List of moths of Rwanda

There are about 220 known moth species of Rwanda. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

Location of Rwanda

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

Arctiidae

Bombycidae

Brahmaeidae

Crambidae

Eupterotidae

Geometridae
  • Acrostatheusis ruandana Herbulot, 1991
  • Adicocrita aciculata Herbulot, 1983
  • Antharmostes papilio Prout, 1912
  • Antharmostes tutsiana Herbulot, 1996
  • Asthenotricha anisobapta Prout, 1932
  • Asthenotricha grandis Herbulot, 1997
  • Bathycolpodes acutissima Herbulot, 1986
  • Biston edwardsi (Prout, 1938)
  • Blaboplutodes missilorum Prout, 1934
  • Cartaletis melanopis Prout, 1929
  • Chiasmia geminilinea (Prout, 1932)
  • Chrysocraspeda hyalotypa (Prout, 1932)
  • Cleora pavlitzkiae (D. S. Fletcher, 1958)
  • Cleora rostella D. S. Fletcher, 1967
  • Ectropis anisoides Herbulot, 1981
  • Ectropis ocellata Warren, 1902
  • Encoma irisaria Swinhoe, 1904
  • Epigynopteryx venosa Herbulot, 1984
  • Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899)
  • Eupithecia turlini Herbulot, 2001
  • Eupithecia tutsiana Herbulot, 2001
  • Hypochrosis banakaria (Plötz, 1880)
  • Hypocoela turpisaria (Swinhoe, 1904)
  • Hypomecis nessa Herbulot, 1995
  • Idiodes flexilinea (Warren, 1898)
  • Idiodes pectinata (Herbulot, 1966)
  • Isoplenodia arabukoensis Sihvonen & Staude, 2010
  • Mesomima tenuifascia (Holland, 1893)
  • Piercia subrufaria (Warren, 1903)
  • Pingasa distensaria (Walker, 1860)
  • Prasinocyma leucocycla Herbulot, 1982
  • Prasinocyma semicincta Herbulot, 1982
  • Prasinocyma turlini Herbulot, 1982
  • Pseudolarentia megalaria (Guenée, 1858)
  • Psilocerea praecoca Herbulot, 1981
  • Racotis angulosa Herbulot, 1973
  • Rhodophthitus tricoloraria (Mabille, 1890)
  • Scopula suda Prout, 1932
  • Victoria perornata Warren, 1898
  • Victoria subhyalina Herbulot, 1982
  • Xanthisthisa tarsispina (Warren, 1901)
  • Xanthorhoe ansorgei (Warren, 1899)
  • Xanthorhoe exorista Prout, 1922
  • Xanthorhoe heliopharia (Swinhoe, 1904)
  • Xanthorhoe procne (Fawcett, 1916)
  • Xanthorhoe transcissa (Warren, 1902)
  • Xanthorhoe transjugata Prout, 1923
  • Xanthorhoe trientata (Warren, 1901)
  • Xylopteryx amieti Herbulot, 1973
  • Xylopteryx anodina Herbulot, 1984
  • Xylopteryx bifida Herbulot, 1984
  • Xylopteryx clathrata Herbulot, 1984
  • Xylopteryx dargei Herbulot, 1984
  • Xylopteryx turlini Herbulot, 1984
  • Zamarada bastelbergeri Gaede, 1915
  • Zamarada canina Herbulot, 1983
  • Zamarada delta D. S. Fletcher, 1974
  • Zamarada dentata D. S. Fletcher, 1958
  • Zamarada metrioscaphes Prout, 1912
  • Zamarada montana Herbulot, 1979
  • Zamarada plana Bastelberger, 1909
  • Zamarada ruandana Herbulot, 1983

Gracillariidae

Lasiocampidae
  • Lechriolepis gyldenstolpei Aurivillius, 1927
  • Leipoxais tolmera Tams, 1929
  • Pachytrina flamerchena Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
  • Pachytrina philargyria (Hering, 1928)
  • Philotherma apithana Hering, 1928
  • Stoermeriana graberi (Dewitz, 1881)

Lemoniidae

Lymantriidae
  • Aroa discalis Walker, 1855
  • Crorema adspersa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
  • Dasychira chorista Hering, 1926
  • Eudasychira georgiana (Fawcett, 1900)
  • Euproctis cryphia Collenette, 1960
  • Euproctis nessa Swinhoe, 1903
  • Euproctis pallida (Kirby, 1896)
  • Homochira ruandana Hering, 1926
  • Laelia eutricha Collenette, 1931
  • Laelia rogersi Bethune-Baker, 1913
  • Leucoma parva (Plötz, 1880)
  • Mylantria xanthospila (Plötz, 1880)
  • Neomardara africana (Holland, 1893)
  • Porthesaroa noctua Hering, 1926
  • Ruanda aetheria Strand, 1909

Metarbelidae

Noctuidae

Notodontidae
  • Antheua delicata Bethune-Baker, 1911
  • Antheua gallans (Karsch, 1895)
  • Antheua trifasciata (Hampson, 1909)
  • Boscawenia rectangulata (Gaede, 1928)
  • Desmeocraera analis Kiriakoff, 1954
  • Epidonta duplicata Kiriakoff, 1962
  • Epidonta inconspicua Kiriakoff, 1962
  • Epimetula albipuncta (Gaede, 1928)
  • Pseudobarobata angulata Gaede, 1928
  • Rhenea mediata (Walker, 1865)
  • Scrancia leucopera Hampson, 1910

Pterophoridae

Pyralidae

Saturniidae
  • Lobobunaea acetes (Westwood, 1849)
  • Lobobunaea ansorgei (Rothschild, 1899)
  • Lobobunaea jeanneli Rougeot, 1959
  • Lobobunaea turlini Lemaire, 1977
  • Orthogonioptilum adiegetum Karsch, 1892
  • Pselaphelia vandenberghei Bouyer, 1992
  • Tagoropsis rougeoti D. S. Fletcher, 1952
  • Urota centralis Bouyer, 2008

Sphingidae

Thyrididae
  • Lamprochrysa scintillans (Butler, 1893)
  • Marmax vicaria (Walker, 1854)

Tineidae
  • Cimitra fetialis (Meyrick, 1917)
  • Cimitra horridella (Walker, 1863)
  • Cubitofusa pseudoglebata (Gozmány, 1967)
  • Dasyses centralis Gozmány, 1967
  • Hapsifera glebata Meyrick, 1908
  • Hapsifera revoluta Meyrick, 1914
  • Perissomastix lala Gozmány, 1967
  • Perissomastix pyroxantha (Meyrick, 1914)

Tischeriidae
  • Tischeria kuehnei Mey, 2010

Tortricidae
  • Cochylimorpha exoterica (Meyrick, 1924)
  • Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick, 1913)
  • Trachybyrsis euglypta Meyrick, 1927

Zygaenidae
  • Epiorna abessynica (Koch, 1865)

See also

References
    • De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Advanced search: Distribution: country". Afromoths.
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