List of moths of Tanzania


There are about 1,700 known moth species of Tanzania. The moths and butterflies together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
This is a list of moth species which have been recorded from Tanzania.

Alucitidae

Anomoeotidae

Arctiinae

Autostichidae

Brachodidae

Brahmaeidae

Choreutidae

Cosmopterigidae

Cossidae

Crambidae

Drepanidae

Elachistidae

Epipyropidae

Eriocottidae

Eupterotidae

Gelechiidae

Geometridae

  • Acanthovalva bilineata
  • Acidaliastis systema D. S. Fletcher, 1978
  • Adesmobathra ozoloides Prout, 1916
  • Allochrostes impunctata
  • Antharmostes papilio Prout, 1912
  • Aphilopota exterritorialis
  • Aphilopota foedata
  • Aphilopota semiusta
  • Aphilopota triphasia Prout, 1954
  • Aphilopota viriditincta
  • Archichlora rectilineata Carcasson, 1971
  • Ascotis reciprocaria
  • Asthenotricha anisobapta Prout, 1932
  • Asthenotricha ansorgei Warren, 1899
  • Asthenotricha dentatissima Warren, 1899
  • Asthenotricha inutilis Warren, 1901
  • Asthenotricha pycnoconia Janse, 1933
  • Asthenotricha serraticornis Warren, 1902
  • Asthenotricha straba Prout, 1921
  • Biston abruptaria
  • Biston homoclera
  • Brachytrita cervinaria Swinhoe, 1904
  • Cacochloris ochrea
  • Cartaletis libyssa
  • Casilda lucidaria
  • Celidomphax analiplaga
  • Chiasmia affinis
  • Chiasmia assimilis
  • Chiasmia butaria
  • Chiasmia costiguttata
  • Chiasmia geminilinea
  • Chiasmia inconspicua
  • Chiasmia kilimanjarensis
  • Chiasmia maculosa
  • Chiasmia normata
  • Chiasmia rectilinea
  • Chiasmia rectistriaria
  • Chiasmia simplicilinea
  • Chiasmia sororcula
  • Chiasmia streniata
  • Chiasmia subcurvaria
  • Chiasmia umbrata
  • Chiasmia umbratilis
  • Chlorerythra rubriplaga Warren, 1895
  • Chlorissa albistrigulata
  • Chlorissa attenuata
  • Chloroclystis consocer Prout, 1937
  • Chloroclystis cryptolopha Prout, 1932
  • Chloroctenis conspersa Warren, 1909
  • Cleora munda
  • Cleora rostella D. S. Fletcher, 1967
  • Cleora thyris D. S. Fletcher, 1967
  • Coenina aurivena Butler, 1898
  • Collix foraminata Guenée, 1858
  • Comostolopsis simplex Warren, 1902
  • Comostolopsis stillata
  • Conolophia conscitaria
  • Cyclophora paratropa
  • Cyclophora unocula
  • Derambila niphosphaeras
  • Disclisioprocta natalata
  • Dithecodes ornithospila
  • Drepanogynis johnstonei
  • Drepanogynis lacuum
  • Ecpetala obtusa
  • Ectropis anisa Prout, 1915
  • Ectropis delosaria
  • Ectropis gozmanyi D. S. Fletcher, 1978
  • Ectropis ikonda Herbulot, 1981
  • Ectropis ocellata Warren, 1902
  • Epigynopteryx africana
  • Epigynopteryx maeviaria
  • Epirrhoe annulifera
  • Erastria albosignata
  • Erastria leucicolor
  • Erastria madecassaria
  • Ereunetea reussi Gaede, 1914
  • Eucrostes disparata Walker, 1861
  • Euexia percnopus Prout, 1915
  • Eupithecia celatisigna
  • Eupithecia devestita
  • Eupithecia dilucida
  • Eupithecia proflua Prout, 1932
  • Eupithecia regulosa
  • Eupithecia rigida Swinhoe, 1892
  • Eupithecia salti D. S. Fletcher, 1951
  • Eupithecia semipallida Janse, 1933
  • Eupithecia tricuspis Prout, 1932
  • Eupithecia undiculata Prout, 1932
  • Haplolabida monticolata
  • Haplolabida sjostedti
  • Heterorachis dichorda Prout, 1915
  • Hierochthonia migrata Prout, 1930
  • Hydrelia ericinella Aurivillius 1910
  • Hydrelia costalis Aurivillius, 1910
  • Hypsometra ericinellae Aurivillius, 1910
  • Idaea auriflua
  • Idaea heres
  • Idaea macrostyla
  • Idaea umbricosta
  • Idiochlora subrufibasis
  • Idiodes flexilinea
  • Isturgia catalaunaria
  • Isturgia deerraria
  • Isturgia triseriata
  • Lophorrhachia burdoni Townsend, 1958
  • Microligia dolosa Warren, 1897
  • Mimoclystia cancellata
  • Mimoclystia corticearia
  • Mixocera albistrigata
  • Neurotoca notata Warren, 1897
  • Oaracta maculata
  • Obolcola petronaria
  • Odontopera azelinaria
  • Omizodes rubrifasciata
  • Omphalucha brunnea
  • Omphax plantaria Guenée, 1858
  • Oreometra vittata Aurivillius, 1910
  • Orthonama obstipata
  • Pachypalpella subalbata
  • Paraptychodes kedar
  • Paraptychodes tenuis
  • Petovia marginata Walker, 1854
  • Piercia fumitacta
  • Piercia prasinaria
  • Piercia subrufaria
  • Piercia subterlimbata
  • Pingasa distensaria
  • Pitthea trifasciata Dewitz, 1881
  • Prasinocyma loveridgei Prout, 1926
  • Prasinocyma permitis Prout, 1932
  • Problepsis digammata Kirby, 1896
  • Protosteira spectabilis
  • Pseudolarentia monosticta
  • Pseudosoloe thalassina
  • Racotis apodosima Prout, 1931
  • Racotis squalida
  • Racotis zebrina Warren, 1899
  • Rheumaptera relicta
  • Rhodesia alboviridata
  • Rhodometra sacraria
  • Rhodophthitus anamesa
  • Rhodophthitus commaculata
  • Rhodophthitus rudicornis
  • Rhodophthitus tricoloraria
  • Scardamia maculata Warren, 1897
  • Scopula agrapta
  • Scopula argentidisca
  • Scopula curvimargo
  • Scopula erinaria
  • Scopula internata
  • Scopula lactaria
  • Scopula latitans Prout, 1920
  • Scopula minorata
