List of moths of Liberia
There are about 83 known moth species of Liberia. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
Location of Liberia
This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Liberia.
Arctiidae
- Alpenus maculosa (Stoll, 1781)
- Amerila brunnea (Hampson, 1901)
- Amerila luteibarba (Hampson, 1901)
- Balacra caeruleifascia Walker, 1856
- Balacra ehrmanni (Holland, 1893)
- Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892
- Ceryx hilda (Ehrmann, 1894)
- Creatonotos leucanioides Holland, 1893
- Metarctia metaleuca Hampson, 1914
- Muxta xanthopa (Holland, 1893)
- Neuroxena flammea (Schaus, 1893)
- Nyctemera apicalis (Walker, 1854)
- Spilosoma aurantiaca (Holland, 1893)
- Spilosoma rava (Druce, 1898)
- Spilosoma sulphurea Bartel, 1903
Cossidae
- Macrocossus caducus Clench, 1959
Drepanidae
- Epicampoptera strandi Bryk, 1913
- Negera bimaculata (Holland, 1893)
- Spidia fenestrata Butler, 1878
Geometridae
- Traminda vividaria (Walker, 1861)
- Zamarada anna D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada antimima D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada bicuspida D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada corroborata Herbulot, 1954
- Zamarada cucharita D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada dolorosa D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada dyscapna D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada eucharis (Drury, 1782)
- Zamarada euphrosyne Oberthür, 1912
- Zamarada ilaria Swinhoe, 1904
- Zamarada indicata D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada ixiaria Swinhoe, 1904
- Zamarada leona Gaede, 1915
- Zamarada lepta D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada paxilla D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada perlepidata (Walker, 1863)
- Zamarada platycephala D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada regularis D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada subinterrupta Gaede, 1915
Lasiocampidae
- Cheligium sansei Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
- Euphorea ondulosa (Conte, 1909)
- Filiola dogma Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
- Gelo jordani (Tams, 1936)
- Gonopacha brotoessa (Holland, 1893)
- Leipoxais siccifolia Aurivillius, 1902
- Mallocampa leucophaea (Holland, 1893)
- Odontocheilopteryx phoneus Hering, 1928
- Pachyna subfascia (Walker, 1855)
- Pachytrina gliharta Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
- Pseudometa pagetodes Tams, 1929
- Sonitha libera (Aurivillius, 1914)
Lymantriidae
- Dasychira castor Hering, 1926
- Rahona watsoni Dall'Asta, 1981
Noctuidae
- Achaea ezea (Cramer, 1779)
- Asota speciosa (Drury, 1773)
- Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781)
- Phaegorista leucomelas (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Notodontidae
- Eurystaura obscura Gaede, 1928
- Tricholoba squalidula Strand, 1911
Psychidae
- Eumeta cervina Druce, 1887
- Eumeta salae Heylaerts, 1884
Pterophoridae
- Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847)
- Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
Saturniidae
- Epiphora boolana Strand, 1909
Sphingidae
- Avinoffia hollandi (Clark, 1917)
- Hippotion irregularis (Walker, 1856)
- Lycosphingia hamatus (Dewitz, 1879)
- Nephele discifera Karsch, 1891
- Phylloxiphia bicolor (Rothschild, 1894)
- Phylloxiphia formosa (Schultze, 1914)
- Phylloxiphia goodii (Holland, 1889)
- Phylloxiphia vicina (Rothschild & Jordan, 1915)
- Platysphinx constrigilis (Walker, 1869)
- Polyptychoides digitatus (Karsch, 1891)
- Polyptychus carteri (Butler, 1882)
- Polyptychus lapidatus Joicey & Kaye, 1917
- Polyptychus murinus Rothschild, 1904
- Polyptychus paupercula (Holland, 1889)
- Polyptychus trisecta (Aurivillius, 1901)
- Pseudoclanis admatha Pierre, 1985
- Theretra jugurtha (Boisduval, 1875)
Tineidae
- Tinea subalbidella Stainton, 1867
Zygaenidae
- Tascia instructa (Walker, 1854)
References
External links
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera)". Afromoths.
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