List of moths of Eritrea
Location of Eritrea
Moths of Eritrea represent about 340 known moth species. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Eritrea.
Arctiidae
- Aloa moloneyi (Druce, 1887)
- Alpenus maculosa (Stoll, 1781)
- Alpenus nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
- Alpenus schraderi (Rothschild, 1910)
- Amata magnopupillata Berio, 1941
- Amata magrettii Berio, 1937
- Amerila roseomarginata (Rothschild, 1910)
- Amerila vitrea Plötz, 1880
- Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
- Apisa subcanescens Rothschild, 1910
- Automolis pallida (Hampson, 1901)
- Caripodia fusca Berio, 1939
- Cyana puella (Drury, 1773)
- Lepista arabica (Rebel, 1907)
- Macrosia fumeola (Walker, 1854)
- Metarctia haematricha Hampson, 1905
- Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
- Metarctia pumila Hampson, 1909
- Metarctia unicolor (Oberthür, 1880)
- Micralarctia punctulatum (Wallengren, 1860)
- Nyctemera apicalis (Walker, 1854)
- Paralpenus ugandae (Hampson, 1916)
- Paralpenus wintgensi (Strand, 1909)
- Secusio somalensis Hampson, ????
- Seydelia geometrica (Oberthür, 1883)
- Spilosoma metaleuca (Hampson, 1905)
- Teracotona proditrix (Berio, 1939)
- Teracotona pruinosa de Joannis, 1912
- Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, 1865)
- Teracotona subterminata Hampson, 1901
- Thyretes negus Oberthür, 1878
- Utetheisa amhara Jordan, 1939
- Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bombycidae
- Ocinara ficicola (Westwood & Ormerod, 1889)
Brahmaeidae
- Dactyloceras richinii Berio, 1940
Carposinidae
- Carposina chersodes Meyrick, 1915
Cossidae
- Azygophleps inclusa (Walker, 1856)
Crambidae
- Cotachena smaragdina (Butler, 1875)
Eupterotidae
- Hoplojana abyssinica Rothschild, 1917
- Hoplojana distincta Rothschild, 1917
- Janomima dannfelti (Aurivillius, 1893)
- Janomima mariana (White, 1843)
- Phiala alba Aurivillius, 1893
- Phiala longilinea Berio, 1939
Geometridae
- Chiasmia turbulentata (Guenée, 1858)
- Nychiodes tyttha Prout, 1915
- Scopula beccarii (Prout, 1915)
- Scopula lactaria (Walker, 1861)
- Xylopteryx emunctaria (Guenée, 1858)
- Zamarada euryscaphes Prout, 1915
- Zamarada torrida Fletcher, 1974
Gracillariidae
- Metriochroa inferior (Silvestri, 1914)
- Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
Lasiocampidae
- Beralade perobliqua Walker, 1855
- Beriola anagnostarai (Berio, 1939)
- Bombycopsis indecora (Walker, 1865)
- Eucraera magna (Aurivillius, 1908)
- Eucraera minor (Gaede, 1915)
- Odontopacha kilwana Strand, 1911
- Philotherma clara Bethune-Baker, 1908
- Philotherma rosa (Druce, 1887)
- Schausinna affinis Aurivillius, 1910
- Sena mendax (Berio, 1939)
- Streblote acaciae (Klug, 1829)
- Streblote badaglioi (Berio, 1937)
- Streblote nyassanum (Strand, 1912)
- Streblote polydora (Druce, 1887)
Limacodidae
- Coenobasis postflavida Hampson, 1910
- Crothaema flava Berio, 1940
- Latoia chlorea Berio, 1939
- Parasa lanceolata Hering, 1928
Lymantriidae
- Bracharoa impurata de Joannis, 1913
- Bracharoa reducta Hering, 1926
- Casama hemippa Swinhoe, 1906
- Crorema collenettei Hering, 1932
- Dasychira daphne Hering, 1926
- Dasychira plesia Collenette, 1939
- Knappetra fasciata (Walker, 1855)
- Laelia extorta (Distant, 1897)
- Laelia promissa Berio, 1940
- Naroma signifera Walker, 1856
- Polymona rufifemur Walker, 1855
- Stracilla translucida (Oberthür, 1880)
Noctuidae
- Abrostola brevipennis (Walker, 1858)
- Acantholipes circumdata (Walker, 1858)
- Achaea catella Guenée, 1852
- Achaea finita (Guenée, 1852)
- Achaea infinita (Guenée, 1852)
- Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833)
- Achaea mercatoria (Fabricius, 1775)
- Acontia antica Walker, 1862
- Acontia carnescens (Hampson, 1910)
- Acontia hoppei Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
- Acontia hortensis Swinhoe, 1884
- Acontia insocia (Walker, 1857)
- Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852
- Acontia psaliphora (Hampson, 1910)
- Acontia semialba Hampson, 1910
- Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856
- Acontia viridivariegata Berio, 1939
- Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
- Aegocera brevivitta Hampson, 1901
- Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
- Agrotis biconica Kollar, 1844
- Agrotis incommodoides Berio, 1950
- Agrotis lividoradiata Berio, 1940
- Agrotis longiclava (de Joannis, 1913)
- Agrotis metathoracica Berio, 1939
