List of moths of Nepal (Zygaenidae) explained

The following is a list of Zygaenidae of Nepal. Thirty-seven different species are listed.

This list is primarily based on Colin Smith's 2010 "Lepidoptera of Nepal",^[1] which is based on Toshiro Haruta's "Moths of Nepal (Vol. 1-6)"^[2] with some recent additions and a modernized classification.

• Achelura bifasciata
• Agalope glacialis - glacial-winged moth
• Agalope butleri
• Agalope harutei
• Agalope hyalina
• Agalope primularis
• Agalope suzukikojii
• Alophogaster rubribasis
• Amesia aliris
• Arachotia flaviplaga
• Artona walkeri syn. Artona confusa
• Callamesia midama
• Callamesia midama f. hormenoa
• Campylotes histrionicus
• Campylotes sikkimensis
• Chalcophaedra zuleika
• Chacosia auxo albata
• Clelea discriminis
• Corma maculata
• Cyclosia papilionaris

• Erasmia pulchella pulchella
• Eterusia aedea edocla f. dulcis - red-slug moth
• Eterusia aedea edocla f. edocla

• Eterusia tricolor
• Eumorphopsis leis
• Gynautocera papilionaria
• Histia flabellicornis flabellicornis
• Lophosoma cuprea
• Milleria adalifa
• Phacusa tenebrosa
• Phauda flammans
• Philopata basimacula
• Pidorus glaucopis
• Pidorus leno
• Soritia bicolor
• Soritia circinata
• Soritia pulchella
• Soritia risa
• Praezygaena caschmirensis

See also

• List of butterflies of Nepal
• Odonata of Nepal
• Cerambycidae of Nepal
• Wildlife of Nepal

Notes and References

1. Book: Smith, Colin. 2010 . Lepidoptera of Nepal. Kathmandu, Nepal . Himalayan Nature . 978-9937-8292-0-5 .
2. Book: Haruta, Toshiro. 1992 . 2000 . Moths of Nepal- Part 1,2,3,4,5,6. Shinjuku, Tokyo . Tinea, Japan Heterocerists' Society . 0493-3168.