 1857
  • Traminda obversata (Walker, 1861)
  • (Guenée, 1858)
  • Herbulot, 1957

Glyphipterigidae[]

Gracillariidae[]

Hyblaeidae[]

  • Hyblaea apricans (Boisduval, 1833)

Immidae[]

Lymantriidae[]

Lyonetiidae[]

  • Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Méneville, 1842)
  • Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940
  • Viette

Noctuidae[]

  • Achaea catella Guenée, 1852
  • Achaea echo (Walker, 1858)
  • Achaea euryplaga (Hampson, 1913)
  • Achaea faber Holland, 1894
  • Achaea finita (Guenée, 1852)
  • (Guenée, 1852)
  • Achaea leucopasa (Walker, 1858)
  • Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Achaea oedipodina Mabille, 1879
  • Achaea trapezoides (Guenée, 1862)
  • Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891)
  • Acontia luteola Saalmüller, 1891
  • (Dufay, 1975)
  • Agrapha orbifer (Guenée, 1865)
  • Agrotis alluaudi Viette, 1958
  • Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
  • Agrotis longidentifera (Hampson, 1903)
  • Agrotis viettei Orhant, 2003
  • (Boursin & Rungs, 1952)
  • Aletia infrargyrea (Saalmüller, 1891)
  • (Saalmüller, 1891)
  • Aletia pyrausta (Hampson, 1913)
  • Mabille, 1884
  • Berio, 1959
  • Amyna axis Guenée, 1852
  • (Guillermet, 1992)
  • Viette, 1965
  • Anomis auragoides (Guenée, 1852)
  • Anomis campanalis (Mabille, 1880)
  • Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Anomis lophognatha Hampson, 1926
  • Anticarsia rubricans (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Viette, 1982
  • (Guenée, 1862)
  • Araeopteron obliquifascia (de Joannis, 1910)
  • Araeopteron papaziani Guillermet, 2009 *
  • Argyrogramma signata (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Argyrolopha costibarbata Hampson, 1914
  • Arsina silenalis Guenée, 1862
  • Asota borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Athetis ignava (Guenée, 1852)
  • (Guenée, 1852)
  • Autoba costimacula (Saalmüller, 1880)
  • Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Callixena versicolora Saalmüller, 1891
  • Callopistria bernei Viette, 1985
  • (de Joannis, 1915)
  • Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1827)
  • Callopistria maillardi (Guenée, 1862)
  • Butler, 1884
  • Catada obscura de Joannis, 1906
  • Catephia squamosa (Wallengren, 1856)
  • (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Chasmina tibialis Fabricius, 1775
  • Chlumetia borbonica Guillermet, 1992
  • Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
  • Condica conducta (Walker, 1857)
  • (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)
  • Dichromia legrosi (Guillermet, 1992)
  • Dysgonia angularis (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Dysgonia derogans (Walker, 1858)
  • (Griveaud, 1981)
  • Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852)
  • Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875)
  • Ericeia albangula (Saalmüller, 1880)
  • Ericeia congregata (Walker, 1858)
  • Ericeia congressa (Walker, 1858)
  • Ericeia inangulata (Guenée, 1852)
  • Ericeia lituraria (Saalmüller, 1880)
  • Eublemma anachoresis (Wallengren, 1863)
  • (Guenée, 1862)
  • Eublemma baccalix (Swinhoe, 1886)
  • Eublemma cochylioides (Guenée, 1852)
  • Eublemma pyrosticta de Joannis, 1910
  • Eublemma viettei (Berio, 1954)
  • Eublemmoides apicimacula (Mabille, 1880)
  • Eudocima fullonia (Clerck, 1764)
  • (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
  • Euplexia borbonica Viette, 1957
  • Viette, 1957
  • Eutelia blandiatrix (Guenée, 1852)
  • (Viette, 1963)
  • Gesonia obeditalis Walker, 1859
