List of Lepidoptera of Madeira

Location of Madeira

The Lepidoptera of Madeira consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the island of Madeira.

According to a recent estimate, there are 324 Lepidoptera species in Madeira.

## Butterflies

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### Lycaenidae

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* Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)

### Nymphalidae

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* Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Hipparchia maderensis (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
* Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
* Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Pararge xiphia (Fabricius, 1775)
* Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Vanessa vulcania (Godart, 1819)

### Pieridae

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* Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785)
* Gonepteryx maderensis Felder, 1862
* Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Pieris wollastoni (Butler, 1886)

## Moths

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### Autostichidae

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* Apatema fasciata (Stainton, 1859)
* Dysallomima coarctella (Rebel, 1896)
* Oecia oecophila (Staudinger, 1876)

### Bedelliidae

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* Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)

### Blastobasidae

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* Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894
* Blastobasis bassii Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
* Blastobasis decolorella (Wollaston, 1858)
* Blastobasis desertarum (Wollaston, 1858)
* Blastobasis divisus (Walsingham, 1894)
* Blastobasis insularis (Wollaston, 1858)
* Blastobasis lacticolella Rebel, 1940
* Blastobasis laurisilvae Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
* Blastobasis lavernella Walsingham, 1894
* Blastobasis luteella Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
* Blastobasis marmorosella (Wollaston, 1858)
* Blastobasis maroccanella Amsel, 1952
* Blastobasis nigromaculata (Wollaston, 1858)
* Blastobasis ochreopalpella (Wollaston, 1858)
* Blastobasis pica (Walsingham, 1894)
* Blastobasis rebeli Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
* Blastobasis salebrosella Rebel, 1940
* Blastobasis serradaguae Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
* Blastobasis spectabilella Rebel, 1940
* Blastobasis splendens Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
* Blastobasis subdivisus Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
* Blastobasis virgatella Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
* Blastobasis vittata (Wollaston, 1858)
* Blastobasis walsinghami Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
* Blastobasis wolffi Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
* Blastobasis wollastoni Sinev & Karsholt, 2004

### Carposinidae

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* Carposina anopta Diakonoff, 1990
* Carposina atlanticella Rebel, 1894

### Choreutidae

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* Anthophila fabriciana (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Anthophila threnodes (Walsingham, 1910)
* Choreutis nemorana (Hübner, 1799)
* Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)

### Coleophoridae

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* Coleophora coracipennella (Hübner, 1796)
* Coleophora glaucicolella Wood, 1892
* Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849

### Cosmopterigidae

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* Ascalenia echidnias (Meyrick, 1891)
* Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864)
* Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers, 1875
* Pyroderces argyrogrammos (Zeller, 1847)

### Crambidae

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* Agriphila atlanticus (Wollaston, 1858)
* Agriphila trabeatellus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
* Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833)
* Aporodes floralis (Hübner, 1809)
* Botyodes diniasalis (Walker, 1859)
* Cynaeda dentalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
* Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851)
* Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Duponchel, 1834)
* Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847
* Euchromius cambridgei (Zeller, 1867)
* Euchromius ocellea (Haworth, 1811)
* Eudonia angustea (Curtis, 1827)
* Eudonia decorella (Stainton, 1859)
* Eudonia scoriella (Wollaston, 1858)
* Eudonia shafferi Nuss, Karsholt & Meyer, 1998
* Eudonia stenota (Wollaston, 1858)
* Evergestis isatidalis (Duponchel, 1833)
* Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781)
* Herpetogramma bipunctalis (Fabricius, 1794)
* Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)
* Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794)
* Mecyna asinalis (Hübner, 1819)
* Mecyna atlanticum (Bethune-Baker, 1894)
* Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
* Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)
* Pyrausta sanguinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
* Trichophysetis whitei Rebel, 1906
* Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796)
* Udea maderensis (Bethune-Baker, 1894)
* Udea numeralis (Hübner, 1796)
* Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius, 1794)

### Elachistidae

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* Agonopterix heracliana (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Agonopterix perezi Walsingham, 1908
* Agonopterix scopariella (Heinemann, 1870)
* Depressaria daucella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
* Depressaria ultimella Stainton, 1849
* Elachista encumeadae Kaila & Karsholt, 2002
* Ethmia bipunctella (Fabricius, 1775)
* Exaeretia conciliatella (Rebel, 1892)
* Perittia carlinella (Walsingham, 1908)

### Epermeniidae

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* Epermenia aequidentellus (E. Hofmann, 1867)

### Erebidae

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* Autophila dilucida (Hübner, 1808)
* Eublemma ostrina (Hübner, 1808)
* Eublemma parva (Hübner, 1808)
* Hypena lividalis (Hübner, 1796)
* Hypena obsitalis (Hübner, 1813)
* Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1773)
* Schrankia costaestrigalis (Stephens, 1834)
* Scoliopteryx libatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)
* Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)

