List of moths of Zimbabwe
The moths of Zimbabwe represent about 1,000 known moth species. The moths and butterflies together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Zimbabwe.
Adelidae
- Ceromitia phaeocoma Meyrick, 1912
- Ceromitia pilularis Meyrick, 1921
- Ceromitia synneura Meyrick, 1921
Alucitidae
- Alucita compsoxantha
- Alucita homotrocha
- Microschismus lenzi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2011
Anomoeotidae
- Staphylinochrous euryperalis Hampson, 1910
- Thermochrous stenocraspis Hampson, 1910
Arctiidae
- Acantharctia flavicosta
- Afrasura indecisa
- Afrospilarctia lucida
- Alpenus investigatorum
- Alpenus maculosa
- Alpenus nigropunctata
- Amata atricornis
- Amata croceizona
- Amata endocrocis
- Amata marina
- Amata miozona
- Amerila affinis
- Amerila bubo
- Amerila lupia
- Amerila mulleri Häuser & Boppré, 1997
- Amsacta grammiphlebia Hampson, 1901
- Anaphosia astrigata Hampson, 1910
- Anaphosia cyanogramma Hampson, 1903
- Apisa grisescens
- Boadicea flavimacula Pinhey, 1968
- Caripodia chrysargyria Hampson, 1900
- Ceryx nacliodes Hampson, 1914
- Cyana pretoriae
- Eilema elegans
- Eilema sanguicosta
- Eilema similipuncta Hampson, 1914
- Epitoxis nigra Hampson, 1903
- Estigmene tenuistrigata
- Eyralpenus scioana
- Lepista aposema Kühne, 2010
- Macrosia chalybeata Hampson, 1901
- Metarctia collocalia Kiriakoff, 1957
- Metarctia crocina
- Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
- Metarctia quinta
- Metarctia tenera
- Micralarctia punctulatum
- Ochrota unicolor
- Paralacydes bomfordi
- Paralacydes destrictus Kühne, 2010
- Paralacydes ramosa
- Paralpenus flavicosta
- Paralpenus julius Kühne, 2010
- Phryganopsis cinerella
- Poecilarctia venata Aurivillius, 1921
- Popoudina lemniscata
- Pseudonaclia puella
- Radiarctia lutescens
- Radiarctia rhodesiana
- Siccia eberti Kühne, 2007
- Spilosoma bipartita Rothschild, 1933
- Spilosoma gynephaea
- Spilosoma lentifasciata
- Spilosoma sinefascia
- Spilosoma unipuncta
- Teracotona euprepia Hampson, 1900
- Teracotona metaxantha Hampson, 1909
- Teracotona rhodophaea
- Trichaeta pterophorina
- Utetheisa pulchella
- Zobida avifex Kühne, 2010
Autostichidae
- Autosticha emmetra Meyrick, 1921
- Autosticha nothropis Meyrick, 1921
Cecidosidae
- Scyrotis matoposensis Mey, 2007
Coleophoridae
- Blastobasis indigesta Meyrick, 1931
- Blastobasis trachelista Meyrick, 1921
- Coleophora molesta Meyrick, 1921
- Coleophora phaeocentra Meyrick, 1914
- Coleophora purifica Meyrick, 1921
Cosmopterigidae
- Alloclita plumbaria
- Ascalenia phaneracma Meyrick, 1921
- Chalcocolona cyananthes
- Limnaecia explanata Meyrick, 1921
- Limnaecia sarcanthes Meyrick, 1921
- Macrobathra fasciata
- Scaeosopha victoriensis Sinev & Li, 2012
Cossidae
- Phragmataecia irrorata Hampson, 1910
Crambidae
- Agathodes musivalis Guenée, 1854
- Ancylolomia albicostalis Hampson, 1919
- Ancylolomia perfasciata Hampson, 1919
- Calamoschoena stictalis Hampson, 1919
- Chilo argyropasta
- Cotachena smaragdina
- Crambus brachiiferus Hampson, 1919
- Crambus reducta Janse, 1922
- Diasemia monostigma Hampson, 1913
- Ercta scotialis Hampson, 1912
- Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973
- Ischnurges lancinalis
- Mesolia uniformella Janse, 1922
- Nomophila noctuella
- Patissa geminalis Hampson, 1919
- Pilocrocis dichocrosialis Hampson, 1912
- Pilocrocis melastictalis Hampson, 1912
- Pilocrocis pterygodia Hampson, 1912
- Prionapteryx flavipars
- Prionapteryx plumbealis
- Pyrausta apicalis
- Pyrausta atricinctalis Hampson, 1913
- Pyrausta gazalis Hampson, 1913
- Pyrausta tetraplagialis Hampson, 1898
Drepanidae
- Aethiopsestis austrina Watson, 1965
- Aethiopsestis echinata Watson, 1965
- Gonoreta opacifinis Watson, 1965
Elachistidae
- Ethmia judicialis Meyrick, 1921
- Haplochrois picropa
- ''Orophia pachystoma''
Eriocottidae
- Compsoctena delocrossa
- Compsoctena furciformis
