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List of moths of Madagascar

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List of moths of Madagascar

Moths of Madagascar represent about 2,680 known moth species. Moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

Contents

This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Madagascar. They are listed alphabetically by family.

Adelidae

  • Adela gymnota (Meyrick, 1912)
  • Adela janineae (Viette, 1954)
  • Adela tsaratanana (Viette, 1954)

    • Alucitidae

  • Alucita decaryella (Viette, 1956)
  • Alucita euscripta Minet, 1976

    • Autostichidae

  • Encrasima insularis (Butler, 1880)
  • Pachnistis nigropunctella Viette, 1955

    • Bombycidae

  • Ocinara malagasy Viette, 1965

    • Brachodidae

  • Nigilgia seyrigella Viette, 1955
  • Nigilgia toulgoetella Viette, 1955
  • Pseudocossus boisduvalii Viette, 1955
  • Pseudocossus uliginosus Kenrick, 1914

    • Callidulidae

  • Caloschemia pulchra (Butler, 1878)
  • Griveaudia charlesi Viette, 1968
  • Griveaudia nigropuncta Viette, 1958
  • Griveaudia vieui Viette, 1958
  • Pterothysanus pictus Butler, 1884

    • Carposinidae

  • Meridarchis unitacta Diakonoff, 1970

    • Choreutidae

  • Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)

    • Coleophoridae

  • Coleophora leucobela (Meyrick, 1934)

    • Copromorphidae

  • Rhynchoferella syncentra (Meyrick, 1916)

    • Dudgeoneidae

  • Dudgeonea locuples (Mabille, 1879)
  • Dudgeonea malagassa Viette, 1958

    • Epipyropidae

  • Epipyrops grandidieri Viette, 1961
  • Epipyrops malagassica Jordan, 1928
  • Epipyrops radama Viette, 1961

    • Eupterotidae

  • Jana palliatella Viette, 1955

    • Glyphipterigidae

  • Chrysocentris eupepla Meyrick, 1930
  • Glyphipterix madagascariensis Viette, 1951

    • Heliozelidae

  • Antispila merinaella (Viette, 1955)

    • Hyblaeidae

  • Hyblaea apricans (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Hyblaea madagascariensis Viette, 1961
  • Hyblaea paulianii Viette, 1961
  • Hyblaea puera (Cramer, 1777)

    • Immidae

  • Moca humbertella (Viette, 1956)

    • Lacturidae

  • Gymnogramma candidella (Viette, 1963)
  • Gymnogramma griveaudi (Gibeaux, 1982)
  • Gymnogramma iambiodella (Viette, 1958)
  • Gymnogramma luctuosa (Gibeaux, 1982)
  • Gymnogramma ratovosoni (Gibeaux, 1982)
  • Gymnogramma tabulatrix Meyrick, 1930
  • Gymnogramma toulgoeti (Gibeaux, 1982)
  • Gymnogramma viettei (Gibeaux, 1982)

    • Lyonetiidae

  • Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Méneville, 1842)

    • Metarbelidae

  • Saalmulleria dubiefi Viette, 1974
  • Saalmulleria stumpffi (Saalmüller, 1884)

    • Nepticulidae

  • Ectoedemia scobleella Minet, 2004

    • Pantheidae

  • Adaphaenura minuscula (Butler, 1882)
  • Adaphaenura ratovosoni Viette, 1973
  • Daphoenura fasciata Butler, 1878
  • Epicausis smithii (Mabille, 1880)
  • Epicausis vaovao Viette, 1973
  • Eudaphaenura splendens (Viette, 1954)

    • Plutellidae

  • Iridostoma catatella Viette, 1956
  • Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Tetanostola hexagona Meyrick, 1931

    • Stathmopodidae

  • Phytophlops nigricella Viette, 1958
  • Stathmopoda clarkei Viette, 1951
  • Stathmopoda maisongrossiella Viette, 1954
  • Stathmopoda vadoniella Viette, 1954

    • Tischeriidae

  • Coptotriche alavelona Lees & Stonis, 2007

    • Zygaenidae

  • Ankasocris striatus Viette, 1965
  • Ischnusia culiculina (Mabille, 1878)
  • Madaprocris minetorum Viette, 1978
  • Sthenoprocris brondeli Viette, 1978
  • Sthenoprocris malgassica Hampson, 1920

    • References

    List of moths of Madagascar Wikipedia
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