List of moths of Seychelles

The moths of the Seychelles represent about 275 known species. 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 on the Seychelles, a 115-island country in the Indian Ocean.

Alucitidae[]

• Alucita melanodactyla Legrand, 1966
• Alucita seychellensis (T. B. Fletcher, 1910)

Arctiidae[]

• Amerila aldabrensis (Freyer, 1912)
• Argina astrea (Drury, 1773)
• Eilema aldabrensis (Hampson, 1914)
• Eilema contorta Fryer, 1912
• Eilema lamprocraspis (Hampson, 1914)
• Euchromia folletii (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
• Exilisia subfusca (Freyer, 1912)
• Mahensia seychellarum Fryer, 1912
• Nyctemera seychellensis (Hampson, 1908)
• Utetheisa lactea (Butler, 1884)
• Utetheisa lotrix (Cramer, 1779)
• Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Utetheisa pulchelloides Hampson, 1907

Carposinidae[]

• Meridarchis caementaria Meyrick, 1911

Choreutidae[]

• Choreutis gratiosa (Meyrick, 1911)

Coleophoridae[]

• Blastobasis tabernatella (Legrand, 1966)

Copromorphidae[]

• Copromorpha cryptochlora Meyrick, 1930

Cosmopterigidae[]

• Bifascioides sindonia (Meyrick, 1911)

Crambidae[]

• Aethaloessa calidalis (Guenée, 1854)
• Alytana aldabralis (Viette, 1958)
• Autocharis amethystina Swinhoe, 1894
• Autocharis barbieri (Legrand, 1966)
• Bocchoris inspersalis (Zeller, 1852)
• Cadarena pudoraria (Hübner, 1825)
• Chabulina putrisalis (Viette, 1958)
• Chrysocatharylla agraphellus (Hampson, 1919)
• Cirrhochrista mulleralis Legrand, 1957
• Cirrhochrista perbrunnealis T. B. Fletcher, 1910
• Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis (Guenée, 1854)
• Cnaphalocrocis trebiusalis (Walker, 1859)
• Condylorrhiza zyphalis (Viette, 1958)
• Conocramboides seychellellus (T. B. Fletcher, 1910)
• Crocidolomia pavonana (Fabricius, 1794)
• Diaphana indica (Saunders, 1851)
• Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847
• Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis (Zeller, 1852)
• Glyphodes capensis (Walker, 1866)
• Glyphodes duponti de Joannis, 1915
• Haritalodes derogata (Fabricius, 1775)
• Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781)
• Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)
• Hymenoptychis sordida Zeller, 1852
• (Viette, 1958)
• Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787)
• Microcrambon paphiellus (Guenée, 1862)
• Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Noorda blitealis Walker, 1859
• Notarcha quaternalis (Zeller, 1852)
• Omiodes dnopheralis (Mabille, 1900)
• Omiodes indicata (Fabricius, 1775)
• Orphanostigma abruptalis (Walker, 1859)
• Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)
• Pessocosma prolalis (Viette & Legrand, 1958)
• (Warren, 1892)
• Sameodes cancellalis (Zeller, 1852)
• Stemorrhages sericea (Drury, 1773)
• Stenochora lancinalis (Guenée, 1854)
• Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Zebronia mahensis (T. B. Fletcher, 1910)

Elachistidae[]

• Ethmia nigroapicella (Saalmüller, 1880)

Gelechiidae[]

• Dichomeris acuminata (Staudinger, 1876)

Geometridae[]

