List of moths of Mozambique

The moths of Mozambique represent approximately 520 known species. Moths and butterflies together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Mozambique.

Adelidae

Alucitidae

Arctiidae

Autostichidae

Holcopogon scaeocentra Meyrick, 1921

Batrachedridae

Idioglossa triumphalis Meyrick, 1918

Brachodidae

''Nigilgia mochlophanes''

Choreutidae

Cosmopterigidae

Alloclita zelotypa Meyrick, 1918
Labdia macrobela Meyrick, 1918
Limnaecia conjuncta Meyrick, 1921
Macrobathra peraeota Meyrick, 1921
''Stilbosis cyclocosma''

Cossidae

Eulophonotus stephania
Phragmataecia innominata Dalla Torre, 1923
Phragmataecia irrorata Hampson, 1910

Crambidae

Adelpherupa flavescens Hampson, 1919
Agathodes musivalis Guenée, 1854
Ancylolomia capensis Zeller, 1852
Ancylolomia obscurella de Joannis, 1927
Ancylolomia parentii Bassi, 2014
Angustalius casandra Bassi,2014
Angustalius malacellus
Bocchoris nuclealis de Joannis, 1927
Calamoschoena stictalis Hampson, 1919
Calamotropha dagamae Bassi, 2014
Calamotropha mesostrigalis
Calamotropha paludella
Calamotropha toxophorus
Calamotropha virginiae Bassi, 2014
Chilo diffusilinea
Chilo orichalcociliella
Chilo partellus
Chilo sacchariphagus
Chilo williami
Chrysocatharylla agraphellus
Chrysocatharylla oenescentellus
Classeya bicuspidalis
Cotachena smaragdina
Crambus bellinii Bassi, 2014
Culladia achroellum
Dejoannisia pallidella
Epichilo obscurefasciellus
Euchromius klimeschi Błeszyński, 1961
Euchromius mythus Błeszyński, 1970
Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973
Ischnurges lancinalis
Nomophila noctuella
Orphanostigma excisa
Parapoynx stagnalis
Parotis invernalis
Pediasia ematheudellus
Pediasia nephelostictus
Prochoristis calamochroa
Prochoristis lophopedalis
Scirpophaga marginepunctellus
Spoladea recurvalis
Surattha africalis Hampson, 1919

Elachistidae

Cryphioxena haplomorpha Meyrick, 1921
Ethmia sabiella
Orophia hadromacha
Orophia languidula
Trachydora scandalotis Meyrick, 1921

Eriocottidae

''Compsoctena rudis''

Eupterotidae

Hemijana variegata Rothschild, 1917
Jana eurymas Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
Jana roseata Rothschild, 1917
Janomima mariana
Stenoglene hilaris Felder, 1874
Stenoglene obtusus
Stenoglene roseus
''Striphnopteryx edulis''

