List of moths of Mauritius

There are about 340 known moth species of Mauritius. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

Location of Mauritius

This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Mauritius.

Arctiidae

Batrachedridae

Bedelliidae

Choreutidae

Copromorphidae

Cosmopterigidae

Crambidae

Elachistidae

Gelechiidae

Geometridae

Glyphipterigidae

Gracillariidae

Immidae

Lyonetiidae

Noctuidae

Nolidae

Oecophoridae

Plutellidae

  • Helenodes platyacma Meyrick, 1930
  • Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)[4]

Pterophoridae

Pyralidae

Galleriinae

Phycitinae

Pyralinae


Sphingidae

Thyrididae

Tineidae

  • Amphixystis aethalopis (Meyrick, 1930)
  • Amphixystis canthopa (Meyrick, 1924)
  • Amphixystis chrysodora (Meyrick, 1924)
  • Amphixystis crocinacma (Meyrick, 1930)
  • Amphixystis crypsirias (Meyrick, 1930)
  • Amphixystis fragosa (Meyrick, 1910)
  • Amphixystis hydrochalca (Meyrick, 1930)
  • Amphixystis pentacarpa (Meyrick, 1910)
  • Amphixystis sciadocoma (Meyrick, 1924)
  • Amphixystis serrata (Meyrick, 1914)
  • Amphixystis siccata (Meyrick, 1910)
  • Amphixystis spathistis (Meyrick, 1930)
  • Amphixystis syntricha (Meyrick, 1910)
  • Amphixystis trixysta (Meyrick, 1910)
  • Archyala pagetodes (Meyrick, 1911)
  • Erechthias zebrina (Butler, 1881)
  • Ogmocoma pharmacista Meyrick, 1924
  • Opogona autogama (Meyrick, 1911)
  • Opogona iridogramma Meyrick, 1924
  • Opogona omoscopa (Meyrick, 1893)
  • Opogona phaeochalca Meyrick, 1908
  • Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)
  • Praeacedes despecta (Meyrick, 1919)
  • Protaphreutis antipyla Meyrick, 1930
  • Protaphreutis borboniella (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Protaphreutis brasmatias Meyrick, 1930
  • Protaphreutis cubitalis (Meyrick, 1910)
  • Protaphreutis leucopsamma Meyrick, 1930
  • Protaphreutis sauroderma Meyrick, 1930
  • Scalmatica malacista (Meyrick, 1924)
  • Setomorpha rutella Zeller, 1852
  • Tinea saltatrix Meyrick, 1930

Tortricidae

Uraniidae

  • Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1858)
  • Epiplema melanosticta de Joannis, 1915

Yponomeutidae

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References

  • De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2014). "Search". Afromoths. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
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