List of moths of Ghana


There are about 830 known moth species of Ghana. The moths and butterflies together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Ghana.

Anomoeotidae

Arctiidae

Copromorphidae

Cossidae

Crambidae

Drepanidae

Elachistidae

Eupterotidae

Gelechiidae

  • ''Prasodryas fracticostella''

Geometridae

  • Acrostatheusis apicitincta Prout, 1915
  • Aletis helcita
  • Allochrostes impunctata
  • Antharmostes interalbicans Warren, 1902
  • Aphilopota cardinalli Prout, 1954
  • Aphilopota statuta Prout, 1954
  • Cartaletis gracilis
  • Chiasmia albivia
  • Chiasmia feraliata
  • Chiasmia impar
  • Chiasmia majestica
  • Coenina aurivena Butler, 1898
  • Comostolopsis stillata
  • Cyclophora sublunata
  • Epicosymbia chrysoparalias
  • Epigynopteryx ansorgei
  • Ereunetea flava Warren, 1909
  • Gelasmodes fasciata
  • Geodena partita Swinhoe, 1904
  • Geodena surrendra Swinhoe, 1904
  • Heterostegane monilifera Prout, 1915
  • Idaea prucholoma
  • Isturgia catalaunaria
  • Lophostola cara Prout, 1913
  • Malgassapeira mixtilinea
  • Melinoessa aemonia
  • Melinoessa aureola Prout, 1934
  • Mixocera albimargo Warren, 1901
  • Narthecusa tenuiorata Walker, 1862
  • Oedicentra gerydaria Swinhoe, 1904
  • Pitthea continua Walker, 1854
  • Prasinocyma hadrata
  • Prasinocyma niveisticta Prout, 1912
  • Prasinocyma rhodocycla Prout, 1917
  • Prasinocyma rugistrigula Prout, 1912
  • Racotis squalida
  • Scopula minorata
  • Somatina accraria Swinhoe, 1904
  • Somatina apicipuncta Prout, 1915
  • Somatina chalyboeata
  • Syncollesis coerulea
  • Terina doleris
  • Thetidia undulilinea
  • Xenimpia erosa Warren, 1895
  • Xenimpia sillaria
  • Xylopteryx nacaria
  • Zamarada acrochra Prout, 1928
  • Zamarada adumbrata D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada anacantha D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada bicuspida D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada corroborata Herbulot, 1954
  • Zamarada crystallophana Mabille, 1900
  • Zamarada cucharita D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada cydippe Herbulot, 1954
  • Zamarada dentigera Warren, 1909
  • Zamarada dilucida Warren, 1909
  • Zamarada dolorosa D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada dyscapna D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada eucharis
  • Zamarada euerces Prout, 1928
  • Zamarada euphrosyne Oberthür, 1912
  • Zamarada flavicosta Warren, 1897
  • Zamarada ignicosta Prout, 1912
  • Zamarada indicata D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada leona Gaede, 1915
  • Zamarada lepta D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada melanopyga Herbulot, 1954
  • Zamarada melpomene Oberthür, 1912
  • Zamarada mimesis D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada nasuta Warren, 1897
  • Zamarada paxilla D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada perlepidata
  • Zamarada protrusa Warren, 1897
  • Zamarada reflexaria
  • Zamarada regularis D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada vigilans Prout, 1915
  • Zamarada vulpina Warren, 1897

Gracillariidae

Lasiocampidae

  • Euphorea ondulosa
  • Filiola dogma Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
  • Filiola fulgurata
  • Gastroplakaeis delicatulus Aurivillius, 1911
  • Gastroplakaeis forficulatus
  • Gonometa imperialis Aurivillius, 1915
  • Grellada imitans
  • Leipoxais dives Aurivillius, 1915
  • Leipoxais humfreyi Aurivillius, 1915
  • Leipoxais manica Hering, 1928
  • Leipoxais proboscidea
  • Odontocheilopteryx haribda Gurkovich & Zolotuhin, 2009
  • Odontocheilopteryx pattersoni Tams, 1926
  • Odontocheilopteryx phoneus Hering, 1928
  • Odontogama nigricans Aurivillius, 1914
  • Opisthodontia spodopasta Tams, 1931
  • Pachymeta immunda
  • Pachymetana guttata
  • Pachyna subfascia
  • Pachytrina elygara Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
  • Pachytrina honrathii
  • Pallastica lateritia
  • Pallastica pallens
  • Philotherma jacchus Möschler, 1887
  • Pseudometa choba
  • Pseudometa pagetodes Tams, 1929
  • Sena cardinalli
  • Stoermeriana sjostedti
  • Theophasida cardinalli
  • Theophasida serafim Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010
  • ''Trabala burchardii''