Gelechiidae

Geometridae

Acanthovalva bilineata
Acanthovalva inconspicuaria
Biston exsilia Karisch, 2005
Cartaletis libyssa
Chiasmia alternata
Chiasmia amarata
Chiasmia ammodes
Chiasmia assimilis
Chiasmia boarmioides Krüger, 2001
Chiasmia brongusaria
Chiasmia confuscata
Chiasmia curvifascia
Chiasmia deceptrix Krüger, 2001
Chiasmia extrusilinea
Chiasmia feraliata
Chiasmia fuscataria
Chiasmia grisescens
Chiasmia inconspicua
Chiasmia inquinata Krüger, 2001
Chiasmia kilimanjarensis
Chiasmia majestica
Chiasmia marmorata Warren, 1897
Chiasmia maronga Krüger, 2001
Chiasmia nana
Chiasmia orientalis Krüger, 2001
Chiasmia paucimacula Krüger, 2001
Chiasmia rectistriaria
Chiasmia rhabdophora
Chiasmia separata
Chiasmia simplicilinea
Chiasmia sororcula
Chiasmia streniata
Chiasmia subcurvaria
Chiasmia tecnium
Chiasmia threnopsis
Chiasmia umbrata
Chiasmia umbratilis
Comibaena leucospilata
Diptychis meraca Prout, 1928
Heterorachis devocata
Isturgia arizeloides Krüger, 2001
Isturgia catalaunaria
Isturgia deerraria
Isturgia exospilata
Isturgia spissata
Isturgia supergressa
Metallochlora dyscheres Prout, 1922
Mixocera albistrigata
Nassinia aurantiaca Prout, 1928
Neromia rhodomadia Prout, 1922
Nychiodes tyttha Prout, 1915
Omizodes ocellata Warren, 1894
Omizodes rubrifasciata
Paragathia albimarginata Warren, 1902
Plateoplia acrobelia Wallengren 1875
Platypepla spurcata Warren 1897
Racotis apodosima Prout, 1931
Racotis squalida
Rhodesia viridalbata Warren, 1905
Rhodometra audeoudi Prout, 1928
Rhodometra sacraria
Traminda neptunaria
Xanthisthisa tergorinota Prout, 1928
Xenimpia erosa Warren, 1895
Zamarada adiposata
Zamarada bathyscaphes Prout, 1912
Zamarada crystallophana Mabille, 1900
Zamarada deceptrix Warren, 1914
Zamarada delosis D. S. Fletcher, 1974
Zamarada dentigera Warren, 1909
Zamarada differens Bastelberger, 1907
Zamarada erugata D. S. Fletcher, 1974
Zamarada euerces Prout, 1928
Zamarada flavicaput Warren, 1901
Zamarada glareosa Bastelberger, 1909
Zamarada ignicosta Prout, 1912
Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922
Zamarada inermis D. S. Fletcher, 1974
Zamarada metrioscaphes Prout, 1912
Zamarada phaeozona Hampson, 1909
Zamarada plana Bastelberger, 1909
Zamarada psammites D. S. Fletcher, 1958
Zamarada psectra D. S. Fletcher, 1974
Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895
Zamarada purimargo Prout, 1912
Zamarada rufilinearia Swinhoe, 1904
Zamarada scintillans Bastelberger, 1909
Zamarada seydeli D. S. Fletcher, 1974
Zamarada transvisaria
Zamarada varii D. S. Fletcher, 1974
Zamarada vulpina Warren, 1897

Gracillariidae

Hepialidae

''Gorgopis libania''

Lacturidae

''Gymnogramma flavivitella''

Lasiocampidae

Anadiasa affinis Aurivillius, 1911
Anadiasa schoenheiti
Anadiasa swierstrai Aurivillius, 1922
Braura truncatum
Cleopatrina phocea
Dinometa maputuana
Eucraera gemmata
Eucraera koellikerii
Eucraera salammbo
Eutricha morosa
Gonometa postica Walker, 1855
Gonometa robusta
Grammodora nigrolineata
Laeliopsis punctuligera Aurivillius, 1911
Pallastica pallens
Philotherma rosa
Sophyrita argibasis
Stenophatna cymographa
Stenophatna hollandi
Streblote polydora
''Trichopisthia monteiroi''

Lecithoceridae

Odites cuculans Meyrick, 1918
Odites incolumis Meyrick, 1918
Odites sucinea Meyrick, 1915

Limacodidae

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Chrysopoloma isabellina Aurivillius, 1895
Chrysopoloma rosea Druce, 1886
Crothaema sericea Butler, 1880
Halseyia rectifascia
Latoia vivida
Latoia viridifascia Holland, 1893
Micraphe lateritia Karsch, 1896
Miresa habenichti Wichgraf, 1913
Omocenoides isophanes Janse, 1964
Scotinochroa inconsequens Butler, 1897
Scotinochroa rufescens Janse, 1964
Taeda gemmans
Thosea rufimacula Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Trogocrada deleter Tams, 1953
Zinara discophora Hampson, 1910
Zinara nervosa Walker, 1869

Lymantriidae

Aclonophlebia rhodea Hampson, 1905
Aroa discalis Walker, 1855
Cimola opalina Walker, 1855
Crorema fulvinotata
Dasychira cangia Druce, 1887
Euproctis dewitzi
Euproctis pallida
Euproctis punctifera
Griveaudyria cangia
Homochira poecilosticta Collenette, 1938
Lacipa gracilis Hopffer, 1857
Naroma varipes
Palasea albimacula Wallengren, 1863
Pteredoa subapicalis Hering, 1926