- Compsoctena isopetra
- Compsoctena psammosticha
- Compsoctena quassa
- Compsoctena scriba
- ''Compsoctena spilophanes''
Eupterotidae
- Hibrildes crawshayi Butler, 1896
- Hibrildes norax Druce, 1887
- Janomima mariana
- ''Stenoglene obtusus''
Gelechiidae
- Anarsia agricola Walsingham, 1891
- Anarsia balioneura Meyrick, 1921
- Anarsia semnopa Meyrick, 1921
- Aphnogenes zonaea Meyrick, 1921
- Athrips phoenaula
- Athrips profusa
- Brachmia hemiopa Meyrick, 1921
- Brachmia neurograpta Meyrick, 1921
- Coniogyra dilucescens Meyrick, 1921
- Curvisignella leucogaea
- Dichomeris agathopa Meyrick, 1921
- Dichomeris aphanopa Meyrick, 1921
- Dichomeris attenta Meyrick, 1921
- Dichomeris condylodes
- Dichomeris erixantha
- Dichomeris eustacta Meyrick, 1921
- Dichomeris hylurga Meyrick, 1921
- Dichomeris pladarota Meyrick, 1921
- Dichomeris xestobyrsa Meyrick, 1921
- Dicranucha crateropis
- Dicranucha nephelopis
- Ephysteris promptella
- Epicharta chlorophracta
- Eporgastis maturata Meyrick, 1921
- Eporgastis syngrapta
- Eporgastis torrescens Meyrick, 1921
- Excommatica compsotoma
- Gelechia xylophaea Meyrick, 1921
- Hypatima isosema
- Lacistodes tauropis Meyrick, 1921
- Leuronoma oenochyta
- Macrocalcara undina
- Melitoxestis centrotypa Meyrick, 1921
- Microcraspedus synecta
- Neopachnistis autophanta
- Neopachnistis finitima
- Neopachnistis microphanta
- Parallactis ochrobyrsa
- Parapsectris konradi Bidzilya, 2010
- Polyhymno chionarcha Meyrick, 1913
- Polyhymno hostilis Meyrick, 1918
- Ptilothyris neuroplaca
- Radionerva collecta
- Schizovalva sphenopis
- Stomopteryx bathrarcha Meyrick, 1921
- Telphusa accensa Meyrick, 1921
- Telphusa objecta Meyrick, 1921
- Telphusa syndelta Meyrick, 1921
- Trichotaphe asteropis
- Trichotaphe hercogramma Meyrick, 1921
- Trichotaphe homaloxesta Meyrick, 1921
Geometridae
- Acanthovalva bilineata
- Acanthovalva inconspicuaria
- Androzeugma mollior Prout, 1922
- Aphilopota phanerostigma Prout, 1917
- Aphilopota plethora Prout, 1938
- Ascotis selenaria
- Biston stringeri
- Cabera aquaemontana
- Cabera strigata
- Chiasmia abnormata
- Chiasmia costicommata
- Chiasmia curvifascia
- Chiasmia extrusilinea
- Chiasmia grisescens
- Chiasmia interrupta
- Chiasmia kilimanjarensis
- Chiasmia marmorata
- Chiasmia multistrigata
- Chiasmia normata
- Chiasmia nubilata
- Chiasmia parallacta
- Chiasmia procidata
- Chiasmia streniata
- Chiasmia subcurvaria
- Cleora betularia
- Cleora munda
- Cleora rostella D. S. Fletcher, 1967
- Coenina poecilaria
- Colocleora grisea
- Colocleora proximaria
- Comibaena rhodolopha Prout, 1915
- Drepanogynis arcuifera Prout, 1934
- Drepanogynis costipicta
- Drepanogynis crassifurca Krüger, 2002
- Drepanogynis crenilinea Krüger, 2002
- Drepanogynis epione
- Drepanogynis mixtaria Guenée, 1858
- Drepanogynis olivescens
- Drepanogynis tripartita
- Drepanogynis unilineata
- Drepanogynis villaria
- Epigynopteryx maeviaria
- Erastria leucicolor
- Euexia percnopus Prout, 1915
- Eulycia grisea
- Eupithecia rigida Swinhoe, 1892
- Eupithecia semipallida Janse, 1933
- Heterorachis insolens
- Heterostegane bifasciata
- Hypomecis ectropodes
- Idaea heres
- Idiodes flexilinea
- Isoplenodia arabukoensis Sihvonen & Staude, 2010
- Isturgia deerraria
- Isturgia exospilata
- Isturgia spissata
- Lomographa indularia
- Mauna electa Prout, 1917
- Mauna perquisita Prout, 1922
- Menophra caeca
- Menophra obtusata
- Microligia luteitincta Prout, 1916
- Mimandria cataractae Prout, 1917
- Mimoclystia pudicata
- Neromia clavicornis Prout, 1915
- Omphalucha albosignata Janse, 1932
- Omphalucha maturnaria
- Oneiliana multifera Prout, 1922
- Orbamia octomaculata
- Orbamia subaurata
- Pareclipsis anophthalma Prout, 1916
- Phoenicocampa terinata
- Pingasa distensaria
- Pingasa rhadamaria
- Pitthea trifasciata Dewitz, 1881
- Plateoplia acrobelia
- Rhodophthitus commaculata
- Rhodophthitus simplex Warren, 1897
