List of moths of Namibia


There are about 510 known moth species of Namibia. The moths and butterflies together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Namibia.

Amphisbatidae

Arctiidae

Autostichidae

Carposinidae

Cecidosidae

Choreutidae

Copromorphidae

Cosmopterigidae

Cossidae

Crambidae

Elachistidae

Eriocottidae

Eupterotidae

Gelechiidae

Geometridae

  • Allochrostes uniornata Prout, 1935
  • Androzeugma subacuta Prout, 1935
  • Chiasmia brongusaria
  • Chiasmia diarmodia
  • Chiasmia getula
  • Chiasmia grimmia
  • Drepanogynis albiordine Prout, 1938
  • Drepanogynis gynoloxa
  • Drepanogynis incondita
  • Drepanogynis olivescens
  • Mimoclystia corticearia
  • Rhodophthitus tricoloraria
  • Zamarada ascaphes Prout, 1925
  • Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922
  • Zamarada metallicata Warren, 1914
  • Zamarada phaeozona Hampson, 1909
  • Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895
  • Zamarada tosta D. S. Fletcher, 1974

Gracillariidae

Lasiocampidae

  • Anadiasa punctifascia Walker, 1855
  • Beralade jordani Tams, 1936
  • Bombycomorpha bifascia
  • Braura picturata
  • Chrysopsyche bivittata Aurivillius, 1927
  • Gonometa postica Walker, 1855
  • Metajana chanleri Holland, 1896
  • Odontocheilopteryx obscura Aurivillius, 1927
  • Philotherma rosa
  • Rhinobombyx cuneata Aurivillius, 1879
  • Schausinna regia
  • Sena meyi Zolotuhin, 2007
  • Sena parva
  • Sena prompta
  • Sena quirimbo
  • ''Streblote pancala''

Lecithoceridae

Limacodidae

  • Afrobirthama hobohmi Janse, 1964
  • Coenobasis argentilinea Aurivillius, 1900
  • Isozinara pallidifascia Janse, 1964
  • Latoia eremotropha Janse, 1964
  • Pseudothosea albisignata Janse, 1964
  • Scotinochroa diplothysana Tams, 1932
  • Taeda aetitis Wallengren, 1863

Lymantriidae

  • Bazisa transmutata Mey, 2007
  • Crorema adspersa
  • Crorema nigropunctata Collenette, 1931
  • Crorema ochracea
  • Euproctis consocia Walker, 1865
  • Euproctis niropunctatum Kühne, 2010
  • Homochira rendalli
  • Lacipa kottleri Kühne, 2010
  • Laelia actuosa Hering, 1926
  • Laelia amabilis Aurivillius, 1879
  • Laelia extatura
  • Laelia extorta
  • Laelia gwelila
  • Laelioproctis leucosphena Collenette, 1939
  • Lymantica cidariensis Kühne, 2010
  • Rhypopteryx diplogramma Hering, 1927
  • Rhypopteryx sordida Aurivillius, 1879
  • Tearosoma aspersum Felder, 1874
  • Tearosoma daures Mey, 2007

Metarbelidae

Noctuidae

Nolidae

  • Arcyophora ledereri
  • Neaxestis aviuncis Wiltshire, 1985

Notodontidae

  • Afroplitis dasychirina
  • Afroplitis pylades
  • Antheuella psolometopa
  • Atrasana grisea
  • Cerurina marshalli
  • Metopteryx mus
  • Phalera atrata
  • Phalera lydenburgi Distant, 1899
  • Phyllaliodes poliostrota
  • Stenostaura elegans Kiriakoff, 1970

Oecophoridae

  • Stathmopoda ficivora Kasy, 1973

Plutellidae

Psychidae

  • Australoplacodoma bicolorata Sobczyk & Mey, 2007
  • Chalia maledicta Scheven, 1910
  • Eumeta cervina Druce, 1887
  • Kotochalia junodi
  • Lithopleurota monachopis Meyrick, 1939
  • Narycia antibatis Meyrick, 1926
  • Narycia isoxantha Meyrick, 1920
  • Patromasia petroglypta Meyrick, 1926
  • Penestoglossa dyscrita Meyrick, 1926
  • Picrospora maculasquamosa Sobczyk & Mey, 2007
  • Placodoma brandbergensis Sobczyk & Mey, 2007
  • Thranitica hemicopa Meyrick, 1908

Pterophoridae

Pyralidae

Saturniidae

Sesiidae

Sphingidae

Thyrididae

  • Arniocera amoena Jordan, 1907
  • Arniocera cyanoxantha
  • Bupota galbana Whalley, 1971
  • Chrysotypus subflavus Whalley, 1971
  • Dysodia incognita Whalley, 1968
  • Dysodia intermedia
  • Dysodia subsignata Warren, 1908
  • Rhodoneura abacha Whalley, 1971

Tineidae

Tischeriidae

Tortricidae

Uraniidae

  • ''Pseudodirades lactea''

Xyloryctidae

Yponomeutidae

Zygaenidae