List of moths of Rwanda
Location of Rwanda
There are about 220 known moth species of Rwanda. 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 Rwanda.
Arctiidae[]
- Afrasura peripherica (Strand, 1912)
- Afrasura violacea (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006)
- Afroarctia bergeri Toulgoët, 1978
- Afroarctia histrionica Toulgoët, 1978
- Afroarctia kenyana (Rothschild, 1933)
- Afrojavanica kostlani (Gaede, 1923)
- Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)
- Agaltara nebulosa Toulgoët, 1979
- Alpenus nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
- Amata alicia (Butler, 1876)
- Amata chrysozona (Hampson, 1898)
- Amata tomasina (Butler, 1876)
- Amerila bubo (Walker, 1855)
- Amerila luteibarba (Hampson, 1901)
- Amerila thermochroa (Hampson, 1916)
- Amphicallia pactolicus (Butler, 1888)
- Apisa fontainei Kiriakoff, 1959
- Apisa subargentea Joicey & Talbot, 1921
- Balacra compsa (Jordan, 1904)
- Balacra rattrayi (Rothschild, 1910)
- Carcinarctia laeliodes Hampson, 1916
- Cragia quadrinotata (Walker, 1864)
- Cyana hecqi Karisch & Dall'Asta, 2010
- Cyana paramargarethae Karisch & Dall'Asta, 2010
- Disparctia varicolor Toulgoët, 1978
- Galtara aurivilii (Pagenstecher, 1901)
- Galtara convergens Toulgoët, 1979
- Galtara elongata (Swinhoe, 1907)
- Galtara laportei Toulgoët, 1979
- Galtara reticulata (Hampson, 1909)
- Galtara turlini Toulgoët, 1979
- Kiriakoffalia costimacula (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
- (Holland, 1893)
- Metarctia flavicincta Aurivillius, 1900
- Metarctia flora Kiriakoff, 1957
- Metarctia forsteri Kiriakoff, 1955
- Metarctia insignis Kiriakoff, 1959
- Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
- Metarctia paremphares Holland, 1893
- Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
- Metarctia rufescens Walker, 1855
- Paralpenus wintgensi (Strand, 1909)
- Pericaliella melanodisca (Hampson, 1907)
- Popoudina pamphilia Kiriakoff, 1958
- Pseudogaltara inexpectata Toulgoët, 1978
- Pseudothyretes perpusilla (Walker, 1856)
- Pusiola straminea (Hampson, 1901)
- Radiarctia melanochoria Hering, 1932
- Rhipidarctia crameri Kiriakoff, 1961
- Rhipidarctia forsteri (Kiriakoff, 1953)
- Rhipidarctia subminiata Kiriakoff, 1959
- Seydelia turlini Toulgoët, 1976
- Spilosoma sulphurea Bartel, 1903
- Teracotona multistrigata Joicey & Talbot, 1924
- Teracotona pallida Joicey & Talbot, 1924
- Teracotona translucens (Grünberg, 1907)
- Teracotona wittei (Debauche, 1942)
- Thumatha brunnea Kühne, 2007
- Trichaeta fulvescens (Walker, 1854)
- Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bombycidae[]
- Racinoa spiralis Kühne, 2008
Brahmaeidae[]
- Dactyloceras barnsi (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
Crambidae[]
- Ancylolomia capensis Zeller, 1852
- Ancylolomia gracilis Fawcett, 1917
- Ancylolomia planicosta Martin, 1956
- Angustalius malacellus (Duponchel, 1836)
- Autocharis sinualis (Hampson, 1899)
- Pyrausta flavimarginalis (Hampson, 1913)
Eupterotidae[]
- Janomima mariana (White, 1843)
Geometridae[]
- Herbulot, 1991
- Herbulot, 1983
- Prout, 1912
- Herbulot, 1996
- Asthenotricha anisobapta Prout, 1932
- Asthenotricha grandis Herbulot, 1997
- Herbulot, 1986
- (Prout, 1938)
- Prout, 1934
- Cartaletis melanopis Prout, 1929
- (Prout, 1932)
- (Prout, 1932)
- (D. S. Fletcher, 1958)
- D. S. Fletcher, 1967
- Herbulot, 1981
- Warren, 1902
- Swinhoe, 1904
- Herbulot, 1984
- Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899)
- Eupithecia turlini Herbulot, 2001
- Eupithecia tutsiana Herbulot, 2001
- (Plötz, 1880)
- (Swinhoe, 1904)
- Herbulot, 1995
- (Warren, 1898)
- (Herbulot, 1966)
- Isoplenodia arabukoensis Sihvonen & Staude, 2010
- (Holland, 1893)
- (Warren, 1903)
- Pingasa distensaria (Walker, 1860)