- Scopula curvimargo
- Scopula latitans Prout, 1920
- Scopula ludibunda
- Somatina ioscia Prout, 1932
- Somatina virginalis Prout, 1917
- Trimetopia aetheraria Guenée, 1858
- Xylopteryx oneili Prout, 1922
- Zamarada aclea Prout, 1912
- Zamarada ascaphes Prout, 1925
- Zamarada bathyscaphes Prout, 1912
- Zamarada consecuta Prout, 1922
- Zamarada crystallophana Mabille, 1900
- Zamarada deceptrix Warren, 1914
- Zamarada densisparsa Prout, 1922
- Zamarada denticatella Prout, 1922
- Zamarada differens Bastelberger, 1907
- Zamarada dorsiplaga Prout, 1922
- Zamarada eroessa Prout, 1915
- Zamarada erugata D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada fessa Prout, 1912
- Zamarada flavicaput Warren, 1901
- Zamarada gamma D. S. Fletcher, 1958
- Zamarada glareosa Bastelberger, 1909
- Zamarada ignicosta Prout, 1912
- Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922
- Zamarada jansei D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada melpomene Oberthür, 1912
- Zamarada metallicata Warren, 1914
- Zamarada metrioscaphes Prout, 1912
- Zamarada odontophora D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada ordinaria Bethune-Baker, 1913
- Zamarada plana Bastelberger, 1909
- Zamarada polyctemon Prout, 1932
- Zamarada pringlei D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada prionotos D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada psammites D. S. Fletcher, 1958
- Zamarada psectra D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895
- Zamarada purimargo Prout, 1912
- Zamarada scintillans Bastelberger, 1909
- Zamarada seydeli D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada transvisaria
- Zamarada varii D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada vulpina Warren, 1897
- ''Zeuctoboarmia sabinei''
Glyphipterigidae
- Glyphipterix archimedica Meyrick, 1921
Gracillariidae
- Acrocercops chrysophylli Vári, 1961
- Acrocercops terminalina Vári, 1961
- Apistoneura psarochroma Vári, 1961
- Callicercops triceros
- Caloptilia cataractias
- Caloptilia isotoma
- Caloptilia vicinola Vári, 1961
- Conopobathra carbunculata
- Conopobathra gravissima
- Conopomorpha chionosema Vári, 1961
- Conopomorphina gypsochroma Vári, 1961
- Dialectica carcharota
- Diphtheroptila oxyloga
- Epicephala jansei Vári, 1961
- Epicephala pyrrhogastra Meyrick, 1908
- Graphiocephala polysticha Vári, 1961
- Metriochroa argyrocelis Vári, 1961
- Pareclectis prionota
- Phodoryctis thrypticosema
- Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
- Phyllonorycter grewiaecola
- Phyllonorycter hibiscina
- Phyllonorycter melanosparta
- Phyllonorycter melhaniae
- Polysoma aenicta Vári, 1961
- Polysoma lithochrysa
- Polysoma tanysphena
- Porphyrosela teramni Vári, 1961
- Spulerina aphanosema Vári, 1961
- Stomphastis aphrocyma
- Stomphastis conflua
- Stomphastis polygoni Vári, 1961
- Stomphastis rorkei Vári, 1961
- Stomphastis thraustica
- ''Telamoptilia geyeri''
Hepialidae
- ''Eudalaca ammon''
Himantopteridae
- Semioptila flavidiscata Hampson, 1910
- Semioptila marshalli Rothschild, 1907
- Semioptila torta Butler, 1887
Hyblaeidae
- Hyblaea occidentalium Holland, 1894
- Hyblaea xanthia Hampson, 1910
Lasiocampidae
- Anadiasa fuscofasciata
- Braura ligniclusa
- Catalebeda jamesoni
- Cleopatrina phocea
- Cymatopacha obscura Aurivillius, 1921
- Dollmania purpurascens
- Epicnapteroides fuliginosa Pinhey, 1973
- Epicnapteroides lobata Strand, 1912
- Epicnapteroides marmorata Pinhey, 1973
- Eutricha morosa
- Euwallengrenia rectilineata
- Euwallengrenia reducta
- Gastropacha africana
- Gastroplakaeis meridionalis Aurivillius, 1901
- Gonometa robusta
- Grellada enigmatica
- Grellada marshalli
- Haplopacha cinerea Aurivillius, 1905
- Hypotrabala sanguicincta
- Lechriolepis nephopyropa Tams, 1931
- Metajana marshalli Aurivillius, 1909
- Odontocheilopteryx dollmani Tams, 1930
