List of moths of Namibia explained
There are about 510 known moth species of Namibia. 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 Namibia.
Amphisbatidae
Arctiidae
- Afrospilarctia flavida (Bartel, 1903)
- Alpenus whalleyi Watson, 1988
- Amata alicia (Butler, 1876)
- Amata damarensis (Grünberg, 1910)
- Amerila bauri Möschler, 1884
- Amerila bubo (Walker, 1855)
- Amsacta melanogastra (Holland, 1897)
- Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
- Apisa hildae Kiriakoff, 1961
- Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784)
- Eilema albostriatum Kühne, 2010
- Epilacydes simulans Butler, 1875
- Epilacydes unistriga (Grünberg, 1910)
- Eyralpenus scioana (Oberthür, 1880)
- Galtara nepheloptera (Hampson, 1910)
- Meneclia pallidula Grünberg, 1910
- Micralarctia australis Watson, 1988
- Micralarctia punctulatum (Wallengren, 1860)
- Owambarctia owamboensis Kiriakoff, 1957
- Paralacydes arborifera (Butler, 1875)
- Paralacydes destrictus Kühne, 2010
- Paralacydes jeskei (Grünberg, 1911)
- Paramaenas affinis (Rothschild, 1933)
- Paramaenas strigosus Grünberg, 1911
- Phlyctaenogastra britae Kühne, 2010
- Phlyctaenogastra familia Kühne, 2010
- Phlyctaenogastra rangei Gaede, 1915
- Saenura flava Wallengren, 1860
- Spilosoma lineata Walker, 1855
- Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, 1865)
- Teracotona submacula (Walker, 1855)
- Thumatha punctata Kühne, 2010
- Thyretes caffra Wallengren, 1863
- Thyretes negus Oberthür, 1878
- Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Autostichidae
Carposinidae
Cecidosidae
Choreutidae
Copromorphidae
Cosmopterigidae
Cossidae
- Aethalopteryx forsteri (Clench, 1959)
- Aethalopteryx squameus (Distant, 1902)
- Aethalopteryx tristis (Gaede, 1915)
- Arctiocossus antargyreus Felder, 1874
- Arctiocossus danieli Clench, 1959
- Arctiocossus poliopterus Clench, 1959
- Arctiocossus strigulatus Gaede, 1929
- Arctiocossus tessellatus Clench, 1959
- Azygophleps asylas (Cramer, 1777)
- Azygophleps inclusa (Walker, 1856)
- Azygophleps leopardina Distant, 1902
- Azygophleps liturata (Aurivillius, 1879)
- Brachylia eutelia Clench, 1959
- Brachylia terebroides Felder, 1874
- Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874
- Macrocossus coelebs Clench, 1959
- Macrocossus toluminus (Druce, 1887)
- Nomima deserticola Mey, 2007
- Nomima gaerdesi Mey, 2007
- Nomima montisusti Mey, 2007
- Nomima prophanes Durrant, 1916
- Pecticossus gaerdesi Daniel, 1956
- Phragmataecia andarana Clench, 1959
- Phragmataecia irrorata Hampson, 1910
- Phragmataecia okovangae Clench, 1959
- Pseudurgis maacki Mey, 2007
- Rethona strigosa Walker, 1855
- Xyleutes dictyotephra Clench, 1959
Crambidae
Elachistidae
Eriocottidae
Eupterotidae
Gelechiidae
- Acutitornus munda Janse, 1951
- Allotelphusa lathridia (Meyrick, 1909)
- Anarsia agricola Walsingham, 1891
- Anarsia nimbosa Meyrick, 1913
- Argophara epaxia Janse, 1963
- Aspades hutchinsonella (Walsingham, 1891)
- Athrips albibasella Bidzilya, 2010
- Athrips albicostella Bidzilya, 2010
- Athrips angustisaccula Bidzilya, 2010
- Athrips bruneosparsa Janse, 1958
- Athrips dorsimaculata Bidzilya, 2010
- Athrips flavida Bidzilya, 2010
- Athrips hirtopalpa Bidzilya, 2010
- Athrips latipalpella Bidzilya, 2010
- Athrips mappigera Meyrick, 1914
- Athrips meyi Bidzilya, 2010
- Athrips neograpta Meyrick, 1914
- Athrips nigrinervosa Bidzilya, 2010
- Athrips pallida Bidzilya, 2010