Limacodidae

  • Altha rubrifusalis Hampson, 1910
  • Casphalia elegans Jordan, 1915
  • Ctenolita argyrobapta Karsch, 1899
  • Hadraphe aprica Karsch, 1899
  • Hyphorma subterminalis Hampson, 1910
  • Latoia albilinea
  • Macroplectra bilineata West, 1940
  • Macroplectra fuscifusa Hampson, 1910
  • Miresa gilba Karsch, 1899
  • Narosa irrorata West, 1940
  • Niphadolepis lampra Hering, 1933
  • Niphadolepis schultzei Hering, 1932
  • Parapluda syngrapha
  • Parasa divisa West, 1940
  • Parasa mesochloris Hampson, 1910
  • Perola cardinalli
  • Semyrilla lineata
  • Sporetolepis argyrolepia
  • Susica molybdea Hampson, 1910
  • Zinara recurvata Hampson, 1910

Lymantriidae

  • Bracharoa mixta
  • Conigephyra unipunctata
  • Cropera testacea Walker, 1855
  • Crorema mentiens Walker, 1855
  • Crorema ochracea
  • Dasychira bergmannii
  • Dasychira endophaea Hampson, 1910
  • Dasychira goodii
  • Dasychira hieroglyphica
  • Dasychira libella Swinhoe, 1904
  • Dasychira punctifera
  • Dasychira sordida Möschler, 1887
  • Dasychira sphaleroides Hering, 1926
  • Dasychira stegmanni Grünberg, 1910
  • Dasychira subflava
  • Eudasychira dina
  • Eudasychira quinquepunctata Möschler, 1887
  • Euproctis cryphia Collenette, 1960
  • Euproctis fumitincta Hampson, 1910
  • Euproctis lepidographa Hampson, 1910
  • Euproctis melanopholis Hampson, 1910
  • Euproctis pygmaea
  • Euproctis rufiterga Hampson, 1910
  • Euproctoides acrisia Plötz, 1880
  • Griveaudyria ila
  • Heteronygmia chismona Swinhoe, 1903
  • Heteronygmia manicata
  • Laelia atrisquamata Hampson, 1910
  • Laelia fracta Schaus & Clements, 1893
  • Laelia gigantea Hampson, 1910
  • Laelia pheosia
  • Laelia pulcherrima
  • Leucoma ogovensis
  • Leucoma parva
  • Lomadonta obscura Swinhoe, 1904
  • Lomadonta ochriaria Hampson, 1910
  • Marblepsis flabellaria
  • Mylantria xanthospila
  • Naroma signifera Walker, 1856
  • Naroma varipes
  • Neomardara africana
  • Opoboa chrysoparala Collenette, 1932
  • Otroeda hesperia
  • Otroeda nerina
  • Otroeda planax
  • Paqueta chloroscia
  • Pseudonotodonta virescens
  • Stracena fuscivena Swinhoe, 1903
  • ''Stracena promelaena''

Metarbelidae

Noctuidae

Nolidae

  • Aiteta paralella Hampson, 1912
  • Bryophilopsis anomoiota
  • Bryophilopsis cometes Hampson, 1912
  • Chlorozada endophaea Hampson, 1912
  • Chlorozada pyrites Hampson, 1912
  • Earias ogovana Holland, 1893
  • Giaura plumbeofusa Hampson, 1920
  • Gigantoceras rectilinea Hampson, 1912
  • Gigantoceras solstitialis Holland, 1893
  • Iscadia glaucograpta
  • Leocyma camilla
  • Leocyma discophora Hampson, 1912
  • Lophocrama phoenicochlora Hampson, 1912
  • Metaleptina albibasis Holland, 1893
  • Metaleptina obliterata Holland, 1893
  • Microzada anaemica Hampson, 1912
  • Negeta mesoleuca
  • Negeta molybdota Hampson, 1912
  • Negeta purpurascens Hampson, 1912
  • Negeta semialba Hampson, 1918
  • Neonegeta atriflava Hampson, 1912
  • Neonegeta pollusca
  • Neonegeta purpurea Hampson, 1912
  • Nola apicalis
  • Nola argyropasta
  • Nola chionea Hampson, 1911
  • Nola cretaceoides Poole, 1989
  • Nola endoscota Hampson, 1914
  • Nola foviferoides Poole, 1989
  • Nola melalopha
  • Nola melanoscelis
  • Nola mesonephele
  • Nola mesothermoides Poole, 1989
  • Nola microlopha
  • Nola phaeocraspis
  • Nola tornalis
  • Odontestis cyphonota Hampson, 1912
  • Odontestis prosticta
  • Pardasena lativia Hampson, 1912
  • Pardoxia graellsii
  • Periplusia nubilicosta Holland, 1894
  • Petrinia lignosa Walker, 1869
  • Selepa cumasia Hampson, 1912
  • Westermannia cuprea Hampson, 1905