  • Scopula natalica
  • Scopula rufinubes
  • Scopula sagittilinea
  • Scopula serena Prout, 1920
  • Scopula umbratilinea
  • Scotopteryx nictitaria
  • Somatina virginalis Prout, 1917
  • Thalassodes quadraria Guenée, 1857
  • Traminda acuta
  • Traminda neptunaria
  • Traminda vividaria
  • Trimetopia aetheraria Guenée, 1858
  • Triphosa tritocelidata Aurivillius, 1910
  • Victoria triplaga Prout, 1915
  • Xanthisthisa tarsispina
  • Xanthorhoe albodivisaria
  • Xanthorhoe alluaudi
  • Xanthorhoe argenteolineata
  • Xanthorhoe belgarum Herbulot, 1981
  • Xanthorhoe exorista Prout, 1922
  • Xanthorhoe heteromorpha
  • Xanthorhoe procne
  • Xanthorhoe transcissa
  • Xanthorhoe transjugata Prout, 1923
  • Xanthorhoe trientata
  • Xanthorhoe tuta Herbulot, 1981
  • Xenochroma candidata Warren, 1902
  • Zamarada acalantis Herbulot, 2001
  • Zamarada acosmeta Prout, 1921
  • Zamarada acrochra Prout, 1928
  • Zamarada aequilumata D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada amelga D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada amicta Prout, 1915
  • Zamarada ansorgei Warren, 1897
  • Zamarada arguta D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada bastelbergeri Gaede, 1915
  • Zamarada bathyscaphes Prout, 1912
  • Zamarada calypso Prout, 1926
  • Zamarada candelabra D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada chrysopa D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada cinnamomata D. S. Fletcher, 1978
  • Zamarada collarti Debauche, 1938
  • Zamarada crystallophana Mabille, 1900
  • Zamarada cucharita D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada cydippe Herbulot, 1954
  • Zamarada deceptrix Warren, 1914
  • Zamarada delosis D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada delta D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada denticatella Prout, 1922
  • Zamarada dentigera Warren, 1909
  • Zamarada differens Bastelberger, 1907
  • Zamarada dorsiplaga Prout, 1922
  • Zamarada erugata D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada euerces Prout, 1928
  • Zamarada euphrosyne Oberthür, 1912
  • Zamarada eurygnathus D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada euterpina Oberthür, 1912
  • Zamarada excavata Bethune-Baker, 1913
  • Zamarada fessa Prout, 1912
  • Zamarada flavicaput Warren, 1901
  • Zamarada gamma D. S. Fletcher, 1958
  • Zamarada glareosa Bastelberger, 1909
  • Zamarada hyalinaria
  • Zamarada ignicosta Prout, 1912
  • Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922
  • Zamarada iobathra Prout, 1932
  • Zamarada keraia D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada kiellandi Aarvik & Bjørnstad, 2007
  • Zamarada labifera Prout, 1915
  • Zamarada lequeuxi Herbulot, 1983
  • Zamarada lima D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada loleza Aarvik & Bjørnstad, 2007
  • Zamarada longidens D. S. Fletcher, 1963
  • Zamarada mashariki Aarvik & Bjørnstad, 2007
  • Zamarada mckameyi Aarvik & Bjørnstad, 2007
  • Zamarada melasma D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada melpomene Oberthür, 1912
  • Zamarada metrioscaphes Prout, 1912
  • Zamarada micropomene Aarvik & Bjørnstad, 2007
  • Zamarada montana Herbulot, 1979
  • Zamarada musomae Aarvik & Bjørnstad, 2007
  • Zamarada ndogo Aarvik & Bjørnstad, 2007
  • Zamarada ochrata Warren, 1902
  • Zamarada ordinaria Bethune-Baker, 1913
  • Zamarada paxilla D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada phaeozona Hampson, 1909
  • Zamarada phratra D. S. Fletcher, 1978
  • Zamarada pinheyi D. S. Fletcher, 1956
  • Zamarada plana Bastelberger, 1909
  • Zamarada platycephala D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada polyctemon Prout, 1932
  • Zamarada pringlei D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada prolata D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada psectra D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada psi D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada purimargo Prout, 1912
  • Zamarada reflexaria
  • Zamarada rhamphis D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada ruandana Herbulot, 1983
  • Zamarada rubrifascia Pinhey, 1962
  • Zamarada rufilinearia Swinhoe, 1904
  • Zamarada saburra D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada scintillans Bastelberger, 1909
  • Zamarada seydeli D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada torrida D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada tristriga Aarvik & Bjørnstad, 2007
  • Zamarada tristrigoides Aarvik & Bjørnstad, 2007
  • Zamarada unisona D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada usambarae Aarvik & Bjørnstad, 2007
  • Zamarada usondo Aarvik & Bjørnstad, 2007
  • Zamarada uzungwae Aarvik & Bjørnstad, 2007
  • Zamarada varii D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada variola D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada vulpina Warren, 1897
  • ''Zygophyxia roseocincta''