Lyonetiidae

Cycloponympha hermione Meyrick, 1921

Noctuidae

Achaea echo
Achaea finita
Achaea lienardi
Achaea mercatoria
Achaea praestans
Acontia caffraria
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
Acontia guttifera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
Acontia hampsoni Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
Acontia insocia
Acontia natalis
Acontia niphogona
Acontia psaliphora
Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879
Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
Amazonides tabida
Anomis polymorpha Hampson, 1926
Antiophlebia bracteata Felder, 1874
Asota speciosa
Athetis satellitia
Attatha ethiopica Hampson, 1910
Brephos decora
Brevipecten cornuta Hampson, 1902
Brevipecten wolframmeyi Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
Busseola fusca
Calliodes pretiosissima Holland, 1892
Cerocala vermiculosa Herrich-Schäffer,
Chrysodeixis chalcites
Cometaster pyrula
Compsotata elegantissima
Cuneisigna obstans
Cyligramma latona
Cyligramma limacina
Deinopa flavida Hampson, 1926
Diaphone eumela
Diaphone mossambicensis Hopffer, 1862
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902
Dysgonia algira Linnaeus, 1767
Dysgonia albilinea
Dysgonia torrida
Egybolis vaillantina
Entomogramma pardus Guenée, 1852
Episparis leucotessellis Hampson, 1902
Erebus macrops
Erebus walkeri
Ethiopica cupricolor
Eublemma anachoresis
Eulocastra poliogramma Hampson, 1918
Eutelia callichroma
Eutelia vulgaris Mabille, 1900
Feliniopsis africana
Gesonia stictigramma Hampson, 1926
Grammodes exclusiva Pagenstecher, 1907
Grammodes stolida
Helicoverpa armigera
Heliophisma xanthoptera
Heraclia mozambica
Heraclia pentelia
Heraclia perdix
Heraclia superba
Hespagarista echione
Hydrillodes uliginosalis Guenée, 1854
Hypopyra capensis Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
Leucovis alba
Marcipa mediana Hampson, 1926
Marcipa phaeodonta Hampson, 1926
Maxera brachypecten Hampson, 1926
Mecodina rufipalpis Hampson, 1926
Mentaxya ignicollis
Mesogenea costimacula Hampson, 1926
Miniodes discolor Guenée, 1852
Mocis mayeri
Mocis mutuaria
Mocis undata
Mythimna umbrigera
Oedebasis ovipennis Hampson, 1902
Ophiusa hypoxantha
Ophiusa legendrei Viette, 1967
Ophiusa tettensis
Ozarba cryptochrysea
Ozarba fasciata
Pangrapta melacleptra Hampson, 1926
Paralephana argyresthia Hampson, 1926
Plecopterodes moderata
Proschaliphora albida Hampson, 1909
Pseudogyrtona nigrivitta Hampson, 1926
Sergiusia pentelia
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910
Sphingomorpha chlorea
Sommeria culta Hübner, 1831
Syngatha semipurpurea Hampson, 1918
Tavia latebra Hampson, 1926
Tephrialia vausema Hampson, 1926
Trigonodes hyppasia
Tycomarptes inferior
''Zekelita angularis''

Nolidae

Acaenica diaperas Hampson, 1918
Blenina quadripuncta Hampson, 1902
Bryothripa miophaea Hampson, 1912
Chlorozada metaleuca
Earias biplaga Walker, 1866
Earias insulana
Megathripa rufimedia
Nola quilimanensis Strand, 1920
Nola socotrensis
Nola taeniata Snellen, 1874
Odontestis fuscicona
Paranola bipartita van Son, 1933
Paranola nigristriga van Son, 1933

