List of moths of Madagascar explained

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

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)

Depressariidae

Odites agathopella Viette, 1968
Odites anasticta Meyrick, 1930
Odites anisocarpa Meyrick, 1930
Odites atomosperma Meyrick, 1933
Odites cataxantha Meyrick, 1915
Odites consecrata Meyrick, 1917
Odites fotsyella Viette, 1973
Odites haplonoma Meyrick, 1915
Odites hemigymna Meyrick, 1930
Odites inversa Meyrick, 1914
Odites johanna Viette, 1987
Odites lioxesta Meyrick, 1933
Odites malagasiella Viette, 1968
Odites metaclista Meyrick, 1915
Odites minetella Viette, 1985
Odites ochrodryas Meyrick, 1933
Odites perfusella Viette, 1958
Odites thesmia Meyrick, 1917
Odites tinactella Viette, 1958
Odites tsaraella Viette, 1986
Odites typota Meyrick, 1915

Depressariinae

Agonopterix liesella Viette, 1987
Eutorna diluvialis Meyrick, 1913
Eutorna punctinigrella Viette, 1955
Orophia madagascariensis (Viette, 1951)
Orophia toulgoetianum (Viette, 1954)

Ethmiinae

Dudgeoneidae

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

Elachistidae

Elachista crocogastra Meyrick, 1908

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

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

Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2014 . Advanced search: Distribution: country . Afromoths . November 4, 2014.