Gracillariidae

Hepialidae

Himantopteridae

Lasiocampidae

  • Anadiasa hartigi Szent-Ivány, 1942
  • Beralade bistrigata Strand, 1909
  • Beralade continua Aurivillius, 1905
  • Beralade niphoessa Strand, 1909
  • Bombycomorpha bifascia
  • Bombycopsis nigrovittata Aurivillius, 1927
  • Bombycopsis venosa
  • Braura elgonensis
  • Braura ligniclusa
  • Braura truncatum
  • Catalebeda strandi Hering, 1927
  • Cheligium choerocampoides
  • Chionopsyche montana Aurivillius, 1909
  • Chrysopsyche antennifera Strand, 1912
  • Chrysopsyche lutulenta Tams, 1923
  • Cleopatrina bilinea
  • Cleopatrina phocea
  • Dinometa maputuana
  • Dollmania purpurascens
  • Epicnapteroides lobata Strand, 1912
  • Epitrabala nyassana
  • Eucraera koellikerii
  • Eutricha morosa
  • Euwallengrenia reducta
  • Gonobombyx angulata Aurivillius, 1893
  • Gonometa postica Walker, 1855
  • Gonometa rufobrunnea Aurivillius, 1922
  • Grammodora nigrolineata
  • Grellada imitans
  • Laeliopsis maculigera Strand, 1913
  • Lechriolepis flavomarginata Aurivillius, 1927
  • Lechriolepis griseola Aurivillius, 1927
  • Lechriolepis ochraceola Strand, 1912
  • Lechriolepis tessmanni Strand, 1912
  • Leipoxais acharis Hering, 1928
  • Leipoxais adoxa Hering, 1928
  • Leipoxais humfreyi Aurivillius, 1915
  • Leipoxais marginepunctata Holland, 1893
  • Marmonna gella Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010
  • Marmonna marmorata Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010
  • Marmonna murphyi Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010
  • Metajana kilwicola
  • Metajana marshalli Aurivillius, 1909
  • Mimopacha gerstaeckerii
  • Mimopacha tripunctata
  • Morongea arnoldi
  • Morongea elfiora Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010
  • Muzunguja rectilineata
  • Odontocheilopteryx dollmani Tams, 1930
  • Odontocheilopteryx myxa Wallengren, 1860
  • Odontocheilopteryx scilla Gurkovich & Zolotuhin, 2009
  • Odontopacha fenestrata Aurivillius, 1909
  • Opisthodontia varezhka Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010
  • Pachytrina crestalina Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
  • Pachytrina honrathii
  • Pachytrina philargyria
  • Pachytrina verba Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
  • Pachytrina wenigina Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
  • Pallastica lateritia
  • Pallastica litlura Zolotuhin & Gurukovich, 2009
  • Pallastica meloui
  • Pallastica pallens
  • Pallastica redissa Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
  • Philotherma grisea Aurivillius, 1914
  • Philotherma rectilinea Strand, 1912
  • Philotherma rosa
  • Philotherma rufescens Wichgraf, 1921
  • Philotherma simplex Wichgraf, 1914
  • Pseudolyra cervina
  • Pseudolyra megista Tams, 1931
  • Pseudometa choba
  • Pseudometa punctipennis
  • Rhinobombyx cuneata Aurivillius, 1879
  • Schausinna affinis Aurivillius, 1910
  • Sena donaldsoni
  • Sonitha lila Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010
  • Sophyrita argibasis
  • Stenophatna accolita Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010
  • Stenophatna cymographa
  • Stenophatna marshalli Aurivillius, 1909
  • Stenophatna rothschildi
  • Stoermeriana abyssinicum
  • Stoermeriana fusca
  • Stoermeriana graberi
  • Stoermeriana sjostedti
  • Streblote madibirense
  • Streblote polydora
  • Trabala charon Druce, 1910
  • ''Trichopisthia igneotincta''

