List of moths of the Democratic Republic of the Congo explained

There are about 2,400 known moth species of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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 the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Adelidae

Alucitidae

Anomoeotidae

Arctiidae

Autostichidae

Bombycidae

Brahmaeidae

Carposinidae

Coleophoridae

Cosmopterigidae

Cossidae

Crambidae

Drepanidae

Elachistidae

Eupterotidae

Gelechiidae

Geometridae

Glyphipterigidae

Gracillariidae

Hepialidae

Himantopteridae

Hyblaeidae

Immidae

Lasiocampidae

Lemoniidae

Limacodidae

Lymantriidae

Metarbelidae

Noctuidae

Nolidae

Notodontidae

Oecophoridae

Plutellidae

Psychidae

Pterophoridae

Pyralidae

Saturniidae

Schistonoeidae

Sesiidae

Sphingidae

Thyrididae

Tineidae

Tischeriidae

Tortricidae

Uraniidae

Zygaenidae

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