- Athrips phoenaula (Meyrick, 1913)
- Athrips punctosa Bidzilya, 2010
- Athrips ravidinigra Bidzilya, 2010
- Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859)
- Gelechia sematica (Meyrick, 1913)
- Hedma microcasis (Meyrick, 1929)
- Hedma rhamnifoliae (Amsel & Hering, 1931)
- Hypatima austerodes (Meyrick, 1918)
- Lacistodes tauropis Meyrick, 1921
- Leuronoma oenochyta (Meyrick, 1921)
- Metzneria brandbergi Janse, 1963
- Microcraspedus synecta (Meyrick, 1909)
- Neotelphusa ochlerodes (Meyrick, 1925)
- Neotelphusa phaeomacula Janse, 1958
- Ochrodia pentamacula (Janse, 1958)
- Ochrodia subdiminutella (Stainton, 1867)
- Octonodula binotella Janse, 1951
- Ornativalva kalahariensis (Janse, 1960)
- Parapsectris alfonsi Bidzilya, 2010
- Parapsectris curvisaccula Bidzilya, 2010
- Parapsectris fastidiosa Meyrick, 1911
- Parapsectris griseoflavida Bidzilya, 2010
- Parapsectris lacunosa (Meyrick, 1918)
- Parapsectris modica Bidzilya, 2010
- Parapsectris nigrifasciata Bidzilya, 2010
- Parapsectris ochrocosma (Meyrick, 1911)
- Parapsectris ochrostigma Bidzilya, 2010
- Parapsectris savannae Bidzilya, 2010
- Parapsectris tholaea Meyrick, 1911
- Parapsectris violae Bidzilya, 2010
- Paratelphusa reducta Janse, 1958
- Parathectis sordidula (Meyrick, 1913)
- Polyhymno chionarcha Meyrick, 1913
- Polyhymno eurydoxa Meyrick, 1909
- Polyhymno hostilis Meyrick, 1918
- Polyhymno palinorsa Meyrick, 1909
- Polyhymno pausimacha Meyrick, 1909
- Schizovalva exoenota Meyrick, 1918
- Scrobipalpa aptatella (Walker, 1864)
- Scrobipalpa diversa (Janse, 1950)
- Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916)
- Scrobipalpa vicaria (Meyrick, 1921)
- Stomopteryx eremopis (Meyrick, 1921)
- Streyella pallidigrisea Janse, 1958
- Syncopacma oxyspila (Meyrick, 1909)
- Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902)
Geometridae
- Allochrostes uniornata Prout, 1935
- Androzeugma subacuta Prout, 1935
- Chiasmia brongusaria (Walker, 1860)
- Chiasmia diarmodia (Prout, 1925)
- Chiasmia getula (Wallengren, 1872)
- Chiasmia grimmia (Wallengren, 1872)
- Drepanogynis albiordine Prout, 1938
- Drepanogynis gynoloxa (Prout, 1938)
- Drepanogynis incondita (Warren, 1904)
- Drepanogynis olivescens (Warren, 1898)
- Mimoclystia corticearia (Aurivillius, 1910)
- Rhodophthitus tricoloraria (Mabille, 1890)
- 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
- Acrocercops ficina Vári, 1961
- Acrocercops terminalina Vári, 1961
- Africephala timaea (Meyrick, 1914)
- Apistoneura psarochroma Vári, 1961
- Aspilapteryx filifera (Meyrick, 1912)
- Callicercops triceros (Meyrick, 1926)
- Caloptilia cataractias (Meyrick, 1921)
- Caloptilia cryphia Vári, 1961
- Caloptilia isotoma (Meyrick, 1914)
- Caloptilia pentaplaca (Meyrick, 1911)
- Caloptilia porphyranthes (Meyrick, 1921)
- Caloptilia sapina Vári, 1961
- Caloptilia sychnospila Vári, 1961
- Caloptilia verecunda Triberti, 2004
- Conopobathra carbunculata (Meyrick, 1912)
- Conopobathra geraea Vári, 1961
- Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912)
- Conopobathra plethorhabda Vári, 1961
- Conopomorpha chionosema Vári, 1961
- Conopomorpha euphanes Vári, 1961
- Cryptolectica euryphanta (Meyrick, 1911)
- Cuphodes melanostola (Meyrick, 1918)
- Dysectopa scalifera Vári, 1961
- Ectropina ligata (Meyrick, 1912)
- Epicephala homostola Vári, 1961
- Epicephala pyrrhogastra Meyrick, 1908
- Graphiocephala barbitias (Meyrick, 1909)