Lecithoceridae

Lemoniidae

Limacodidae

  • Afrobirthama flaccidia
  • Altha basalis West, 1940
  • Birthama basibrunnea Swinhoe, 1904
  • Chrysopoloma isabellina Aurivillius, 1895
  • Cosuma flavimacula West, 1940
  • Cosuma radiata Carcasson, 1965
  • Ctenolita zernyi Hering, 1949
  • Delorhachis kilosa West, 1940
  • Halseyia angustilinea
  • Halseyia incisa
  • Halseyia lacides
  • Halseyia rufibasalis
  • Latoia urda
  • Latoiola bifascia Janse, 1964
  • Lepidorytis sulcata Aurivillius, 1900
  • Natada caliginosa West, 1940
  • Niphadolepis alianta Karsch, 1899
  • Niphadolepis elegans Wichgraf, 1921
  • Omocena songeana West, 1940
  • Parapluda invitabilis
  • Parasa costalis West, 1940
  • Parasa lanceolata Hering, 1928
  • Scotinocerides conspurcata
  • Scotinocerides fasciata Hering, 1937
  • Scotinocerides sigma Hering, 1937
  • Scotinochroa charopocelis Tams, 1929
  • Taeda aetitis Wallengren, 1863
  • Taeda prasina Butler, 1896
  • Trogocrada atmota Janse, 1964
  • Zinara bilineata Hering, 1928

Lymantriidae

  • Abynotha meinickei Hering, 1926
  • Aclonophlebia civilis Hering, 1926
  • Aclonophlebia lugardi
  • Aclonophlebia lymantrioides Hering, 1926
  • Argyrostagma niobe
  • Aroa discalis Walker, 1855
  • Aroa melanoleuca Hampson, 1905
  • Aroa pampoecila Collenette, 1930
  • Aroa tomisa Druce, 1896
  • Barlowia charax
  • Bracharoa charax
  • Bracharoa mixta
  • Bracharoa reducta Hering, 1926
  • Cadurca dianeura Hering, 1928
  • Casama intermissa
  • Chrysocyma mesopotamia Hampson, 1905
  • Conigephyra leucoptera
  • Conigephyra pallidula
  • Conigephyra splendida
  • Cropera sericea
  • Cropera testacea Walker, 1855
  • Cropera unipunctata Wichgraf, 1921
  • Crorema adspersa
  • Crorema evanescens
  • Crorema fulvinotata
  • Dasychira albicostata
  • Dasychira barbara Hering, 1926
  • Dasychira daphne Hering, 1926
  • Dasychira daphnoides Hering, 1926
  • Dasychira hastifera Hering, 1926
  • Dasychira mkattana Strand, 1912
  • Dasychira nebulifera Hering, 1926
  • Dasychira nigerrima Hering, 1926
  • Dasychira polia Hering, 1926
  • Dasychira prospera Hering, 1926
  • Dasychira punctifera
  • Dasychira scotina Hering, 1926
  • Dasychira stegmanni Grünberg, 1910
  • Dasychira subochracea Aurivillius, 1910
  • Eudasychira amata
  • Eudasychira bokuma
  • Eudasychira georgiana
  • Eudasychira metathermes
  • Eudasychira poliotis
  • Euproctis areolata Hering, 1928
  • Euproctis beato Bryk, 1934
  • Euproctis bigutta Holland, 1893
  • Euproctis multidentata Hering, 1926
  • Euproctis pallida
  • Euproctis producta
  • Euproctis sericaria
  • Euproctoides eddela
  • Hemerophanes diatoma
  • Hemerophanes libyra
  • Hemerophanes litigiosa
  • Heteronygmia dissimilis Aurivillius, 1910
  • Homochira rendalli
  • Knappetra fasciata
  • Lacipa floridula
  • Lacipa melanosticta Hampson, 1910
  • Lacipa pseudolacipa Hering, 1926
  • Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881
  • Laelia amaura Hering, 1926
  • Laelia extorta
  • Laelia extrema Hering, 1926
  • Laelia fracta Schaus & Clements, 1893
  • Laelia gephyra
  • Laelia janenschi Hering, 1926
  • Laelia mediofasciata
  • Laelia ordinata
  • Laelia phenax
  • Laelia rogersi Bethune-Baker, 1913
  • Laelia subrosea
  • Leptaroa deleta Hering, 1926
  • Leptaroa ochricoloria Strand, 1911
  • Leptaroa paupera Hering, 1926
  • Leucoma discissa
  • Leucoma maria
  • Leucoma parva
  • Leucoma vosseleri Grünberg, 1907
  • Leucoma xanthocephala
  • Lymantria pruinosa Hering, 1927
  • Marblepsis tiphia
  • Ogoa fuscovenata Wichgraf, 1922
  • Ogoa simplex Walker, 1856
  • Olapa nigricosta Hampson, 1905
  • Olapa tavetensis
  • Otroeda vesperina Walker, 1854
  • Palasea marwitzi Grünberg, 1907
  • Palasea miniata Grünberg, 1907
  • Pirga pellucida Wichgraf, 1922
  • Pirga weisei Karsch, 1900
  • Pirgula atrinotata
  • Polymona inaffinis Hering, 1926
  • Ruanda aetheria Strand, 1909
  • Schalidomitra ambages Strand, 1911
  • Stracena bananae
  • Stracena pellucida Grünberg, 1907
  • Stracena tavetensis
  • ''Stracilla translucida''