  • Hampson, 1926
  • Guillermet, 1992
  • Gracilodes nysa Guenée, 1852
  • Grammodes bifasciata (Petagna, 1787)
  • Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Hampson, 1905
  • Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, [1808])
  • Heliophisma klugii (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Hipoepa fractalis (Guénée, 1854)
  • Viette, 1957
  • Hydrillodes aviculalis Guenée, 1862
  • Hydrillodes uliginosalis Guenée, 1854
  • Guillermet, 1992
  • Hypena conscitalis Walker, 1866
  • Guillermet, 1992
  • Guenée, 1862
  • Guenée, 1862
  • Hypena laceratalis Walker, 1859
  • Guenée, 1862
  • Hypena obacerralis Walker, [1859]
  • Mabille, 1879
  • Hypena polycyma Hampson, 1902
  • Hypena varialis Walker, 1866
  • Guillermet, 1992
  • Hypocala florens Mabille, 1879
  • Hypospila thermesina Guenée, 1862
  • Janseodes melanospila (Guenée, 1852)
  • Lacera alope (Cramer, 1780)
  • Lacera noctilio (Fabricius, 1794)
  • (de Joannis, 1932)
  • Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852
  • Hampson, 1902
  • Hampson, 1902
  • Leucania prominens (Walker, 1856)
  • Leucania pseudoloreyi (Rungs, 1953)
  • Lithacodia blandula (Guenée, 1862)
  • Lophoptera litigiosa (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Lophoruza mascarena de Joannis, 1910
  • Guillermet, 2006
  • Lygephila salax (Guenée, 1852)
  • Viette, 1975
  • Maxera marchalii (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Megalonycta mediovitta (Rothschild, 1924)
  • (de Joannis, 1932)
  • Mocis conveniens (Walker, 1858)
  • Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Mocis mayeri (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
  • Mocis repanda (Fabricius, 1794)
  • Mythimna borbonensis Guillermet, 1996
  • Viette, 1958
  • Nodaria cornicalis (Fabricius, 1794)
  • Guillermet, 2004
  • Ochropleura leucogaster (Freyer, 1831)
  • (de Joannis, 1932)
  • Oedebasis longipalpis (Berio, 1959)
  • Oedebasis ovipennis Hampson, 1902
  • Ophiusa legendrei Viette, 1967
  • Oraesia pierronii (Mabille, 1880)
  • Oruza divisa (Walker, 1862)
  • Saalmüller, 1891
  • Ozopteryx basalis Saalmüller, 1891
  • Pandesma muricolor Berio, 1966
  • Pericyma mendax (Walker, 1858)
  • Pericyma vinsonii (Guenée, 1862)
  • Guenée, 1862
  • Guillermet, 1992
  • (Guenée, 1862)
  • (Viette, 1968)
  • Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
  • Orhant, 2001
  • Progonia oileusalis (Walker, 1859)
  • Saalmüller, 1891
  • Prominea porrecta (Saalmüller, 1880)
  • Radara subcupralis Walker, [1866]
  • Rhesala moestalis (Walker, 1866)
  • Rhynchina revolutalis (Zeller, 1852)
  • Rivula dimorpha Fryer, 1912
  • de Joannis, 1915
  • Serrodes partita (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Serrodes trispila (Mabille, 1890)
  • Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910
  • Simplicia extinctalis (Zeller, 1852)
  • Guillermet, 2005
  • Simplicia inflexalis Guenée, 1854
  • Guenée, 1862
  • Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852
  • Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
  • Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Guillermet, 2005
  • Saalmüller, 1880
  • Saalmüller, 1880
  • Guillermet, 2000
  • (Holland, 1894)
  • (Walker, [1858])
  • Tolna sypnoides (Butler, 1878)
  • Trichoplusia florina (Guenée, 1852)
  • Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, [1803])
  • Trichoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Trigonodes exportata Guenée, 1852
  • Trigonodes hyppasia (Cramer, 1779)
  • (Guenée, 1852)
  • Vittaplusia vittata (Wallengren, 1856)