- Pareclectis hobohmi Vári, 1961
- Phyllonorycter chionopa (Vári, 1961)
- Phyllonorycter didymopa (Vári, 1961)
- Phyllonorycter grewiaecola (Vári, 1961)
- Phyllonorycter grewiella (Vári, 1961)
- Phyllonorycter leucaspis Triberti, 2004
- Stomphastis cardamitis (Meyrick, 1921)
- Stomphastis crotonis Vári, 1961
- Stomphastis rorkei Vári, 1961
- Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908)
- Stomphastis tremina Vári, 1961
Lasiocampidae
- Anadiasa punctifascia Walker, 1855
- Beralade jordani Tams, 1936
- Bombycomorpha bifascia (Walker, 1855)
- Braura picturata (Grünberg, 1910)
- Chrysopsyche bivittata Aurivillius, 1927
- Gonometa postica Walker, 1855
- Metajana chanleri Holland, 1896
- Odontocheilopteryx obscura Aurivillius, 1927
- Philotherma rosa (Druce, 1887)
- Rhinobombyx cuneata Aurivillius, 1879
- Schausinna regia (Grünberg, 1910)
- Sena meyi Zolotuhin, 2007
- Sena parva (Aurivillius, 1921)
- Sena prompta (Walker, 1855)
- Sena quirimbo (Tams, 1936)
- Streblote pancala (Tams, 1936)
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 (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
- Crorema nigropunctata Collenette, 1931
- Crorema ochracea (Snellen, 1872)
- Euproctis consocia Walker, 1865
- Euproctis niropunctatum Kühne, 2010
- Homochira rendalli (Distant, 1897)
- Lacipa kottleri Kühne, 2010
- Laelia actuosa Hering, 1926
- Laelia amabilis Aurivillius, 1879
- Laelia extatura (Distant, 1897)
- Laelia extorta (Distant, 1897)
- Laelia gwelila (Swinhoe, 1903)
- 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
- Arbelodes dupreezi Lehmann, 2010
- Arbelodes heringi (Janse, 1930)
- Arbelodes kroonae Lehmann, 2007
- Kroonia heikeae Lehmann, 2010
- Kroonia honeyi Lehmann, 2010
- Metarbela kobesi Lehmann, 2007
- Metarbela naumanni Mey, 2005
- Metarbela trisignata Gaede, 1929
- Metarbela weinmanni Lehmann, 2007
- Salagena meyi Lehmann, 2007
- Teragra cammae Lehmann, 2007
Noctuidae
- Achaea tolnaodes Berio, 1956
- Acontia annemaria Hacker, 2007
- Acontia antica Walker, 1862
- Acontia aureola Hacker, 2007
- Acontia aurivillii Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010
- Acontia chrysoproctis (Hampson, 1902)
- Acontia cimbebasia Hacker, 2007
- Acontia conifrons (Aurivillius, 1879)
- Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
- Acontia ectorrida (Hampson, 1916)
- Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
- Acontia guttifera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
- Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
- Acontia insocia (Walker, 1857)
- Acontia namibiensis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
- Acontia natalis (Guenée, 1852)
- Acontia okahandja Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
- Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852
- Acontia permutata Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
- Acontia porphyrea (Butler, 1898)
- Acontia simo Wallengren, 1860
- Acontia spangbergi Aurivillius, 1879
- Acontia torrefacta (Distant, 1898)
- Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856
- Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879
- Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856
- Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
- Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
- Acontia wallengreni Aurivillius, 1879
- Acontia wolframmeyi Hacker, 2007
- Aegle dubiosa Kühne, 2010