- Odontocheilopteryx myxa Wallengren, 1860
- Odontocheilopteryx obscura Aurivillius, 1927
- Odontocheilopteryx pattersoni Tams, 1926
- Odontopacha kilwana Strand, 1911
- Pallastica meloui
- Philotherma obscura Aurivillius, 1927
- Pseudolyra cinerea
- Pseudometa dollmani Tams, 1925
- Pseudometa viola Aurivillius, 1901
- Sena donaldsoni
- Stenophatna cymographa
- Stenophatna marshalli Aurivillius, 1909
- Stenophatna rothschildi
- Stoermeriana fusca
- Theophasida superba
- Trabala charon Druce, 1910
- ''Trichopisthia igneotincta''
Lecithoceridae
- Dragmatucha proaula Meyrick, 1908
- Eridachtha crossogramma
- Frisilia compsostoma Meyrick, 1921
- Odites incusata Meyrick, 1921
- Odites metaclista Meyrick, 1915
Limacodidae
- Astatophlebia marmarobrunnea Janse, 1964
- Crothaema conspicua Janse, 1964
- Crothaema sericea Butler, 1880
- Gavara lamborni
- Latoia albicosta
- Latoia viridicosta
- Macroplectra obliquilinea Hampson, 1910
- Micraphe lateritia Karsch, 1896
- Omocenoides prismallae Janse, 1964
- Paraphlebs singularis Aurivillius, 1921
- Scotinocerides pseudorestricta Hering, 1937
- Stroter dukei Janse, 1964
- Taeda aetitis Wallengren, 1863
- Trachyptena holobrunnea
- Unithosea albilineata
- Zinara discophora Hampson, 1910
Lymantriidae
- Aroa achrodisca Hampson, 1910
- Aroa quadrimaculata
- Chrysocyma mesopotamia Hampson, 1905
- Crorema fulvinotata
- Dasychira escota Hampson, 1905
- Dasychirana crenulata Bethune-Baker, 1911
- Euproctis crocosticta Hampson, 1905
- Euproctis fulvipennis Hampson, 1910
- Euproctis pallida
- Heteronygmia dissimilis Aurivillius, 1910
- Laelia aethiopica Bethune-Baker, 1908
- Laelia atrifilata
- Laelia marginepunctata Bethune-Baker, 1908
- Laelia rubrifilata
- Leptaroa fulvicolora Hampson, 1910
- Palasea albimacula Wallengren, 1863
- Palasea flavicilia
- Polymona rufifemur Walker, 1855
- Pteredoa plumosa Hampson, 1905
- ''Stracena telesilla''
Lyonetiidae
- Leucoptera loxaula Meyrick, 1928
Metarbelidae
- Arbelodes prochesi Lehmann, 2010
- Kroonia fumealis
- Kroonia natalica
- Marshalliana bivittata Aurivillius, 1901
- Metarbela cymaphora Hampson, 1910
- ''Metarbelodes umtaliana''
Noctuidae
- Achaea catella Guenée, 1852
- Achaea echo
- Achaea finita
- Achaea lienardi
- Achaea sordida
- Achaea violascens Hampson, 1918
- Acontia bidentata
- Acontia chrysoproctis
- Acontia citripennis
- Acontia conifrons
- Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
- Acontia dispar
- Acontia ectorrida
- Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
- Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
- Acontia leucotrigona
- Acontia natalis
- Acontia nephele Hampson, 1911
- Acontia niphogona
- Acontia porphyrea
- Acontia simo Wallengren, 1860
- Acontia tanzaniae Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010
- Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856
- Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879
- Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856
- Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
- Acrapex brunnea Hampson, 1910
- Acrapex metaphaea Hampson, 1910
- Acrapex spoliata
- Adisura aerugo
- Aegocera tricolora Bethune-Baker, 1909
- Agrotis biconica Kollar, 1844
- Agrotis isopleura Hampson, 1902
- Agrotis longidentifera
- Agrotis segetum
- Aletia consanguis
- Amazonides ecstrigata
- Amazonides epipyria
- Amazonides fumicolor
- Amazonides ruficeps
- Amyna axis Guenée, 1852
- Amyna punctum
- Anedhella nigrivittata
- Anoba phaeotermesia Hampson, 1926
- Apospasta fuscirufa
- Aspidifrontia glaucescens Hampson, 1905
- Aspidifrontia rufescens Hampson, 1902
- Aspidifrontia semipallida Hampson, 1902
- Athetis chionephra
- Athetis flavipuncta Hampson, 1909
- Athetis leuconephra Hampson, 1909
- Athetis melanosema Hampson, 1914
- Athetis melanosticta Hampson, 1909
- Athetis microtera
- Athetis poliostrota Hampson, 1909
- Athetis singula
- Audea humeralis Hampson, 1902
