List of moths of Namibia

There are about 510 known moth species of Namibia. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

Location of Namibia

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

Amphisbatidae

Arctiidae

Autostichidae

Carposinidae

Cecidosidae

Choreutidae

Copromorphidae

Cosmopterigidae

Cossidae

Crambidae

Elachistidae
  • Phthinostoma maculata Mey, 2007
  • Phthinostoma taeniata Mey, 2007

Eriocottidae

Eupterotidae

Gelechiidae

Geometridae
  • Allochrostes uniornata Prout, 1935
  • Androzeugma subacuta Prout, 1935
  • Chiasmia brongusaria (Walker, 1860)
  • Chiasmia diarmodia (Prout, 1925)
  • Chiasmia getula (Wallengren, 1872)
  • Chiasmia grimmia (Wallengren, 1872)
  • Drepanogynis albiordine Prout, 1938
  • Drepanogynis gynoloxa (Prout, 1938)
  • Drepanogynis incondita (Warren, 1904)
  • Drepanogynis olivescens (Warren, 1898)
  • Mimoclystia corticearia (Aurivillius, 1910)
  • Rhodophthitus tricoloraria (Mabille, 1890)
  • Zamarada ascaphes Prout, 1925
  • Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922
  • Zamarada metallicata Warren, 1914
  • Zamarada phaeozona Hampson, 1909
  • Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895
  • Zamarada tosta D. S. Fletcher, 1974

Gracillariidae

Lasiocampidae
  • Anadiasa punctifascia Walker, 1855
  • Beralade jordani Tams, 1936
  • Bombycomorpha bifascia (Walker, 1855)
  • Braura picturata (Grünberg, 1910)
  • Chrysopsyche bivittata Aurivillius, 1927
  • Gonometa postica Walker, 1855
  • Metajana chanleri Holland, 1896
  • Odontocheilopteryx obscura Aurivillius, 1927
  • Philotherma rosa (Druce, 1887)
  • Rhinobombyx cuneata Aurivillius, 1879
  • Schausinna regia (Grünberg, 1910)
  • Sena meyi Zolotuhin, 2007
  • Sena parva (Aurivillius, 1921)
  • Sena prompta (Walker, 1855)
  • Sena quirimbo (Tams, 1936)
  • Streblote pancala (Tams, 1936)

Lecithoceridae

Limacodidae
  • Afrobirthama hobohmi Janse, 1964
  • Coenobasis argentilinea Aurivillius, 1900
  • Isozinara pallidifascia Janse, 1964
  • Latoia eremotropha Janse, 1964
  • Pseudothosea albisignata Janse, 1964
  • Scotinochroa diplothysana Tams, 1932
  • Taeda aetitis Wallengren, 1863

Lymantriidae
  • Bazisa transmutata Mey, 2007
  • Crorema adspersa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
  • Crorema nigropunctata Collenette, 1931
  • Crorema ochracea (Snellen, 1872)
  • Euproctis consocia Walker, 1865
  • Euproctis niropunctatum Kühne, 2010
  • Homochira rendalli (Distant, 1897)
  • Lacipa kottleri Kühne, 2010
  • Laelia actuosa Hering, 1926
  • Laelia amabilis Aurivillius, 1879
  • Laelia extatura (Distant, 1897)
  • Laelia extorta (Distant, 1897)
  • Laelia gwelila (Swinhoe, 1903)
  • Laelioproctis leucosphena Collenette, 1939
  • Lymantica cidariensis Kühne, 2010
  • Rhypopteryx diplogramma Hering, 1927
  • Rhypopteryx sordida Aurivillius, 1879
  • Tearosoma aspersum Felder, 1874
  • Tearosoma daures Mey, 2007

