List of moths of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands explained

Moths of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands represent about 10 known moth species. 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 from the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

Crambidae

• Crambus viettellus Błeszyński & Collins, 1962
• Nomophila incognita Viette, 1959

Noctuidae

• Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
• Brachypteragrotis patricei Viette, 1959
• Heliothis pauliani Viette, 1959

Tineidae

• Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859)
• Opogona omoscopa (Meyrick, 1893)
• Pringleophaga crozetensis Enderlein, 1905
• Pringleophaga kerguelensis Enderlein, 1905

Yponomeutidae

• Embryonopsis halticella Eaton, 1875

External links

• AfroMoths