- Asplenia melanodonta (Hampson, 1896)
- Audea melanoplaga Hampson, 1902
- Brevipecten brandbergensis Hacker, 2004
- Brevipecten cornuta Hampson, 1902
- Brevipecten wolframmeyi Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
- Ctenusa pallida (Hampson, 1902)
- Ctenusa varians (Wallengren, 1863)
- Cucullia terensis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
- Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
- Diaphone eumela (Stoll, 1781)
- Dysmilichia namibiae Hacker, 2007
- Eustrotia genuflexa (Hampson, 1902)
- Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
- Heraclia abacata (Karsch, 1892)
- Heraclia lomata (Karsch, 1892)
- Heraclia longipennis (Walker, 1854)
- Honeyia clearchus (Fawcett, 1916)
- Honeyia quarta Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
- Hypena senialis Guenée, 1854
- Hypersypnoides congoensis Berio, 1954
- Iambiodes incerta (Rothschild, 1913)
- Masalia disticta (Hampson, 1902)
- Masalia leucosticta (Hampson, 1902)
- Masalia quilengesi Seymour, 1972
- Omphaloceps daria (Druce, 1895)
- Ophiusa dianaris (Guenée, 1852)
- Ophiusa umbrilinea Hampson, 1902
- Oraesia emarginata (Fabricius, 1794)
- Oraesia provocans Walker, [1858]
- Ozarba acclivis (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
- Ozarba cinerea (Aurivillius, 1879)
- Ozarba damarensis Berio, 1940
- Ozarba devylderi Berio, 1940
- Ozarba gaedei Berio, 1940
- Ozarba gobabis Berio, 1940
- Ozarba inopinata Berio, 1940
- Ozarba jansei Berio, 1940
- Ozarba malaisei Berio, 1940
- Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940
- Paida pulchra (Trimen, 1863)
- Plecopterodes lutosa (Grünberg, 1910)
- Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
- Proschaliphora albida Hampson, 1909
- Proschaliphora aurata Kühne, 2010
- Proschaliphora lineata Kühne, 2010
- Proschaliphora minima Kühne, 2010
- Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777)
- Stenosticta namibiensis Hacker & Mey, 2010
- Stenosticta nigrescens Hacker & Mey, 2010
- Stenosticta virgata Hacker & Mey, 2010
- Thiacidas duplicata (Grünberg, 1910)
- Thiacidas krooni Hacker & Zilli, 2007
- Thiacidas permutata Hacker & Zilli, 2007
- Thiacidas postalbida (Gaede, 1939)
- Thiacidas roseotincta (Pinhey, 1962)
- Ulochlaena ferruginea (Gaede, 1915)
- Ulochlaena reducta (Gaede, 1915)
- Ulochlaena sagittata (Gaede, 1915)
- Ulochlaena schaeferi Gaede, 1915
Nolidae
- Arcyophora ledereri (Wallengren, 1863)
- Neaxestis aviuncis Wiltshire, 1985
Notodontidae
- Afroplitis dasychirina (Gaede, 1928)
- Afroplitis pylades (Kiriakoff, 1955)
- Antheuella psolometopa (Tams, 1929)
- Atrasana grisea (Gaede, 1928)
- Cerurina marshalli (Hampson, 1910)
- Metopteryx mus (Gaede, 1928)
- Phalera atrata (Grünberg, 1907)
- Phalera lydenburgi Distant, 1899
- Phyllaliodes poliostrota (Hampson, 1910)
- 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 (Heylaerts, 1890)
- 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
- Agdistis lomholdti Gielis, 1990
- Agdistis namibiana Arenberger, 1988
- Agdistis pala Arenberger, 1986
- Agdistis piccolo Gielis, 1990
- Agdistis spinosa Arenberger, 1986
- Agdistis swakopi Arenberger, 2009
- Agdistis tsumkwe Arenberger, 2001
- Hellinsia brandbergi Arenberger, 2004
- Marasmarcha verax (Meyrick, 1909)
- Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
- Pterophorus rhyparias (Meyrick, 1908)
Pyralidae
- Abachausia grisea Balinsky, 1994