Metarbelidae

Noctuidae
  • Achaea tolnaodes Berio, 1956
  • Acontia annemaria Hacker, 2007
  • Acontia antica Walker, 1862
  • Acontia aureola Hacker, 2007
  • Acontia aurivillii Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010
  • Acontia chrysoproctis (Hampson, 1902)
  • Acontia cimbebasia Hacker, 2007
  • Acontia conifrons (Aurivillius, 1879)
  • Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
  • Acontia ectorrida (Hampson, 1916)
  • Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
  • Acontia guttifera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
  • Acontia insocia (Walker, 1857)
  • Acontia namibiensis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
  • Acontia natalis (Guenée, 1852)
  • Acontia okahandja Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
  • Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852
  • Acontia permutata Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
  • Acontia porphyrea (Butler, 1898)
  • Acontia simo Wallengren, 1860
  • Acontia spangbergi Aurivillius, 1879
  • Acontia torrefacta (Distant, 1898)
  • Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856
  • Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879
  • Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856
  • Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
  • Acontia wallengreni Aurivillius, 1879
  • Acontia wolframmeyi Hacker, 2007
  • Aegle dubiosa Kühne, 2010
  • Asplenia melanodonta (Hampson, 1896)
  • Audea melanoplaga Hampson, 1902
  • Brevipecten brandbergensis Hacker, 2004
  • Brevipecten cornuta Hampson, 1902
  • Brevipecten wolframmeyi Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
  • Ctenusa pallida (Hampson, 1902)
  • Ctenusa varians (Wallengren, 1863)
  • Cucullia terensis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
  • Diaphone eumela (Stoll, 1781)
  • Dysmilichia namibiae Hacker, 2007
  • Eustrotia genuflexa (Hampson, 1902)
  • Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Heraclia abacata (Karsch, 1892)
  • Heraclia lomata (Karsch, 1892)
  • Heraclia longipennis (Walker, 1854)
  • Honeyia clearchus (Fawcett, 1916)
  • Honeyia quarta Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
  • Hypena senialis Guenée, 1854
  • Hypersypnoides congoensis Berio, 1954
  • Iambiodes incerta (Rothschild, 1913)
  • Masalia disticta (Hampson, 1902)
  • Masalia leucosticta (Hampson, 1902)
  • Masalia quilengesi Seymour, 1972
  • Omphaloceps daria (Druce, 1895)
  • Ophiusa dianaris (Guenée, 1852)
  • Ophiusa umbrilinea Hampson, 1902
  • Oraesia emarginata (Fabricius, 1794)
  • Oraesia provocans Walker, [1858]
  • Ozarba acclivis (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
  • Ozarba cinerea (Aurivillius, 1879)
  • Ozarba damarensis Berio, 1940
  • Ozarba devylderi Berio, 1940
  • Ozarba gaedei Berio, 1940
  • Ozarba gobabis Berio, 1940
  • Ozarba inopinata Berio, 1940
  • Ozarba jansei Berio, 1940
  • Ozarba malaisei Berio, 1940
  • Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940
  • Paida pulchra (Trimen, 1863)
  • Plecopterodes lutosa (Grünberg, 1910)
  • Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
  • Proschaliphora albida Hampson, 1909
  • Proschaliphora aurata Kühne, 2010
  • Proschaliphora lineata Kühne, 2010
  • Proschaliphora minima Kühne, 2010
  • Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777)
  • Stenosticta namibiensis Hacker & Mey, 2010
  • Stenosticta nigrescens Hacker & Mey, 2010
  • Stenosticta virgata Hacker & Mey, 2010
  • Thiacidas duplicata (Grünberg, 1910)
  • Thiacidas krooni Hacker & Zilli, 2007
  • Thiacidas permutata Hacker & Zilli, 2007
  • Thiacidas postalbida (Gaede, 1939)
  • Thiacidas roseotincta (Pinhey, 1962)
  • Ulochlaena ferruginea (Gaede, 1915)
  • Ulochlaena reducta (Gaede, 1915)
  • Ulochlaena sagittata (Gaede, 1915)
  • Ulochlaena schaeferi Gaede, 1915