Notodontidae

Amyops ingens Karsch, 1895
Antheua simplex Walker, 1855
Atrasana nigrosignata Kiriakoff, 1975
Bisolita rubrifascia
Deinarchia agramma
Desmeocraera moza Kiriakoff, 1962
Eurystauridia iphis Kiriakoff, 1968
Fentonina exacta Kiriakoff, 1962
Odontoperas heterogyna
Phalera atrata
Pinheyia lymantrioides Kiriakoff, 1971
Psalisodes dimorpha Kiriakoff, 1968
Scrancia pinheyi Kiriakoff, 1965
Ulinodes costalis Kiriakoff, 1968

Oecophoridae

Isocrita phlyctidopa Meyrick, 1921
Lasiomactra acharista Meyrick, 1921
Oedematopoda princeps
Orygocera recordata Meyrick, 1921
Porthmologa deltophanes Meyrick, 1918
Stathmopoda aegotricha Meyrick, 1921
Stathmopoda teleozona Meyrick, 1921

Psychidae

Acanthopsyche emiliae
Albidopsis major
Barbaroscardia fasciata Walsingham, 1891
Diaphanopsyche rogenhoferi
Eumeta cervina Druce, 1887
Eumeta hardenbergeri Bourgogne, 1955
Gymnelema rougemontii Heylaerts, 1891
Melasina hippias Meyrick, 1921
Psyche trimeni Heylaerts, 1891
''Typhonia linodyta''

Pterophoridae

Adaina propria Meyrick, 1921
Pselnophorus pachyceros Meyrick, 1921
''Pterophorus albidus''

Pyralidae

Aglossa suppunctalis de Joannis, 1927
Ancylosis platynephes de Joannis, 1927
Anobostra punctilimbalis
Audeoudia grisella de Joannis, 1927
Bostra fumosa de Joannis, 1927
Eldana saccharina Walker, 1865
Emmalocera unitella de Joannis, 1927
Epicrocis nigrilinea
Epicrocis striaticosta
Epicrocis vicinella
Epilepia melapastalis
Episindris albimaculalis Ragonot, 1891
Eucarphia hemityrella
Eulophota bipars de Joannis, 1927
Eulophota floridella de Joannis, 1927
Eulophota pretoriella de Joannis, 1927
Eulophota simplex de Joannis, 1927
Euzophera hemileuca de Joannis, 1927
Euzophera specula de Joannis, 1927
Faveria albilinea
Herculia cineralis de Joannis, 1927
Hypargyria impecuniosa de Joannis, 1927
Hypsotropa makulanella de Joannis, 1927
Joannisia hypolepias
Laetilia hebraica de Joannis, 1927
Laodamia polygraphella de Joannis, 1927
Nephopterix cometella de Joannis, 1927
Oncocera bibasella
Oncocera floridana
Oncocera leucosticta
Orthaga umbrimargo de Joannis, 1927
Ortholepis cretaciella de Joannis, 1927
Paralaodamia scalaris
Pempelia apicella
Pempelia morosalis
Phycita venalbella
Pima difficilis de Joannis, 1927
Pima flavidorsella de Joannis, 1927
Pretoria audeoudi de Joannis, 1927
Prophtasia rosa de Joannis, 1927
Rhinaphe scripta de Joannis, 1927
Saluria nimbelloides de Joannis, 1927
Spatulipalpia monstrosa Balinsky, 1994
Stemmatophora bicincta de Joannis, 1927
Tegulifera audeoudi de Joannis, 1927
Trachylepidia fructicassiella Ragonot, 1887

Saturniidae

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Adafroptilum austriorientale Darge, 2008
Adafroptilum incana
Antistathmoptera daltonae Tams, 1935
Antistathmoptera rectangulata Pinhey, 1968
Argema mimosae
Aurivillius arata
Bunaea alcinoe
Bunaeopsis hersilia
Bunaeopsis oubie
Campimoptilum kuntzei
Cinabra hyperbius
Cirina forda
Epiphora mythimnia
Gonimbrasia affinis
Gonimbrasia belina
Gonimbrasia wahlbergii
Gonimbrasia zambesina
Gynanisa maja
Holocerina angulata
Holocerina smilax
Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
Lobobunaea angasana
Ludia delegorguei
Ludia goniata Rothschild, 1907
Melanocera menippe
Micragone cana
Micragone nubifera Bouvier, 1936
Pselaphelia flavivitta
Pseudaphelia apollinaris
Pseudimbrasia deyrollei
Pseudobunaea irius
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena
''Usta terpsichore''