- Acrobasis africanella Balinsky, 1994
- Aglossa phaealis Hampson, 1906
- Aglossa rhodalis Hampson, 1906
- Aglossa tinealis Leraut, 2007
- Ancylosis atrisparsella (Hampson, 1901)
- Ancylosis glaphyria Balinsky, 1987
- Ancylosis interjectella (Ragonot, 1888)
- Ancylosis namibiella Balinsky, 1987
- Ancylosis ocellella (Hampson, 1901)
- Ancylosis subpyrethrella (Ragonot, 1888)
- Arsissa transvaalica Balinsky, 1991
- Cadra figulilella (Gregson, 1871)
- Ceutholopha isidis (Zeller, 1867)
- Delopterus basalis Janse, 1922
- Epicrocis nigrinella (Balinsky, 1994)
- Epicrocis picta (Balinsky, 1991)
- Epilepia melanobasis (Hampson, 1906)
- Epilepia melanobrunnea (Janse, 1922)
- Epilepia meyi Speidel, 2007
- Episindris albimaculalis Ragonot, 1891
- Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832)
- Euzopherodes capicola Balinsky, 1994
- Faveria dionysia (Zeller, 1846)
- Hypargyria metalliferella Ragonot, 1888
- Hypotia brandbergensis Leraut, 2007
- Hypotia decembralis Leraut, 2007
- Hypotia dinteri Grünberg, 1910
- Hypotia eberti Leraut, 2007
- Hypotia meyi Leraut, 2007
- Hypotia namibiensis Leraut, 2007
- Loryma sinuosalis Leraut, 2007
- Namibina namibicola Leraut, 2007
- Namibiodes brandbergensis Leraut, 2007
- Pithyllis metachryseis (Hampson, 1906)
- Pithyllis pallidalis Leraut, 2007
- Pseudozitha alticolalis Leraut, 2007
- Pyralosis polycyclophora (Hampson, 1916)
- Scotomera fuliginosalis Leraut, 2007
- Staudingeria mimeugraphella Balinsky, 1989
- Synaphe fuscochralis Leraut, 2007
- Thylacoptila paurosema Meyrick, 1885
- Tyndis namibiensis Leraut, 2007
- Veldticola megista Hampson, 1930
Saturniidae
- Epiphora bauhiniae (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
- Gynanisa maja (Klug, 1836)
- Gynanisa zimba Darge, 2008
- Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779)
- Heniocha distincta Bryk, 1939
- Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)
- Ludia corticea Jordan, 1922
- Ludia delegorguei (Boisduval, 1847)
- Pseudobunaea tyrrhena (Westwood, 1849)
- Usta wallengrenii (C. & R. Felder, 1859)
Sesiidae
Sphingidae
- Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Hippotion rosae (Butler, 1882)
- Hoplistopus penricei Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780)
- Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857
- Oligographa juniperi (Boisduval, 1847)
- Phylloxiphia punctum (Rothschild, 1907)
- Polyptychoides grayii (Walker, 1856)
- Pseudoclanis diana Gehlen, 1922
- Rufoclanis numosae (Wallengren, 1860)
Thyrididae
- Arniocera amoena Jordan, 1907
- Arniocera cyanoxantha (Mabille, 1893)
- Bupota galbana Whalley, 1971
- Chrysotypus subflavus Whalley, 1971
- Dysodia incognita Whalley, 1968
- Dysodia intermedia (Walker, 1865)
- Dysodia subsignata Warren, 1908
- Rhodoneura abacha Whalley, 1971
Tineidae
Tischeriidae
Tortricidae
- Bactra tylophora Diakonoff, 1963
- Cydia ichthyura (Meyrick, 1926)
- Cydia malesana (Meyrick, 1920)
- Eccopsis incultana (Walker, 1863)
- Eugnosta cataracta Aarvik, 2004
- Eugnosta meyi Aarvik, 2004
- Eugnosta namibiana Aarvik, 2004
- Megalota namibiana Aarvik, 2004
- Metendothenia balanacma (Meyrick, 1914)
- Selania costifuscana Aarvik, 2004
- Thiodia excavana Aarvik, 2004
Uraniidae
- Pseudodirades lactea (Warren, 1897)
Xyloryctidae
Yponomeutidae
- Prays oleae (Bernard, 1788)
- Yponomeuta subplumbellus Walsingham, 1881
Zygaenidae
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