Nolidae[]

  • Viette, 1958
  • Earias biplaga Walker, 1866
  • Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Berio, 1966
  • Maceda mansueta Walker, 1858
  • (Walker, [1858])
  • Guillermet, 2005
  • Orhant, 2003
  • Orhant, 2003
  • Nola herbuloti Toulgoët, 1982
  • (Hampson, 1914)
  • Nycteola mauritia (de Joannis, 1906)
  • Pardasena virgulana (Mabille, 1880)
  • Pardoxia graellsii (Feisthamel, 1837)
  • (Fabricius, 1794)

Oecophoridae[]

Plutellidae[]

  • Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Praydidae[]

Pterophoridae[]

Pterophorinae[]

Ochyroticinae[]

Pyralidae[]

Galleriinae[]

  • Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1794)
  • Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton, 1866)
  • Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Lamoria clathrella (Ragonot, 1888)

Epipaschiinae[]

Chrysauginae[]

Pyralinae[]

  • Hypsopygia mauritialis (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Hypotia saramitoi (Guillermet, 1996)
  • Ocrasa nostralis (Guenée, 1854)
  • Pyralis manihotalis Guenée, 1854
  • Pyralis pictalis (Curtis, 1834)

Phycitinae[]

  • Apomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller, 1839)
  • (Balinsky, 1994)
  • Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg, 1885)
  • Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863)
  • Ceutholopha isidis (Zeller, 1867
  • Candiopella reunionalis Guillermet, 2007
  • Cryptoblabes bistriga (Haworth, 1811)
  • Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Millière, 1867)
  • Guenée, 1845
  • Epischnia beharella (Viette, 1964)
  • Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832)
  • Flabellobasis capensis (Hampson, 1901)
  • Maliarpha separatella vectiferella (Ragonot, 1901)
  • Guillermet, 2007
  • Morosaphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)
  • Guilletmet, 2007
  • Pempelia strophocomma (de Joannis, 1932)
  • Philotroctis pectinicornella (Hampson, 1896)
  • Guillermet, 2007
  • Phycita diaphana (Staudinger, 1870)
  • Phycita irisella (Guenée, 1862) *
  • Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, [1813])
  • Pseudoceroprepes semipectinella (Guenée, 1862)
  • Guillermet, 2007
  • Guillermet, 2007
  • Spatulipalpia pectinatella de Joannis, 1915
  • Thylacoptila borbonica Guillermet, 2007
  • Thylacoptila paurosema Meyrick, 1888

Sphingidae[]

  • Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Basiothia medea (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Cephonodes apus (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Coelonia fulvinotata (Butler, 1875)
  • Coelonia solani (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Hippotion eson (Cramer, 1779)
  • Hippotion gracilis (Butler, 1875)
  • Hyles biguttata (Walker, 1856)
  • Macroglossum aesalon Mabille, 1879
  • Macroglossum milvus (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Macroglossum soror Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Nephele densoi (Keferstein, 1870)
  • Nephele oenopion (Hübner, [1824])

Stathmopodidae[]

Thyrididae[]

  • Banisia clathrula (Guenée, 1877)

Tineidae[]

  • Bippus, 2020
  • (Viette, 1957)
  • Amphixystis fragosa (Meyrick, 1910)
  • Bippus, 2020
  • (Viette, 1957)
  • (Viette, 1957)
  • Bippus, 2020
  • Meyrick, 1910
  • Meyrick, 1914
  • Meyrick, 1910
  • Guillermet, 2009
  • Bippus, 2020
  • Guillermet, 2009
  • Viette, 1957
  • Bippus, 2020
  • Opogona dimidiatella Zeller, 1853
  • Viette, 1988
  • Viette, 1957
  • Viette, 1957
  • Opogona omoscopa (Meyrick, 1893)
  • Meyrick, 1908
  • Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)
  • Guillermet, 2011
  • Viette, 1957
  • Bippus, 2016
  • Gozmány & Vári, 1973
  • Praeacedes atomosella (Walker, 1863)
  • Protaphreutis borboniella (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Setomorpha rutella Zeller, 1852
  • Bippus, 2016
  • Tiquadra etiennei Viette, 1988
  • Tiquadra guillermeti Viette, 1988
  • Tiquadra seraphinei Guillermet, 2009
  • Tiquadra trancarti Guillermet, 2009

Tortricidae[]

Uraniidae[]

  • (Viette, 1975)
  • Boudinot, 1982
  • Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1858)

Yponomeutidae[]

  • Bippus, 2020
  • Bippus, 2020

References[]

External links[]

  • De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Advanced search: Distribution: country". Afromoths.
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