List of moths of Lesotho

Moths of Lesotho represent about 90 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 Lesotho.

Arctiidae[edit]

• Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897)
• Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784)
• Macrosia chalybeata Hampson, 1901
• Micrilema craushayi Hampson, 1903

Crambidae[edit]

• Ancylolomia prepiella Hampson, 1919
• Caffrocrambus chalcimerus (Hampson, 1919)
• Lamprophaia ablactalis (Walker, 1859)
• Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Geometridae[edit]

• Drepanogynis arcuifera Prout, 1934
• Drepanogynis aspitatoides Krüger, 2002
• Drepanogynis bifasciata (Dewitz, 1881)
• Drepanogynis determinata (Walker, 1860)
• Drepanogynis hilaris Krüger, 2002
• Drepanogynis hypoplea Prout, 1938
• Drepanogynis mixtaria Guenée, 1858
• Drepanogynis nipholibes (Prout, 1938)
• Drepanogynis pulla Krüger, 2002
• Epirrhoe achatina Prout, 1915
• Isturgia disputaria (Guenée, 1858)

Hepialidae[edit]

• Eudalaca albistriata (Hampson, 1910)

Lasiocampidae[edit]

• Bombycomorpha bifascia (Walker, 1855)

Lymantriidae[edit]

• Bracharoa quadripunctata (Wallengren, 1875)

Metarbelidae[edit]

• Arbelodes albitorquata (Hampson, 1910)
• Arbelodes deprinsi Lehmann, 2010
• Arbelodes sticticosta (Hampson, 1910)
• Metarbela leucostigma (Hampson, 1910)
• Teragra leucostigma Hampson, 1910

Noctuidae[edit]

• Achaea sordida (Walker, 1865)
• Acontia citripennis (Hampson, 1910)
• Acontia dispar (Walker, [1858])
• Acontia natalis (Guenée, 1852)
• Acontia sphendonistis (Hampson, 1902)
• Acontia tanzaniae Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010
• Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856
• Acrapex aenigma (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Acrapex carnea Hampson, 1905
• Adisura aerugo (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Agrotis biconica Kollar, 1844
• Agrotis crassilinea Wallengren, 1860
• Agrotis longidentifera (Hampson, 1903)
• Agrotis segetum ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Athetis chionopis Hampson, 1909
• Athetis melanephra Hampson, 1909
• Athetis pallicornis (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Caffristis ferrogrisea (Hampson, 1902)
• Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1827)
• Calpiformis craushayi (Hampson, 1905)
• Caradrina glaucistis Hampson, 1902
• Caradrina xanthopis (Hampson, 1909)
• Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, [1858])
• Cucullia pallidistria Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
• Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
• Diaphone eumela (Stoll, 1781)
• Diargyria argyrogramma Krüger, 2005
• Diargyria argyrostolmus Krüger, 2005
• Eublemma anachoresis (Wallengren, 1863)
• Eublemma flaviceps Hampson, 1902
• Eublemma foedosa (Guenée, 1852)
• Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833)
• Eublemma uninotata Hampson, 1902
• Euplexia augens Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
• Grammodes euclidioides Guenée, 1852
• Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
• Heliocheilus stigmatia (Hampson, 1903)
• Heliothis scutuligera Guenée, 1852
• Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)
• Masalia disticta (Hampson, 1902)
• Masalia galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)
• Matopo typica Distant, 1898
• Mentaxya muscosa Geyer, 1837
• Mentaxya rimosa (Guenée, 1852)
• Micragrotis puncticostata (Hampson, 1902)
• Micragrotis strigibasis (Hampson, 1902)
• Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)
• Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852)
• Ozarba hypoxantha (Wallengren, 1860)
• Plusia angulum Guenée, 1852
• Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857
• Sesamia epunctifera Hampson, 1902
• Sesamia rubritincta Hampson, 1902
• Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
• Syngrapha circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, [1803])
• Trichoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775)
• Tycomarptes inferior (Guenée, 1852)
• Zalaca snelleni (Wallengren, 1875)

Nolidae[edit]

• Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)

Psychidae[edit]

• Criocharacta amphiactis Meyrick, 1939

Pterophoridae[edit]

• Platyptilia bowkeri Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011
• Platyptilia sochivkoi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011
• Hellinsia basuto Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011
• Merrifieldia innae Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011

Pyralidae[edit]

• Aglossa phaealis Hampson, 1906

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• AfroMoths