Metarbelidae

Micronoctuidae

Noctuidae

Nolidae

  • Acripia kilimandjaronis Strand, 1915
  • Eligma bettiana Prout, 1923
  • Meganola reubeni Agassiz, 2009
  • Neaxestis aviuncis Wiltshire, 1985
  • Nolatypa phoenicolepia Hampson, 1920

Notodontidae

  • Anaphe dempwolffi Strand, 1909
  • Antheua eximia Kiriakoff, 1965
  • Antheua gallans
  • Antheua ornata
  • Antheua woerdeni
  • Atrasana excellens
  • Desmeocraera annulosa Gaede, 1928
  • Desmeocraera atribasalis
  • Desmeocraera cana
  • Desmeocraera forsteri Kiriakoff, 1973
  • Desmeocraera impunctata Gaede, 1928
  • Desmeocraera malindiana Kiriakoff, 1973
  • Desmeocraera schevenaria Kiriakoff, 1973
  • Desmeocraera tanzanica Kiriakoff, 1973
  • Desmeocraerula angulata Gaede, 1928
  • Epicerura pergrisea
  • Epicerura plumosa Kiriakoff, 1962
  • Epicerura steniptera
  • Euanthia venosa Kiriakoff, 1962
  • Eurystauridia olivacea
  • Eurystauridia picta Kiriakoff, 1973
  • Fentonina punctum Gaede, 1928
  • Graphodonta fulva
  • Metarctina ochricostata Gaede, 1928
  • Paracleapa psecas
  • Paradrallia rhodesi Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Phalera atrata
  • Phalera imitata Druce, 1896
  • Phalera lydenburgi Distant, 1899
  • Phalera postaurantia Rothschild, 1917
  • Phalera princei Grünberg, 1909
  • Plastystaura murina Kiriakoff, 1965
  • Polienus capillata
  • Polienus fuscatus Janse, 1920
  • Scalmicauda molesta
  • Scrancia danieli Kiriakoff, 1962
  • Scrancia quinquelineata Kiriakoff, 1965
  • Stemmatophalera semiflava
  • Stenostaura malangae
  • Xanthodonta debilis Gaede, 1928
  • Xanthodonta unicornis Kiriakoff, 1961
  • ''Zamana castanea''

Oecophoridae

  • ''Stathmopoda daubanella''

Plutellidae

Psychidae

  • Apterona valvata
  • Chalia muenzneri Strand, 1911
  • Eumeta hardenbergeri Bourgogne, 1955
  • Eumeta ngarukensis Strand, 1909
  • Melasina bostrychota Meyrick, 1920
  • Melasina folligera Meyrick, 1920
  • Melasina siticulosa Meyrick, 1920
  • Melasina trepidans Meyrick, 1920
  • Monda nigroapicalis Joicey & Talbot, 1924