- Agrotis pictifascia (Hampson, 1896)
- Agrotis putativa Berio, 1941
- Agrotis segetum ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Amazonides axyliaesimilis (Berio, 1939)
- Amazonides fumicolor (Hampson, 1902)
- Amyna axis Guenée, 1852
- Amyna punctum (Fabricius, 1794)
- Androlymnia clavata Hampson, 1910
- Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775)
- Anomis sabulifera (Guenée, 1852)
- Anomis tamsi Berio, 1940
- Antarchaea fragilis (Butler, 1875)
- Anticarsia rubricans (Boisduval, 1833)
- Antitype africana Berio, 1939
- Argyrogramma signata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Ariathisa abyssinia (Guenée, 1852)
- Ariathisa semiluna (Hampson, 1909)
- Asota speciosa (Drury, 1773)
- Athetis aeschrioides Berio, 1940
- Athetis biumbrosa Berio, 1940
- Athetis satellitia (Hampson, 1902)
- Athetis tetraglypha Berio, 1939
- Aucha melaleuca Berio, 1940
- Audea melaleuca Walker, 1865
- Audea postalbida Berio, 1954
- Autoba olivacea (Walker, 1858)
- Brevipecten calimanii (Berio, 1939)
- Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901)
- Calliodes appollina Guenée, 1852
- Callixena barbara (Berio, 1940)
- Callopistria yerburii Butler, 1884
- Caradrina atriluna Guenée, 1852
- Caradrina edentata (Berio, 1941)
- Catephia mesonephele Hampson, 1916
- Cerocala illustrata Holland, 1897
- Cetola vicina de Joannis, 1913
- Chasmina tibialis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
- Condica capensis (Guenée, 1852)
- Crameria amabilis (Drury, 1773)
- Craniophora hemileuca Berio, 1941
- Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
- Digama africana Swinhoe, 1907
- Digama aganais (Felder, 1874)
- Digama meridionalis Swinhoe, 1907
- Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902
- Drasteria yerburyi (Butler, 1892)
- Dysgonia algira (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852)
- Engusanacantha bilineata Berio, 1941
- Entomogramma pardus Guenée, 1852
- Ericeia inangulata (Guenée, 1852)
- Ethiopica phaeocausta Hampson, 1916
- Eublemma ecthaemata Hampson, 1896
- Eublemma leucozona Hampson, 1910
- Eublemma mesozona Hampson, 1914
- Eublemma olmii Berio, 1937
- Eublemma parvisi Berio, 1940
- Eublemma quadrilineata Moore, 1881
- Eublemma quinarioides Berio, 1947
- Eublemma staudingeri (Wallengren, 1875)
- Eudocima fullonia (Clerck, 1764)
- Eudocima materna (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Euneophlebia pruinosa Berio, 1940
- Euplexia augens Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
- Eustrotia accentuata Berio, 1950
- Eustrotia trigonodes Hampson, 1910
- Eutelia discitriga Walker, 1865
- Eutelia mima Prout, 1925
- Euxoa cymograpta Hampson, 1918
- Feliniopsis consummata (Walker, 1857)
- Feliniopsis minnecii (Berio, 1939)
- Grammodes euclidioides Guenée, 1852
- Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
- Helicoverpa zea (Boddie, 1850)
- Heliothis richinii (Berio, 1939)
- Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875)
- Heteropalpia cortytoides Berio, 1939
- Heteropalpia exarata (Mabille, 1890)
- Heteropalpia vetusta (Walker, 1865)
- Hypena masurialis (Guenée, 1854)
- Hypocala subsatura Guenée, 1852
- Hypotacha raffaldii Berio, 1939
- Leucania albimacula (Gaede, 1916)
- Leucania bisetulata (Berio, 1940)
- Leucania longivittata Berio, 1940
- Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)
- Leucania mediolacteata (Berio, 1941)
- Leucania melanostrota (Hampson, 1905)
- Lithacodia blandula (Guenée, 1862)
- Lophotavia incivilis Walker, 1865
- Lygephila mommereti (Berio, 1940)
- Marathyssa cuneata (Saalmüller, 1891)
- Masalia disticta (Hampson, 1902)
- Masalia flavistrigata (Hampson, 1903)
- Masalia leucosticta (Hampson, 1902)
- Masalia transvaalica (Distant, 1902)
- Mentaxya albifrons (Geyer, 1837)
- Mentaxya ignicollis (Walker, 1857)
- Mentaxya muscosa Geyer, 1837
- Mentaxya rimosa (Guenée, 1852)
- Micraxylia delicatula (Berio, 1939)
- Mitrophrys menete (Cramer, 1775)
- Mocis mayeri (Boisduval, 1833)
- Mythimna combinata (Walker, 1857)
- Mythimna natalensis (Butler, 1875)
- Odontestra avitta Fawcett, 1917
- Odontestra richinii Berio, 1940
- Odontestra variegata Berio, 1940
- Oedicodia limbata Butler, 1898
- Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)
- Omphalestra nellyae (Berio, 1939)
- Ophisma albitermia (Hampson, 1910)
- Ophiusa dianaris (Guenée, 1852)
- Ophiusa rectificata (Berio, 1841)
- Ophiusa tettensis (Hopffer, 1857)
- Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1777)
- Oraesia emarginata (Fabricius, 1794)
- Ozarba adducta Berio, 1940
- Ozarba atrifera Hampson, 1910
- Ozarba captata Berio, 1940
- Ozarba cryptica Berio, 1940
- Ozarba domina (Holland, 1894)
- Ozarba exoplaga Berio, 1940
- Ozarba heliastis (Hampson, 1902)
- Ozarba lepida Saalmüller, 1891
- Ozarba megaplaga Hampson, 1910
- Ozarba mortua Berio, 1940
- Ozarba nigroviridis (Hampson, 1902)
- Ozarba phaea (Hampson, 1902)
- Ozarba rubrivena Hampson, 1910
- Ozarba semipurpurea (Hampson, 1902)
- Ozarba separabilis Berio, 1940
- Ozarba sinua Hampson, 1910
- Ozarba terribilis Berio, 1940
- Ozarba timida Berio, 1940
- Ozarba variabilis Berio, 1940
- Pandesma anysa Guenée, 1852
- Pericyma mendax (Walker, 1858)
- Phyllophila richinii Berio, 1940
- Phytometra pentheus Fawcett, 1916
- Plecopterodes gandolfii Berio, 1939
- Polydesma scriptilis Guenée, 1852
- Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
- Protarache polygrapha Berio, 1950
- Pseudozarba mesozona (Hampson, 1896)
- Pseudozarba opella (Swinhoe, 1885)
- Radara subcupralis (Walker, [1866])
- Rougeotia calumniosa (Berio, 1939)
- Serrodes partita (Fabricius, 1775)
- Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910
- Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777)
- Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852
- Spodoptera exempta (Walker, 1857)
- Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
- Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)
- Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval, 1833)
- Stilbotis dubium (Berio, 1939)
- Syngrapha circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Timora turtur Berio, 1939
- Tracheplexia richinii Berio, 1973
- Tracheplexia viridisparsa (Berio, 1939)
- Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, [1803])
- Trichoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775)
- Tricraterifrontia xanthiata Berio, 1940
- Trigonodes exportata Guenée, 1852
- Trigonodes hyppasia (Cramer, 1779)
- Tytroca leucoptera (Hampson, 1896)
- Vittaplusia vittata (Wallengren, 1856)
Nolidae
- Arcyophora longivalvis Guenée, 1852
- Arcyophora patricula (Hampson, 1902)
- Blenina squamifera (Wallengren, 1860)
- Characoma adiabunensis Berio, 1940
- Earias biplaga Walker, 1866
- Earias cupreoviridis (Walker, 1862)
- Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
- Earias richinii Berio, 1940
- Leocyma candace Fawcett, 1916
- Maurilia arcuata (Walker, [1858])
- Xanthodes albago (Fabricius, 1794)
Notodontidae
- Anaphe reticulata Walker, 1855
- Antheua aurifodinae (Distant, 1902)
- Antheua simplex Walker, 1855
- Antheua ungulata (Berio, 1939)
- Antheua woerdeni (Snellen, 1872)
- Phalera imitata Druce, 1896
- Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909
Saturniidae
- Aurivillius arata (Westwood, 1849)
- Bunaea alcinoe (Stoll, 1780)
- Bunaeopsis oubie (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
- Bunaeopsis phidias (Weymer, 1909)
- Campimoptilum kuntzei (Dewitz, 1881)
- Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849)
- Epiphora antinorii (Oberthür, 1880)
- Epiphora bauhiniae (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
- Gonimbrasia belina (Westwood, 1849)
- Gonimbrasia ukerewensis (Rebel, 1922)
- Gynanisa maja (Klug, 1836)
- Holocerina smilax (Westwood, 1849)
- Lobobunaea phaedusa (Drury, 1782)
- Pseudobunaea epithyrena (Maassen & Weymer, 1885)
- Usta terpsichore (Maassen & Weymer, 1885)
- Yatanga smithi (Holland, 1892)
Sphingidae
- Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856
- Basiothia medea (Fabricius, 1781)
- Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)
- Cephonodes trochilus (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
- Ceridia heuglini (C. & R. Felder, 1874)
- Chaerocina jordani Berio, 1938
- Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Hippotion dexippus Fawcett, 1915
- Hippotion rebeli Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Hippotion roseipennis (Butler, 1882)
- Lophostethus dumolinii (Angas, 1849)
- Nephele accentifera (Palisot de Beauvois, 1821)
- Nephele vau (Walker, 1856)
- Rufoclanis rosea (Druce, 1882)
- Theretra cajus (Cramer, 1777)
- Theretra capensis (Linnaeus, 1764)
Tortricidae
- Cryptophlebia peltastica (Meyrick, 1921)
Zygaenidae
- Saliunca ignicincta de Joannis, 1912
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