Notodontidae

  • Afropteryx angulata
  • Amphiphalera leuconephra Hampson, 1910
  • Andocidia tabernaria Kiriakoff, 1958
  • Antheua amphiaraus
  • Antheua delicata Bethune-Baker, 1911
  • Antheua elongata Gaede, 1928
  • Antheua extenuata Walker, 1869
  • Antheua ruficosta
  • Antheua trifasciata
  • Antheua vittata
  • Arciera nigripuncta
  • Arciera sexpunctata Kiriakoff, 1979
  • Bisolita minuta
  • Brachychira excellens
  • Catarctia terminipuncta Hampson, 1910
  • Daulopaectes trichosa
  • Desmeocraera aquamarina Kiriakoff, 1958
  • Desmeocraera bitioides
  • Desmeocraera confluens Gaede, 1928
  • Desmeocraera leucophaea Gaede, 1928
  • Desmeocraera sagittata Gaede, 1928
  • Desmeocraera sincera Kiriakoff, 1958
  • Desmeocraerula pallida Kiriakoff, 1963
  • Enomotarcha chloana
  • Epanaphe parva
  • Epicerura pulverulenta
  • Eurystauridia triangularis
  • Lamoriodes metaphaea Hampson, 1910
  • Macronadata collaris Möschler, 1887
  • Odontoperas aureomixta Kiriakoff, 1959
  • Paradiastema pulverea Hampson, 1910
  • Polienus rubritincta
  • Psalisodes leuca
  • Scalmicauda evadne Kiriakoff, 1979
  • Scalmicauda melasema Kiriakoff, 1959
  • Scalmicauda molestula Kiriakoff, 1959
  • Scalmicauda terminalis Kiriakoff, 1959
  • Scrancia atrifasciata Gaede, 1928
  • Scrancia lactea Gaede, 1928
  • Scranciola habilis Kiriakoff, 1965
  • Synete argentescens
  • Synete subarcuata Kiriakoff, 1979
  • Trabanta rufisquamata
  • Xanthodonta isabellina Kiriakoff, 1979
  • ''Xanthodonta minima''

Psychidae

  • Eumeta cervina Druce, 1887
  • Eumeta rougeoti Bourgogne, 1955

Pterophoridae

Pyralidae

Saturniidae

  • Aurivillius arata
  • Bunaeopsis macrophthalma
  • Carnegia mirabilis
  • Epiphora albidus
  • Epiphora lineata
  • Epiphora vacuna
  • Gonimbrasia occidentalis Rothschild, 1907
  • Goodia hierax Jordan, 1922
  • Holocerina angulata
  • Lobobunaea melanoneura
  • Lobobunaea phaedusa
  • Ludia obscura Aurivillius, 1893
  • Micragone nubifera Bouvier, 1936
  • Nudaurelia dione
  • Nudaurelia eblis Strecker, 1876
  • Nudaurelia emini
  • Nudaurelia xanthomma
  • Orthogonioptilum brunneum Jordan, 1922
  • Orthogonioptilum deletum Jordan, 1922
  • Orthogonioptilum prox Karsch, 1892
  • Orthogonioptilum vestigiata
  • ''Pseudantheraea discrepans''

Sesiidae

Sphingidae

Thyrididae

  • Banisia fuliginea
  • Banisia inoptata
  • Byblisia setipes
  • Cecidothyris chrysotherma
  • Cecidothyris tyrannica Whalley, 1971
  • Dysodia vitrina
  • Epaena candida Whalley, 1971
  • Heteroschista nigranalis Warren, 1903
  • Marmax hyparchus
  • Marmax vicaria
  • Nemea eugrapha
  • Ninia plumipes
  • Opula perigrapha
  • Rhodoneura sordidula
  • ''Striglina clathrata''

Tineidae

  • Acridotarsa melipecta
  • Afrocelestis sacculata Gozmány, 1968
  • Ceratophaga vastellus
  • Cimitra fetialis
  • Edosa endroedyi
  • Erechthias travestita
  • Hyperbola pastoralis
  • Monopis addenda Gozmány, 1965
  • Monopis immaculata Gozmány, 1967
  • Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908
  • Monopis ministrans Gozmány, 1968
  • Monopis rejectella
  • Morophaga soror Gozmány, 1965
  • Organodesma leucomicra
  • Perissomastix sericea Gozmány, 1966
  • Perissomastix stibarodes
  • Perissomastix styx Gozmány, 1966
  • Phereoeca praecox Gozmány & Vári, 1973
  • Phereoeca proletaria
  • Phthoropoea oenochares
  • Silosca licziae Gozmány, 1967
  • Sphallestasis spinifurca
  • Syncalipsis optania
  • Syncalipsis scotochrysis Gozmány, 1969
  • Syncalipsis typhodes
  • Tiquadra cultrifera Meyrick, 1914
  • Tiquadra goochii Walsingham, 1881

Tortricidae

Uraniidae

  • Acropteris costinigrata Warren, 1897

Xyloryctidae