Pterophoridae

Pyralidae

Saturniidae

  • Adafroptilum acuminatum
  • Adafroptilum bellum
  • Adafroptilum coloratum
  • Adafroptilum convictum Darge, 2007
  • Adafroptilum hausmanni Darge, 2007
  • Adafroptilum incana
  • Adafroptilum kalamboensis Darge, 2007
  • Adafroptilum mikessensis Darge, 2007
  • Adafroptilum permixtum
  • Adafroptilum rougerii Darge, 2006
  • Adafroptilum scheveni
  • Adafroptilum septiguttata
  • Antistathmoptera daltonae Tams, 1935
  • Antistathmoptera granti Bouyer, 2006
  • Antistathmoptera rectangulata Pinhey, 1968
  • Argema besanti Rebel, 1895
  • Argema kuhnei Pinhey, 1969
  • Argema mimosae
  • Athletes gigas
  • Athletes semialba
  • Aurivillius arata
  • Aurivillius divaricatus Bouvier, 1927
  • Aurivillius fusca
  • Aurivillius oberthuri Bouvier, 1927
  • Aurivillius orientalis Bouyer, 2007
  • Aurivillius xerophilus Rougeot, 1977
  • Bunaea alcinoe
  • Bunaeopsis aurantiaca
  • Bunaeopsis bomfordi Pinhey, 1962
  • Bunaeopsis chromata Darge, 2003
  • Bunaeopsis dido
  • Bunaeopsis fervida Darge, 2003
  • Bunaeopsis hersilia
  • Bunaeopsis jacksoni
  • Bunaeopsis licharbas
  • Bunaeopsis oubie
  • Bunaeopsis phidias
  • Bunaeopsis rendalli
  • Bunaeopsis scheveniana Lemaire & Rougeot, 1974
  • Bunaeopsis schoenheiti
  • Bunaeopsis thyene
  • Campimoptilum boulardi
  • Campimoptilum hollandi
  • Campimoptilum kuntzei
  • Campimoptilum pareensis Darge, 2008
  • Campimoptilum sparsum Darge, 2008
  • Carnegia mirabilis
  • Cinabra hyperbius
  • Cirina forda
  • Decachorda bouvieri Hering, 1929
  • Decachorda fulvia
  • Decachorda pomona
  • Eosia insignis Le Cerf, 1911
  • Eosia minettii Bouyer, 2008
  • Epiphora albidus
  • Epiphora bauhiniae
  • Epiphora bedoci
  • Epiphora boursini
  • Epiphora brunnea
  • Epiphora congolana
  • Epiphora cotei
  • Epiphora getula
  • Epiphora imperator
  • Epiphora kipengerensis Darge, 2007
  • Epiphora lecerfi
  • Epiphora lugardi Kirby, 1894
  • Epiphora magdalena Grünberg, 1909
  • Epiphora manowensis
  • Epiphora mythimnia
  • Epiphora nubilosa
  • Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
  • Epiphora pygmaea
  • Epiphora rectifascia Rothschild, 1907
  • Epiphora rotunda Naumann, 2006
  • Epiphora werneri Darge, 2007
  • Gonimbrasia alcestris
  • Gonimbrasia anna
  • Gonimbrasia belina
  • Gonimbrasia cocaulti Darge & Terral, 1992
  • Gonimbrasia conradsi
  • Gonimbrasia hoehnelii
  • Gonimbrasia miranda Darge, 2005
  • Gonimbrasia osiris
  • Gonimbrasia rectilineata
  • Gonimbrasia tyrrhea
  • Gonimbrasia ufipana Strand, 1911
  • Gonimbrasia ukerewensis
  • Gonimbrasia wahlbergii
  • Gonimbrasia zambesina
  • Goodia oxytela Jordan, 1922
  • Goodia unguiculata Bouvier, 1936
  • Gynanisa albescens Sonthonnax, 1904
  • Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911
  • Gynanisa carcassoni Rougeot, 1974
  • Gynanisa commixta Darge, 2008
  • Gynanisa jama Rebel, 1915
  • Gynanisa maja
  • Gynanisa minettii Darge, 2003
  • Gynanisa nigra Bouvier, 1927
  • Gynanisa westwoodi Rothschild, 1895
  • Heniocha dyops
  • Heniocha marnois
  • Heniocha puderosa Darge, 2004
  • Heniocha vingerhoedti Bouyer, 1992
  • Holocerina agomensis
  • Holocerina istsariensis Stoneham, 1962
  • Holocerina orientalis Bouyer, 2001
  • Holocerina smilax
  • Imbrasia epimethea
  • Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
  • Imbrasia orientalis Rougeot, 1962
  • Leucopteryx ansorgei
  • Leucopteryx mollis
  • Lobobunaea acetes