Sesiidae

Chamanthedon amorpha Hampson, 1919
Chamanthedon critheis
Chamanthedon elymais
Chamanthedon tiresa
Episannina melanochalcia Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia boulleti Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia endoxantha Hampson, 1919
Melittia natalensis Butler, 1874
Paranthrene cuprescens Hampson, 1919
Sura pyrocera Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon vassei
Tipulamima sophax
Vespanthedon cerceris Le Cerf, 1917

Sphingidae

Acherontia atropos
Agrius convolvuli
Afroclanis calcareus
Basiothia medea
Centroctena imitans
Coelonia fulvinotata
Euchloron megaera
Falcatula falcata
Hippotion balsaminae
Hippotion celerio
Hippotion osiris
Hippotion rosae
Hippotion roseipennis
Likoma crenata Rothschild & Jordan, 1907
Macroglossum trochilus
Nephele accentifera
Nephele argentifera
Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857
Nephele peneus
Nephele rosae Butler, 1875
Odontosida magnificum
Oligographa juniperi
Phylloxiphia metria
Platysphinx piabilis
Polyptychus baxteri Rothschild & Jordan, 1908
Sphingonaepiopsis nana
Temnora marginata
Temnora zantus
Theretra capensis
''Theretra monteironis''

Thyrididae

Arniocera auriguttata Hopffer, 1857
Arniocera erythropyga
Banisia joccatia
Banisia myrsusalis
Cecidothyris pexa
Chrysotypus splendida
Dysodia constellata Warren, 1908
Dysodia intermedia
Dysodia vitrina
Epaena candida Whalley, 1971
Gnathodes helvella Whalley, 1971
Hapana minima Whalley, 1971
Hapana verticalis
Kalenga ansorgei
Kalenga culanota Whalley, 1971
Kuja squamigera
Marmax smaragdina
Netrocera jordani Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Rhodoneura flavicilia Hampson, 1906
Rhodoneura roseola Whalley, 1971
''Rhodoneura sordidula''

Tineidae

Acridotarsa melipecta
Ateliotum crymodes
Ceratophaga vastellus
Crypsithyris insolita Meyrick, 1918
Drosica abjectella Walker, 1963
Ellochotis ectocharis Gozmány, 1976
Ellochotis lyncodes
Enargocrasis galactopis
Lysitona euryacta Meyrick, 1918
Machaeropteris eribapta Meyrick, 1915
Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908
Opogona amphichorda Meyrick, 1921
Oxymachaeris euryzancla Meyrick, 1918
Perissomastix montis Gozmány, 1968
Perissomastix pyroxantha
Pitharcha atrisecta
Scalmatica myelodes
Scalmatica phaulocentra
Sphallestasis mahunkai Gozmány, 1976

Tortricidae

Afroploce karsholti Aarvik, 2004
Ancylis impatiens
Bactra triceps Diakonoff, 1963
Choristoneura heliaspis
Coniostola calculosa
Coniostola lobostola
Crocidosema leptozona
Cydia trigonoptila
Eccopsis affluens
Eccopsis wahlbergiana Zeller, 1852
Eucosma haematospila Meyrick, 1921
Fulcrifera aphrospila
Geita micrograpta
Lobesia deltophora
Metendothenia balanacma
Olethreutes lutipennis
Olethreutes niphadastra
Paraeccopsis insellata
''Paraeccopsis phoeniodes''

Uraniidae

Epiplema anomala Janse, 1932

Xyloryctidae

Scythris clemens Meyrick, 1921
Scythris concurrens Meyrick, 1921

Yponomeutidae

Amalthina lacteata Meyrick, 1914
Teinoptila puncticornis
Yponomeuta strigillatus Zeller, 1852

Zygaenidae

Astyloneura meridionalis
Epiorna ochreipennis
Tasema fulvithorax Hampson, 1920