- Herbulot, 1982
- Herbulot, 1982
- Herbulot, 1982
- (Guenée, 1858)
- Herbulot, 1981
- Herbulot, 1973
- Rhodophthitus tricoloraria (Mabille, 1890)
- Scopula suda Prout, 1932
- Warren, 1898
- Herbulot, 1982
- (Warren, 1901)
- (Warren, 1899)
- Prout, 1922
- (Swinhoe, 1904)
- (Fawcett, 1916)
- (Warren, 1902)
- Prout, 1923
- (Warren, 1901)
- Herbulot, 1973
- Herbulot, 1984
- Herbulot, 1984
- Herbulot, 1984
- Herbulot, 1984
- Herbulot, 1984
- Gaede, 1915
- Herbulot, 1983
- D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- D. S. Fletcher, 1958
- Prout, 1912
- Herbulot, 1979
- Bastelberger, 1909
- Herbulot, 1983
Gracillariidae[]
- Corythoxestis aletreuta (Meyrick, 1936)
- Phyllonorycter adderis de Prins, 2012
- Phyllonorycter gato de Prins, 2012
- Phyllonorycter ipomoellus de Prins, 2012
- Phyllonorycter umukarus de Prins, 2012
Lasiocampidae[]
- Aurivillius, 1927
- Tams, 1929
- Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
- (Hering, 1928)
- Philotherma apithana Hering, 1928
- (Dewitz, 1881)
Lemoniidae[]
- Sabalia jacksoni Sharpe, 1890
Lymantriidae[]
- Walker, 1855
- (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
- Hering, 1926
- (Fawcett, 1900)
- Collenette, 1960
- Swinhoe, 1903
- (Kirby, 1896)
- Hering, 1926
- Collenette, 1931
- Bethune-Baker, 1913
- (Plötz, 1880)
- Mylantria xanthospila (Plötz, 1880)
- (Holland, 1893)
- Hering, 1926
- Strand, 1909
Metarbelidae[]
- Mountelgonia pagana (Strand, 1909)
Noctuidae[]
- Achaea finita (Guenée, 1852)
- Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
- Mabille, 1893
- Boisduval, 1836
- Ametropalpis vidua (Holland, 1894)
- Callopistria maillardi (Guenée, 1862)
- Carpostalagma chalybeata Talbot, 1929
- Crameria amabilis (Drury, 1773)
- Cyligramma fluctuosa (Drury, 1773)
- (Strand, 1909)
- Eudocima fullonia (Clerck, 1764)
- Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
- (Westwood, 1881)
- (Butler, 1875)
- Masalia galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)
- Janse, 1939
- Strand, 1909
- (Cramer, 1775)
- (Strand, 1909)
- Soloe splendida Toulgoët, 1980
- Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777)
- Trigonodes hyppasia (Cramer, 1779)
- Ulotrichopus pseudocatocala (Strand, 1918)
Notodontidae[]
- Bethune-Baker, 1911
- (Karsch, 1895)
- (Hampson, 1909)
- (Gaede, 1928)
- Kiriakoff, 1954
- Kiriakoff, 1962
- Kiriakoff, 1962
- (Gaede, 1928)
- Gaede, 1928
- (Walker, 1865)
- Hampson, 1910
Pterophoridae[]
- Platyptilia rhyncholoba Meyrick, 1924
Pyralidae[]
- Aglossa basalis Walker, 1865
- Ematheudes neonepsia Martin, 1956
Saturniidae[]
- Lobobunaea acetes (Westwood, 1849)
- (Rothschild, 1899)
- Rougeot, 1959
- Lemaire, 1977
- Karsch, 1892
- Bouyer, 1992
- D. S. Fletcher, 1952
- Bouyer, 2008
Sphingidae[]
- Dovania poecila Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Hippotion eson (Cramer, 1779)
- Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823)
- Macropoliana ferax (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)
- Nephele monostigma Clark, 1925
- Temnora scheveni Carcasson, 1968
- Temnora subapicalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Temnora turlini Darge, 1975
Thyrididae[]
- (Butler, 1893)
- (Walker, 1854)
Tineidae[]
- Cimitra fetialis (Meyrick, 1917)
- Cimitra horridella (Walker, 1863)
- (Gozmány, 1967)
- Gozmány, 1967
- Meyrick, 1908
- Meyrick, 1914
- Gozmány, 1967
- (Meyrick, 1914)
Tischeriidae[]
- Mey, 2010
Tortricidae[]
- Cochylimorpha exoterica (Meyrick, 1924)
- Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick, 1913)
- Trachybyrsis euglypta Meyrick, 1927
Zygaenidae[]
- (Koch, 1865)
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Advanced search: Distribution: country". Afromoths.
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