- Audea tegulata Hampson, 1902
- Autoba admota
- Autoba versicolor Walker, 1864
- Axylia annularis Saalmüller, 1891
- Brevipecten cornuta Hampson, 1902
- Brithys crini
- Busseola fusca
- Busseola pallidicosta
- Calamia flavirufa Hampson, 1910
- Calliodes pretiosissima Holland, 1892
- Callopistria maillardi
- Callyna cupricolor Hampson, 1902
- Callyna nigerrima Hampson, 1902
- Callyna obscura Hampson, 1910
- Caradrina atriluna Guenée, 1852
- Cerocala contraria
- Cerynea thermesialis
- Chalciope delta
- Chasmina tibialis
- Chlumetia lichenosa
- Chrysodeixis acuta
- Copifrontia xantherythra Hampson, 1905
- Crameria amabilis
- Cretonia ethiopica Hampson, 1910
- Ctenoplusia fracta
- Ctenoplusia limbirena
- Cyclopera similis
- Cyligramma latona
- Cyligramma magus
- Dicerogastra furvilinea
- Dysgonia angularis
- Dysgonia torrida
- Ectolopha viridescens Hampson, 1902
- Egybolis vaillantina
- Entomogramma pardus Guenée, 1852
- Erebus walkeri
- Ethiopica vinosa
- Eublemma acarodes Swinhoe, 1907
- Eublemma apicata Distant, 1898
- Eublemma flaviceps Hampson, 1902
- Eublemma foedosa
- Eublemma ornatula
- Eublemma penicillata Hampson, 1902
- Eublemma plumbosa Distant, 1899
- Eublemma ragusana
- Eublemma staudingeri
- Eublemma trigramma Hampson, 1910
- Eublemma tritonia
- Eulocastra aethiops
- Eulymnia pulcherrima
- Eustrotia decissima
- Eutelia discitriga Walker, 1865
- Eutelia glaucocycla Hampson, 1912
- Eutelia polychorda Hampson, 1902
- Eutelia symphonica Hampson, 1902
- Euterpiodes pienaari
- Euxoa pronycta Hampson, 1903
- Feliniopsis satellitis
- Grammarctia bilinea
- Grammodes congenita Walker, 1858
- Grammodes geometrica
- Heliocheilus multiradiata
- Heliothis flavigera
- Heraclia aemulatrix
- Heraclia butleri
- Heraclia limbomaculata
- Heraclia perdix
- Heraclia superba
- Honeyia secunda Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
- Iambia transversa
- Leucania atrinota
- Leucania cupreata
- Leucania melianoides Möschler, 1883
- Leucania micropis
- Leucovis alba
- Lithacodia blandula
- Lophonotidia nocturna Hampson, 1901
- Lophoptera methyalea
- Marathyssa cuneata
- Masalia galatheae
- Masalia sublimis
- Masalia transvaalica
- Matopo inangulata Hampson, 1909
- Mesogenea costimacula Hampson, 1926
- Micragrotis exusta Hampson, 1903
- Micragrotis interstriata
- Micragrotis microstigma Hampson, 1903
- Micragrotis prosarca Hampson, 1903
- Mimasura tripunctoides Poole, 1989
- Mimasura unipuncta
- Mitrophrys menete
- Mocis mayeri
- Mocis mutuaria
- Mythimna poliastis
- Ochrocalama xanthia
- Ochropleura leucogaster
- Odontestra vittigera
- Oederastria ectorhoda Hampson, 1902
- Omphalestra mesomelana
- Omphaloceps daria
- Ophiusa melaconisia Hampson, 1905
- Ophiusa selenaris
- Ophiusa tirhaca
- Oraesia provocans Walker,
- Oruza latifera
- Ovios capensis
- Ozarba africana Berio, 1940
- Ozarba bipartita
- Ozarba bisexualis Hampson, 1910
- Ozarba consanguis
- Ozarba corniculans
- Ozarba hemimelaena Hampson, 1910
- Ozarba hypoxantha
- Ozarba jansei Berio, 1940
- Ozarba metachrysea Hampson, 1910
- Ozarba phaea
- Ozarba subterminalis Hampson, 1910
- Paratuerta marshalli Hampson, 1902
- Pericyma scandulata
- Phaegorista xanthosoma Hampson, 1910
- Phalerodes cauta
- Plecoptera melanoscia Hampson, 1926
- Plecopterodes melliflua
- Plecopterodes moderata
- Polia cuprescens Hampson, 1905
- Polydesma sagulata Wallengren, 1875
- Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
- Procrateria noloides Hampson, 1905
- Pseudospiris paidiformis Butler, 1895
- Pseudozarba opella
- Ramesodes micropis Hampson, 1910
- Rhynchina coniodes Vári, 1962
- Saalmuellerana media
- Schausia langazana Kiriakoff, 1974
- Selenistis annulella
- Sesamia albivena Hampson, 1902
- Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910
- Sesamia coniota Hampson, 1902
- Sesamia taenioleuca
- Soloe fumipennis Hampson, 1910
- Spirama glaucescens