• Casuariclystis latifascia (Walker, 1866)
• Chloroclystis gerberae Herbulot, 1964
• Chloroclystis mokensis Prout L. B., 1937
• Chloroclystis oceanica Herbulot, 1962
• Herbulot, 1962
• Comostola laesaria (Walker, 1861)
• Warren, 1902
• Prout, 1915
• (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
• Legrand, 1971
• (Butler, 1875)
• (Boisduval, 1833)
• Eucrostes disparata Walker, 1861
• Gymnoscelis tenera Warren, 1901
• Idaea poecilocrossa (Prout L.B., 1932)
• (Snellen, 1872)
• (Walker, 1861)
• Fryer, 1912
• Phaiogramma stibolepida (Butler, 1879)
• Problepsis deducta Herbulot, 1962
• Warren, 1897
• Scopula aspiciens Prout, 1926
• Scopula legrandi Herbulot, 1962
• Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833)
• Scopula serena Prout, 1920
• Scopula sparsipunctata (Mabille, 1900)
• Herbulot, 1964
• Thalassodes quadraria Guenée, 1857
• (Saalmüller, 1891)

Glyphipterigidae[]

• Glyphipterix dichalina Meyrick, 1911
• Glyphipterix medica Meyrick, 1911

Gracillariidae[]

• Acrocercops angelica Meyrick, 1919
• Acrocercops largoplaga Legrand, 1966
• Acrocercops martaella Legrand, 1966
• Acrocercops rhombocosma Meyrick, 1911
• Caloptilia megalaurata Legrand, 1966
• Caloptilia pentaplaca (Meyrick, 1911)
• Caloptilia prosticta (Meyrick, 1909)
• Caloptilia tirantella Legrand, 1966
• Cryptolectica euryphanta (Meyrick, 1911)
• Cuphodes tridora Meyrick, 1911
• Macarostola parolca Meyrick, 1911

Immidae[]

• Legrand, 1966
• Meyrick, 1911

Lymantriidae[]

• (Freyer, 1912)

Nepticulidae[]

• Stigmella tropicatella Legrand, 1966

Noctuidae[]

• Achaea catella Guenée, 1852
• Achaea mercatoria (Fabricius, 1775)
• Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891)
• Mabille, 1881
• (Hampson, 1908)
• Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856
• Amyna axis Guenée, 1852
• Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775)
• Anticarsia rubricans (Boisduval, 1833)
• Argyrogramma signata (Fabricius, 1775)
• Arsina silenalis Guenée, 1862
• Autoba costimacula (Saalmüller, 1880)
• Viette, 1965
• Callopistria maillardi (Guenée, 1862)
• Butler, 1884
• (Boisduval, 1833)
• Chasmina tibialis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
• Condica conducta (Walker, 1857)
• (Walker, 1858)
• Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenée, 1852)
• Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
• Dysgonia angularis (Boisduval, 1833)
• Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852)
• Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875)
• (Freyer, 1844)
• Eublemma rivula (Moore, 1882)
• Eublemmoides apicimacula (Mabille, 1880)
• Walker, 1865
• Eutelia geyeri (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Gesonia obeditalis Walker, 1859
• Gracilodes nysa Guenée, 1852
• Grammodes bifasciata (Petagna, 1787)
• Grammodes geometrica (Fabricius, 1775)
• Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
• Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, [1808])
• Hypena conscitalis Walker, 1866
• Hypena obacerralis Walker, [1859]
• Hypena varialis Walker, 1866
• Mocis conveniens (Walker, 1858)
• Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Mocis mayeri (Boisduval, 1833)
• Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
• Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
• Orhant, 2001
• Progonia oileusalis (Walker, 1859)
• Rhesala moestalis (Walker, 1866)
• Rivula dimorpha Fryer, 1912
• Simplicia extinctalis (Zeller, 1852)
• Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852
• Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)
• Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval, 1833)
• Saalmüller, 1880
• Trigonodes exportata Guenée, 1852
• Trigonodes hyppasia (Cramer, 1779)

Nolidae[]

• T. B. Fletcher, 1910
• Earias biplaga Walker, 1866
• Hampson, 1912
• Nycteola mauritia (de Joannis, 1906)

Notodontidae[]

• Kiriakoff, 1960

Oecophoridae[]