Nolidae
  • Arcyophora ledereri (Wallengren, 1863)
  • Neaxestis aviuncis Wiltshire, 1985

Notodontidae
  • Afroplitis dasychirina (Gaede, 1928)
  • Afroplitis pylades (Kiriakoff, 1955)
  • Antheuella psolometopa (Tams, 1929)
  • Atrasana grisea (Gaede, 1928)
  • Cerurina marshalli (Hampson, 1910)
  • Metopteryx mus (Gaede, 1928)
  • Phalera atrata (Grünberg, 1907)
  • Phalera lydenburgi Distant, 1899
  • Phyllaliodes poliostrota (Hampson, 1910)
  • Stenostaura elegans Kiriakoff, 1970

Oecophoridae
  • Stathmopoda ficivora Kasy, 1973

Plutellidae
  • Paraxenistis serrata Mey, 2007
  • Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Psychidae
  • Australoplacodoma bicolorata Sobczyk & Mey, 2007
  • Chalia maledicta Scheven, 1910
  • Eumeta cervina Druce, 1887
  • Kotochalia junodi (Heylaerts, 1890)
  • Lithopleurota monachopis Meyrick, 1939
  • Narycia antibatis Meyrick, 1926
  • Narycia isoxantha Meyrick, 1920
  • Patromasia petroglypta Meyrick, 1926
  • Penestoglossa dyscrita Meyrick, 1926
  • Picrospora maculasquamosa Sobczyk & Mey, 2007
  • Placodoma brandbergensis Sobczyk & Mey, 2007
  • Thranitica hemicopa Meyrick, 1908

Pterophoridae

Pyralidae

Saturniidae
  • Epiphora bauhiniae (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
  • Gynanisa maja (Klug, 1836)
  • Gynanisa zimba Darge, 2008
  • Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779)
  • Heniocha distincta Bryk, 1939
  • Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)
  • Ludia corticea Jordan, 1922
  • Ludia delegorguei (Boisduval, 1847)
  • Pseudobunaea tyrrhena (Westwood, 1849)
  • Usta wallengrenii (C. & R. Felder, 1859)

Sesiidae

Sphingidae

Thyrididae
  • Arniocera amoena Jordan, 1907
  • Arniocera cyanoxantha (Mabille, 1893)
  • Bupota galbana Whalley, 1971
  • Chrysotypus subflavus Whalley, 1971
  • Dysodia incognita Whalley, 1968
  • Dysodia intermedia (Walker, 1865)
  • Dysodia subsignata Warren, 1908
  • Rhodoneura abacha Whalley, 1971

Tineidae
  • Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)
  • Probatostola ochromalla Meyrick, 1926
  • Tinea melancholica Gozmány, 1967
  • Tinea roesleri Gozmány, 1969
  • Tracheloteina virgo Gozmány, 1967
  • Trichophaga cuspidata Gozmány, 1967

Tischeriidae

Tortricidae
  • Bactra tylophora Diakonoff, 1963
  • Cydia ichthyura (Meyrick, 1926)
  • Cydia malesana (Meyrick, 1920)
  • Eccopsis incultana (Walker, 1863)
  • Eugnosta cataracta Aarvik, 2004
  • Eugnosta meyi Aarvik, 2004
  • Eugnosta namibiana Aarvik, 2004
  • Megalota namibiana Aarvik, 2004
  • Metendothenia balanacma (Meyrick, 1914)
  • Selania costifuscana Aarvik, 2004
  • Thiodia excavana Aarvik, 2004

Uraniidae
  • Pseudodirades lactea (Warren, 1897)

Xyloryctidae
  • Scythris camelella Walsingham, 1907
  • Scythris fluctuosa Meyrick, 1914
  • Scythris kebirella Amsel, 1935
  • Scythris stagnosa Meyrick, 1913

Yponomeutidae
  • Prays oleae (Bernard, 1788)
  • Yponomeuta subplumbellus Walsingham, 1881

Zygaenidae

References
    • De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera)". Afromoths.
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