- Spirama griseisigna
- Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852
- Spodoptera exempta
- Spodoptera littoralis
- Spodoptera mauritia
- Tanocryx pinheyi Viette, 1973
- Thiacidas cookei
- Thiacidas dukei
- Thiacidas fasciata
- Thiacidas fractilinea
- Thiacidas nigrimacula
- Thiacidas postalbida
- Thiacidas roseotincta
- Thyatirina achatina
- Thysanoplusia indicator
- Timora daphoena Hampson, 1910
- Tracheplexia lucia
- Trichoplusia orichalcea
- Tumidifrontia castaneotincta Hampson, 1902
- Tytroca balnearia
- Ulotrichopus leucopasta Hampson, 1913
- Ulotrichopus tinctipennis
- Uncula tristigmatias
- Vietteania torrentium
- Vittaplusia vittata
- ''Zalaca snelleni''
Nolidae
- Arcyophora longivalvis Guenée, 1852
- Arcyophora patricula
- Chlorozada verna
- Earias insulana
- Maurilia arcuata
- Meganola infuscata
- Megathripa rufimedia
- Neaxestis griseata Hampson, 1902
- Neaxestis rhoda Hampson, 1905
- Negeta luminosa
- Negeta nivea
- Nola argyrolepis Hampson, 1907
- Nola foviferoides Poole, 1989
- Nola imitata
- Nola major Hampson, 1891
- Nola melanoscelis
- Nola phaeocraspis
- Nola socotrensis
- Paranola bipartita van Son, 1933
- Pardoxia graellsii
- ''Xanthodes brunnescens''
Notodontidae
- Afrocerura leonensis
- Afroplitis phyllocampa
- Antheua aurifodinae
- Antheua croceipuncta Hampson, 1910
- Antheua delicata Bethune-Baker, 1911
- Antheua encausta
- Antheua trimacula Kiriakoff, 1954
- Archistilbia cineracea Kiriakoff, 1954
- Archistilbia varii Kiriakoff, 1970
- Atrasana callitoxa
- Atrasana grisea
- Atrasana pinheyi Kiriakoff, 1962
- Bisolita rubrifascia
- Catastygne tristicolor
- Cerurina marshalli
- Chlorocalliope calliope
- Chlorochadisra beltista
- Clostera distinguenda Kiriakoff, 1962
- Clostera ferruginosa
- Clostera formosa Kiriakoff, 1962
- Clostera nubila Kiriakoff, 1962
- Clostera semilunata Kiriakoff, 1971
- Deinarchia agramma
- Desmeocraera analis Kiriakoff, 1954
- Desmeocraera basalis Distant, 1899
- Desmeocraera canescens Janse, 1920
- Desmeocraera decorata
- Desmeocraera interpellatrix
- Desmeocraera latex
- Desmeocraera luteosticta Kiriakoff, 1968
- Desmeocraera oliva Kiriakoff, 1968
- Desmeocraera venusta Kiriakoff, 1954
- Desmeocraera vernalis Distant, 1897
- Drapetides uniformis
- Elaphrodes lactea
- Epicerura steniptera
- Eubreyeria dasychiroides
- Eujansea afra
- Galona serena Karsch, 1895
- Hampsonita esmeralda
- Helga infans Kiriakoff, 1962
- Heraia thalassina
- Induba nigrescens Kiriakoff, 1955
- Leptolepida rhodesiae Kiriakoff, 1965
- Leucophalera latipennis
- Metopteryx cinerea
- Metopteryx infans
- Notocerura spiritalis
- Notoxantha sesamiodes Hampson, 1910
- Paradrallia rhodesi Bethune-Baker, 1908
- Pararethona hierax
- Parastaura divisa Gaede, 1928
- Phalera imitata Druce, 1896
- Phycitimorpha congruata Janse, 1920
- Phycitimorpha stigmatica Janse, 1920
- Plastystaura glis Kiriakoff, 1968
- Plastystaura murina Kiriakoff, 1965
- Polelassothys plumitarsus Janse, 1920
- Polienus capillata
- Polienus fuscatus Janse, 1920
- Polienus nigrosparsa Janse, 1920
- Psalisodes dimorpha Kiriakoff, 1968
- Pseudorethona albicans
- Quista albicostata
- Rasemia macrodonta
- Rheneina buceros Kiriakoff, 1971
- Rosinella rosinaria
- Sarimarais bicolor
- Sarimarais pinheyi Kiriakoff, 1962
- Scrancia danieli Kiriakoff, 1962
- Scrancia elanus Kiriakoff, 1971
- Scrancia galactoperoides Kiriakoff, 1970
- Scrancia milvus Kiriakoff, 1971
- Scrancia stictica Hampson, 1910
- Scrancia subscrancia Kiriakoff, 1970
- Stenostaura rhodesiae
- Tricholoba glaphira
- Trotonotus bettoni Butler, 1898
- Turnacoides basipuncta Gaede, 1928
Oecophoridae
- Erotis hesperanthes Meyrick, 1921
- Fabiola callipetala Meyrick, 1921
- Ocyphron oxyphylla Meyrick, 1921
- Plesiosticha galactaea
- Promalactis geometrica Meyrick, 1913
- Stathmopoda revincta Meyrick, 1921
Opostegidae
- Opostega orophoxantha Meyrick, 1921