• Meyrick, 1911
• Metachanda trixantha (Meyrick, 1911)
• Meyrick, 1911
• Platactis hormathota Meyrick, 1911
• Stathmopoda auriferella (Walker, 1864)
• Stathmopoda biclavis Meyrick, 1911
• (Legrand, 1958)
• Meyrick, 1911
• Meyrick, 1911
• (Legrand, 1958)

Psychidae[]

• Meyrick, 1911

Pterophoridae[]

• Hellinsia aldabrensis (T. B. Fletcher, 1910)
• Hepalastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)
• Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)
• Megalorhipida leptomeres (Meyrick, 1886)
• Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
• Platyptilia claripicta T. B. Fletcher, 1910
• Platyptilia dimorpha T. B. Fletcher, 1910
• Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864)
• Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1851)
• Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1852)
• Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Pyralidae[]

• Ematheudes nigropunctata (Legrand, 1966)
• Endotricha decessalis Walker, 1859
• Endotricha mesenterialis (Walker, 1859)
• Endotricha vinolentalis Ragonot, 1891
• Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832)
• Hypsopygia mauritialis (Boisduval, 1833)
• Lepipaschia inornata Shaffer & Solis, 1994

Sphingidae[]

• Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Cephonodes tamsi Griveaud, 1960
• Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hippotion eson (Cramer, 1779)
• Hippotion isis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)
• Macroglossum alluaudi de Joannis, 1893
• Nephele leighi Joycey & Talbot, 1921
• Temnora fumosa (Walker, 1856)
• Temnora peckoveri (Butler, 1876)

Thyrididae[]

• Banisia aldabrana (Fryer, 1912)
• Banisia apicale (Freyer, 1912)
• Banisia tibiale (Fryer, 1912)
• Hapana carcealis Whalley, 1971

Tineidae[]

• Afrocelestis lochaea (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Legrand, 1966)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Legrand, 1966)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Legrand, 1966)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Legrand, 1966)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Walker, 1863)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• Erechthias flavistriata (Walsingham, 1907)
• Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897)
• Erechthias molynta (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Legrand, 1966)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• Erechthias zebrina (Butler, 1881)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• Haplotinea insectella (Fabricius, 1794)
• Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Opogona autogama (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• Meyrick, 1911
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• Legrand, 1966
• Meyrick, 1908
• Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)
• Meyrick, 1911
• Phereoeca allutella (Rebel, 1892)
• Meyrick, 1908
• Meyrick, 1911
• Meyrick, 1911
• Setomorpha rutella Zeller, 1852
• Meyrick, 1911
• Legrand, 1966
• Meyrick, 1911
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• Trichophaga mormopis Meyrick, 1935

Tortricidae[]

• Adoxophyes ergatica Meyrick, 1911
• Meyrick, 1911
• Brachiolia amblopis (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1912)
• Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847
• Diakonoff, 1969
• Cryptophlebia peltastica (Meyrick, 1921)
• (Meyrick, 1920)
• (Diakonoff, 1969)
• Dudua aprobola (Meyrick, 1886)
• Eccopsis incultana (Walker, 1863)
• Eccopsis nebulana Walsingham, 1891
• Meyrick, 1911
• Meyrick, 1911
• Diakonoff, 1969
• Diakonoff, 1969
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• Diakonoff, 1969
• (Meyrick, 1910)
• Meyrick, 1911
• Lobesia vanillana (de Joannis, 1900)
• Diakonoff, 1969
• (Meyrick, 1929)
• Diakonoff, 1969
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• (Meyrick, 1911)
• Phricanthes flexilineana (Walker, 1863)
• (Diakonoff, 1969)
• Statherotis leucaspis (Meyrick, 1902)
• Diakonoff, 1969
• Diakonoff, 1969

Uraniidae[]

• Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1858)

Yponomeutidae[]

• Argyresthia lustralis Meyrick, 1911

References[]

External links[]

• De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Search". Afromoths. Retrieved March 21, 2018.