  • Lobobunaea angasana
  • Lobobunaea falcatissima Rougeot, 1962
  • Lobobunaea phaedusa
  • Lobobunaea rosea
  • Lobobunaea saturnus
  • Lobobunaea tanganyikae
  • Ludia delegorguei
  • Ludia dentata
  • Ludia goniata Rothschild, 1907
  • Ludia hansali Felder, 1874
  • Ludia nyassana Strand, 1911
  • Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1892
  • Ludia pseudovetusta Rougeot, 1978
  • Melanocera menippe
  • Melanocera parva Rothschild, 1907
  • Melanocera sufferti
  • Micragone agathylla
  • Micragone amaniana Darge, 2010
  • Micragone ansorgei
  • Micragone cana
  • Micragone gaetani Bouyer, 2008
  • Micragone kalamboensis Darge, 2010
  • Micragone kitaiensis Darge, 2010
  • Micragone nyasae Rougeot, 1962
  • Micragone remota Darge, 2005
  • Micragone trefurthi
  • Nudaurelia anthina
  • Nudaurelia bicolor Bouvier, 1930
  • Nudaurelia broschi Darge, 2002
  • Nudaurelia dargei Bouyer, 2008
  • Nudaurelia dione
  • Nudaurelia eblis Strecker, 1876
  • Nudaurelia formosissima Darge, 2009
  • Nudaurelia hurumai Darge, 2003
  • Nudaurelia kiliensis Darge, 2009
  • Nudaurelia kilumilorum Darge, 2002
  • Nudaurelia kohlli Darge, 2009
  • Nudaurelia krucki Hering, 1930
  • Nudaurelia macrops Rebel, 1917
  • Nudaurelia macrothyris
  • Nudaurelia maranguensis Darge, 2009
  • Nudaurelia mpalensis Sonthonnax, 1901
  • Nudaurelia myrtea Rebel, 1917
  • Nudaurelia nyassana
  • Nudaurelia rectilineata Sonthonnax, 1901
  • Nudaurelia renvazorum Darge, 2002
  • Nudaurelia rhodina
  • Nudaurelia richelmanni Weymer, 1908
  • Nudaurelia rubra Bouvier, 1927
  • Nudaurelia venus Rebel, 1906
  • Nudaurelia wahlbergiana Rougeot, 1972
  • Orthogonioptilum adiegetum Karsch, 1892
  • Orthogonioptilum fontainei Rougeot, 1962
  • Orthogonioptilum violascens
  • Parusta thelxione Fawcett, 1915
  • Parusta xanthops Rothschild, 1907
  • Protogynanisa probsti Bouyer, 2001
  • Pselaphelia flavivitta
  • Pselaphelia kitchingi Darge, 2007
  • Pselaphelia laclosi Darge, 2002
  • Pselaphelia mariatheresae Darge, 2002
  • Pseudantheraea discrepans
  • Pseudaphelia apollinaris
  • Pseudaphelia flava Bouvier, 1930
  • Pseudaphelia roseibrunnea Gaede, 1927
  • Pseudimbrasia deyrollei
  • Pseudobunaea alinda
  • Pseudobunaea bjornstadi Bouyer, 2006
  • Pseudobunaea bondwana Darge, 2009
  • Pseudobunaea callista
  • Pseudobunaea claryi Darge, 2009
  • Pseudobunaea cleopatra
  • Pseudobunaea elucida Darge, 2009
  • Pseudobunaea epithyrena
  • Pseudobunaea heyeri
  • Pseudobunaea irius
  • Pseudobunaea mbiziana Darge, 2009
  • Pseudobunaea miriakambana Darge, 2009
  • Pseudobunaea mwangomoi Darge, 2009
  • Pseudobunaea natalensis
  • Pseudobunaea pallens
  • Pseudobunaea parathyrrena
  • Pseudobunaea santini Darge, 2009
  • Pseudobunaea tyrrhena
  • Pseudoludia suavis
  • Rohaniella pygmaea
  • Tagoropsiella expansa Darge, 2008
  • Tagoropsiella ikondae
  • Tagoropsiella kaguruensis Darge, 2008
  • Tagoropsiella mbiziensis Darge, 2008
  • Tagoropsiella rungwensis Darge, 2008
  • Tagoropsis flavinata
  • Tagoropsis hanningtoni
  • Tagoropsis rougeoti D. S. Fletcher, 1968
  • Tagoropsis sabulosa Rothschild, 1907
  • Ubaena dolabella
  • Ubaena fuelleborniana Karsch, 1900
  • Ubaena lequeuxi Darge & Terral, 1988
  • Ubaena sabunii Darge & Kilumile, 2004
  • Urota sinope
  • Usta alba Terral & Lequeux, 1991
  • Usta angulata Rothschild, 1895
  • Usta subangulata Bouvier, 1930
  • Usta terpsichore
  • ''Yatanga smithi''