Plutellidae
Psychidae
- Ctenocompa halophanta Meyrick, 1921
- Narycia copiosa Meyrick, 1921
- Narycia prothyrodes Meyrick, 1921
- Picrospora invia
- ''Picrospora monoplecta''
Pterophoridae
- Hepalastis pumilio
- Macrotinactis stenodactylus
- Marasmarcha sisyrodes Meyrick, 1921
- Platyptilia locharcha Meyrick, 1924
- Pterophorus albidus
- ''Stenodacma wahlbergi''
Pyralidae
- Aglossodes prionophoralis Ragonot, 1891
- Aphomia pimelodes Meyrick, 1936
- Calamotropodes grisella Janse, 1922
- Commotria albistria Janse, 1922
- Commotria ruficolor Janse, 1922
- Delopterus basalis Janse, 1922
- Epilepia melanobasis
- Epilepia melanobrunnea
- Epilepia melanosparsalis
- Epilepia melapastalis
- Hypsopygia mauritialis
- Lamoria exiguata Whalley, 1964
- Lamoria imbella
- Lamoria medianalis Hampson, 1917
- Macalla cupreotincta Janse, 1922
- Mesodiphlebia rhodesiana Janse, 1922
- Parematheudes simplex
- Pempelia morosalis
- Poliostola phycitimorpha Janse, 1922
- Pyralis galactalis Hampson, 1916
- Rhinaphe lutosa Janse, 1922
Saturniidae
- Adafroptilum incana
- Antistathmoptera daltonae Tams, 1935
- Antistathmoptera rectangulata Pinhey, 1968
- Argema mimosae
- Athletes gigas
- Athletes semialba
- Aurivillius arata
- Bunaeopsis bomfordi Pinhey, 1962
- Bunaeopsis hersilia
- Bunaeopsis jacksoni
- Bunaeopsis oubie
- Bunaeopsis princeps
- Bunaeopsis vau
- Campimoptilum kuntzei
- Cinabra hyperbius
- Cinabra kitalei Bouvier, 1930
- Cirina forda
- Decachorda aspersa
- Decachorda fulvia
- Decachorda pomona
- Decachorda rosea Aurivillius, 1898
- Epiphora bauhiniae
- Epiphora mythimnia
- Gonimbrasia affinis
- Gonimbrasia tyrrhea
- Gonimbrasia zambesina
- Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911
- Gynanisa maja
- Gynanisa zimba Darge, 2008
- Heniocha apollonia
- Heniocha marnois
- Holocerina agomensis
- Holocerina angulata
- Holocerina rhodesiensis
- Holocerina smilax
- Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
- Lobobunaea angasana
- Lobobunaea phaedusa
- Ludia delegorguei
- Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1892
- Micragone ansorgei
- Nudaurelia carnegiei Janse, 1918
- Nudaurelia gueinzii
- Nudaurelia macrops Rebel, 1917
- Nudaurelia macrothyris
- Orthogonioptilum adiegetum Karsch, 1892
- Pseudaphelia apollinaris
- Pseudimbrasia deyrollei
- Pseudobunaea irius
- Pseudobunaea tyrrhena
- Rohaniella pygmaea
- Tagoropsis hanningtoni
- Urota conjuncta Bouvier, 1930
- ''Usta terpsichore''
Sesiidae
- Chamanthedon xanthopasta Hampson, 1919
- Echidgnathia vitrifasciata
- Episannina melanochalcia Le Cerf, 1917
- Erismatica erythropis Meyrick, 1933
- Homogyna sanguicosta Hampson, 1919
- Melittia lentistriata Hampson, 1919
- Melittia oedipus Oberthür, 1878
- Paranthrene xanthosoma
- Tipulamima sophax
- Vespaegeria typica Strand, 1913
Sphingidae
- Afroclanis calcareus
- Afroclanis neavi
- Antinephele lunulata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Antinephele maculifera Holland, 1889
- Basiothia aureata
- Basiothia schenki
- Falcatula falcata
- Hippotion roseipennis
- Hippotion stigma
- Leptoclanis pulchra Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Likoma apicalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Litosphingia corticea Jordan, 1920
- Neoclanis basalis
- Neopolyptychus compar
- Nephele lannini Jordan, 1926
- Nephele rosae Butler, 1875
- Odontosida magnificum
- Pantophaea oneili
- Phylloxiphia metria
- Phylloxiphia punctum
- Phylloxiphia vicina
- Platysphinx piabilis
- Polyptychoides grayii
- Polyptychopsis marshalli
- Polyptychus baxteri Rothschild & Jordan, 1908
- Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Praedora marshalli Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Praedora plagiata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Pseudoclanis molitor
- Rhodafra marshalli Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Rufoclanis fulgurans
- Rufoclanis jansei
- Rufoclanis numosae
- Temnora elegans
- Temnora funebris
- Temnora iapygoides
- Temnora natalis Walker, 1856
- Temnora pseudopylas
- Temnora pylades Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Temnora pylas
- Temnora sardanus
- Temnora subapicalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Temnora swynnertoni Stevenson, 1938
- Temnora zantus
- Theretra cajus
- Xenosphingia jansei Jordan, 1920
Thyrididae
- Arniocera cyanoxantha
- Arniocera erythropyga
- Arniocera zambesina
- Bupota tranquilla Whalley, 1971
- Dilophura caudata
- Dysodia constellata Warren, 1908
- Dysodia fenestratella Warren, 1900
- Dysodia fumida Whalley, 1968
- Dysodia incognita Whalley, 1968
- Dysodia intermedia
- Dysodia subsignata Warren, 1908
- Dysodia vitrina
- Epaena danista Whalley, 1971
- Lamprochrysa scintillans
- Lamprochrysa triplex
- Rhodoneura flavicilia Hampson, 1906
- Rhodoneura lacunosa Whalley, 1971
Tineidae
- Acridotarsa melipecta
- Amphixystis anachoreta
- Amphixystis cymataula
- Antigambra amphitrocta Meyrick, 1927
- Ateliotum reluctans
- Ceratophaga ethadopa
- Ceratophaga lichmodes
- Ceratophaga vastellus
- Cimitra fetialis
- Cimitra horridella
- Crypsithyris cerodectis Meyrick, 1921
- Crypsithyris hemiphracta Meyrick, 1926
- Cylicobathra argocoma
- Cylicobathra chionarga Meyrick, 1920
- Dasyses obliterata Gozmány, 1968
- Drosica abjectella Walker, 1963
- Edosa audens
- Edosa leucastis
- Edosa rhodesica
- Hapsifera glebata Meyrick, 1908
- Hapsifera marmarota Meyrick, 1914
- Hapsifera ochroptila Meyrick, 1908
- Hapsifera septica Meyrick, 1908
- Hapsiferona glareosa
- Hyperbola mellichroa
- Hyperbola phocina
- Miarotagmata penetrata
- Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908
- Monopis persimilis Gozmány, 1965
- Perissomastix christinae Gozmány, 1965
- Perissomastix dentifera Gozmány & Vári, 1973
- Perissomastix fulvicoma
- Perissomastix mili Gozmány, 1965
- Perissomastix mucrapex Gozmány, 1968
- Perissomastix perlata Gozmány, 1967
- Perissomastix recurvata Gozmány, 1968
- Phaeoses lithacma
- Pitharcha chalinaea Meyrick, 1908
- Silosca savannae Gozmány, 1968
- Sphallestasis exarata
- Sphallestasis oenopis
- Sphallestasis spatulata
- Sphallestasis tanystis
- Tinea subalbidella Stainton, 1867
- Tinea translucens Meyrick, 1917
- ''Tineola bisselliella''
Tischeriidae
- Coptotriche basipectinella Puplesis & Diskus, 2003
- Coptotriche zimbabwiensis Puplesis & Diskus, 2003
- Tischeria sparmanniae Puplesis & Diškus, 2003
Tortricidae
- Bactra aciculata Diakonoff, 1963
- Bactra legitima Meyrick, 1911
- Bactra punctistrigana Mabille, 1900
- Bactra pythonia Meyrick, 1909
- Bactra stagnicolana Zeller, 1852
- Brachioxena psammacta
- Cornesia ormoperla Razowski, 1981
- Cydia campestris
- Cydia cyanocephala
- Cydia leucatma
- Cydia malesana
- Cydia nicomacha
- Cydia stelocosma
- Dasodis rimosa
- Doliochastis homograpta Meyrick, 1920
- Eccopsis incultana
- Epichoristodes acerbella
- Eucosma florescens Meyrick, 1925
- Eucosma gomphacma Meyrick, 1928
- Eucosma habrotoma Meyrick, 1934
- Eucosmocydia antidora
- Homona polyarcha Meyrick, 1924
- Leguminovora ptychora
- Megalota lobotona
- Mesotes chromataspis
- Metendothenia balanacma
- Olethreutes mochlaspis
- Olethreutes transformis
- Olethreutes trithyra
- Paraeccopsis acroplecta
- Paraeccopsis exhilarata
- Rufeccopsis brunneograpta Razowski, 2008
- Rufeccopsis rufescens
- Stenentoma plectocosma
- Thaumatotibia batrachopa
- Tortrix praeclinata Meyrick, 1921
Uraniidae
- ''Leucoplema dohertyi''
Xyloryctidae
- Scythris distactica Meyrick, 1921
- Scythris halmyrodes Meyrick, 1921
- Scythris homoxantha Meyrick, 1921
- Scythris ilyopa Meyrick, 1921
- Scythris patiens Meyrick, 1921
Yponomeutidae
- Prays citri
- Yponomeuta octocentra Meyrick, 1921
Zygaenidae
- Astyloneura glennia
- Epiorna ochreipennis
- Malamblia flavipalpis Hampson, 1910