Sesiidae

Sphingidae

Thyrididae

  • Arniocera amoena Jordan, 1907
  • Arniocera cyanoxantha
  • Arniocera elata Jordan, 1915
  • Arniocera imperialis Butler, 1898
  • Arniocera lautuscula
  • Arniocera lugubris Gaede, 1926
  • Arniocera sternecki Rogenhofer, 1891
  • Cecidothyris pexa
  • Chrysotypus dawsoni Distant, 1897
  • Chrysotypus reticulatus Whalley, 1971
  • Cornuterus nigropunctula
  • Dilophura caudata
  • Dysodia amania Whalley, 1968
  • Dysodia fenestratella Warren, 1900
  • Dysodia fumida Whalley, 1968
  • Dysodia hamata Whalley, 1968
  • Dysodia incognita Whalley, 1968
  • Dysodia intermedia
  • Dysodia lutescens Whalley, 1968
  • Dysodia vitrina
  • Epaena inops
  • Epaena xystica Whalley, 1971
  • Hypolamprus janenschi
  • Kuja majuscula
  • Marmax smaragdina
  • Marmax vicaria
  • Netrocera diffinis Jordan, 1907
  • Netrocera hemichrysa
  • Netrocera setioides Felder, 1874
  • Rhodoneura disjuncta
  • ''Striglina minutula''

Tineidae

  • Acridotarsa melipecta
  • Amphixystis beverrasella
  • Amphixystis roseostrigella
  • Ateliotum resurgens
  • Autochthonus chalybiellus Walsingham, 1891
  • Ceratophaga lichmodes
  • Ceratophaga obnoxia
  • Ceratophaga vastellus
  • Ceratophaga xanthastis
  • Cimitra estimata
  • Cimitra horridella
  • Criticonoma aspergata Gozmány & Vári, 1973
  • Cylicobathra argocoma
  • Cylicobathra chionarga Meyrick, 1920
  • Drosica abjectella Walker, 1963
  • Edosa crassivalva
  • Edosa phlegethon
  • Edosa pyroceps
  • Hapsifera glebata Meyrick, 1908
  • Hapsifera hastata Gozmány, 1969
  • Hapsifera hilaris Gozmány, 1965
  • Hapsifera lecithala Gozmány & Vári, 1973
  • Hapsifera lithocentra Meyrick, 1920
  • Hapsifera luteata Gozmány, 1965
  • Hapsifera revoluta Meyrick, 1914
  • Hapsifera septica Meyrick, 1908
  • Hapsiferona glareosa
  • Hyperbola hemispina Gozmány, 1969
  • Hyperbola hesperis Gozmány, 1967
  • Hyperbola mellichroa
  • Hyperbola moschias
  • Hyperbola phocina
  • Hyperbola somphota
  • Hyperbola zicsii Gozmány, 1965
  • Merunympha nipha Gozmány, 1969
  • Monopis addenda Gozmány, 1965
  • Monopis anaphracta Gozmány, 1967
  • Monopis immaculata Gozmány, 1967
  • Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908
  • Monopis meyricki Gozmány, 1967
  • Monopis persimilis Gozmány, 1965
  • Monopis rejectella
  • Monopis speculella
  • Organodesma merui Gozmány, 1969
  • Organodesma onomasta Gozmány & Vári, 1975
  • Pachypsaltis pachystoma
  • Perissomastix christinae Gozmány, 1965
  • Perissomastix meruicola Gozmány, 1969
  • Perissomastix mili Gozmány, 1965
  • Perissomastix praxis Gozmány, 1969
  • Perissomastix szunyoghyi Gozmány, 1969
  • Perissomastix titanea Gozmány, 1967
  • Perissomastix topaz Gozmány, 1967
  • Phthoropoea pycnosaris
  • Pitharcha atrisecta
  • Pitharcha chalinaea Meyrick, 1908
  • Pitharcha fasciata
  • Proterospastis abscisa
  • Rhodobates emorsus Gozmány, 1967
  • Scalmatica zernyi Gozmány, 1967
  • Silosca mariae Gozmány, 1965
  • Sphallestasis cyclivalva
  • Sphallestasis epiforma
  • Sphallestasis exiguens
  • Sphallestasis nagyi
  • Sphallestasis oenopis
  • Sphallestasis pectinigera
  • Sphallestasis saskai
  • Sphallestasis spatulata
  • Sphallestasis szunyoghyi
  • Syngeneta sordida Gozmány, 1967
  • Tinea nesiastis
  • Tinissa spaniastra Meyrick, 1932
  • Tiquadra lichenea Walsingham, 1897
  • Trichophaga cuspidata Gozmány, 1967
  • Trichophaga mormopis Meyrick, 1935

Tischeriidae

  • ''Coptotriche pulverescens''

Tortricidae

Uraniidae

Xyloryctidae

Yponomeutidae

  • Yponomeuta fumigatus Zeller, 1852
  • ''Yponomeuta morbillosus''

Zygaenidae

  • Astyloneura difformis
  • Astyloneura meridionalis
  • Astyloneura nitens Jordan, 1907
  • Astyloneura ostia
  • Neobalataea nigriventris Alberti, 1954
  • Saliunca assimilis Jordan, 1907
  • Saliunca meruana Aurivillius, 1910