### Gelechiidae

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* Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hübner, 1813)
* Bryotropha domestica (Haworth, 1828)
* Bryotropha plebejella (Zeller, 1847)
* Caryocolum marmorea (Haworth, 1828)
* Caryocolum sciurella (Walsingham, 1908)
* Chrysoesthia drurella (Fabricius, 1775)
* Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)
* Ephysteris brachyptera Karsholt & Sattler, 1998
* Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859)
* Helcystogramma convolvuli (Walsingham, 1908)
* Microlechia chretieni Turati, 1924
* Ornativalva plutelliformis (Staudinger, 1859)
* Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873)
* Platyedra subcinerea (Haworth, 1828)
* Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916)
* Scrobipalpa ocellatella (Boyd, 1858)
* Scrobipalpa portosanctana (Stainton, 1859)
* Scrobipalpa suaedicola (Mabille, 1906)
* Scrobipalpa vasconiella (Rossler, 1877)
* Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789)
* Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902)
* Thiotricha wollastoni (Walsingham, 1884)

### Geometridae

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* Ascotis fortunata (Blachier, 1887)
* Costaconvexa centrostrigaria (Wollaston, 1858)
* Cyclophora maderensis (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
* Cyclophora puppillaria (Hübner, 1799)
* Eupithecia latipennata Prout, 1914
* Eupithecia massiliata Milliere, 1865
* Eupithecia rosai Pinker, 1962
* Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (Haworth, 1809)
* Herbulotina maderae Pinker, 1971
* Idaea atlantica (Stainton, 1859)
* Idaea maderae (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
* Menophra maderae (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
* Nycterosea obstipata (Fabricius, 1794)
* Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Scopula irrorata (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
* Xanthorhoe rupicola (Wollaston, 1858)
* Xenochlorodes magna Wolff, 1977
* Xenochlorodes nubigena (Wollaston, 1858)

### Glyphipterigidae

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* Acrolepiopsis infundibulosa Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001
* Acrolepiopsis mauli Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001
* Acrolepiopsis vesperella (Zeller, 1850)
* Glyphipterix diaphora Walsingham, 1894
* Glyphipterix pygmaeella Rebel, 1896

### Gracillariidae

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* Caloptilia aurantiaca (Wollaston, 1858)
* Caloptilia azaleella (Brants, 1913)
* Caloptilia coruscans (Walsingham, 1907)
* Caloptilia laurifoliae (M. Hering, 1927)
* Caloptilia staintoni (Wollaston, 1858)
* Dialectica hedemanni (Rebel, 1896)
* Dialectica scalariella (Zeller, 1850)
* Phyllocnistis canariensis M. Hering, 1927
* Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
* Phyllonorycter chiclanella (Staudinger, 1859)
* Phyllonorycter juncei (Walsingham, 1908)
* Phyllonorycter mespilella (Hübner, 1805)
* Phyllonorycter messaniella (Zeller, 1846)
* Phyllonorycter myricae Deschka, 1976
* Phyllonorycter platani (Staudinger, 1870)

### Lyonetiidae

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* Leucoptera malifoliella (O. Costa, 1836)

### Nepticulidae

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* Stigmella atricapitella (Haworth, 1828)
* Stigmella aurella (Fabricius, 1775)
* Stigmella centifoliella (Zeller, 1848)
* Trifurcula ridiculosa (Walsingham, 1908)

### Noctuidae

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* Acontia lucida (Hufnagel, 1766)
* Agrotis atrux (Pinker, 1971)
* Agrotis fortunata Draudt, 1938
* Agrotis herzogi Rebel, 1911
* Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
* Agrotis rutae Rebel, 1939
* Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
* Agrotis spinifera (Hübner, 1808)
* Agrotis trux (Hübner, 1824)
* Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)
* Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1827)
* Caradrina clavipalpis Scopoli, 1763
* Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858)
* Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
* Condica capensis (Walker, 1857)
* Cornutiplusia circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenee, 1852)
* Cucullia calendulae Treitschke, 1835
* Euplexia dubiosa (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
* Euxoa canariensis Rebel, 1902
* Galgula partita Guenee, 1852
* Hadena atlantica (Hampson, 1905)
* Hadena karsholti Hacker, 1995
* Hecatera maderae Bethune-Baker, 1891
* Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808)
* Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
* Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)
* Luperina madeirae Fibiger, 2005
* Mesapamea maderensis Pinker, 1971
* Mniotype albostigmata (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
* Mniotype inexpectata (Weidlich, 2001)
* Mythimna serradagua Wolff, 1977
* Mythimna vitellina (Hübner, 1808)
* Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth, 1809)
* Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Noctua teixeirai Pinker, 1971
* Nyctobrya maderensis Bethune-Baker, 1891
* Ochropleura leucogaster (Freyer, 1831)
* Peridroma saucia (Hübner, 1808)
* Phlogophora meticulosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Phlogophora wollastoni Bethune-Baker, 1891
* Sesamia nonagrioides Lefebvre, 1827
* Spodoptera cilium Guenee, 1852
* Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
* Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)
* Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775)
* Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, 1803)
* Xestia c-nigrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Xylena exsoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)

### Nolidae

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* Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)

### Oecophoridae

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* Endrosis sarcitrella (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Esperia sulphurella (Fabricius, 1775)
* Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849)

### Plutellidae

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* Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)

### Praydidae

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* Prays citri (Milliere, 1873)
* Prays friesei Klimesch, 1992

### Psychidae

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* Apterona helicoidella (Vallot, 1827)
* Luffia lapidella (Goeze, 1783)

### Pterophoridae

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* Agdistis pseudocanariensis Arenberger, 1973
* Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847)
* Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Hübner, 1813)
* Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847)
* Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Gypsochares nielswolffi Gielis & Arenberger, 1992
* Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)
* Merrifieldia bystropogonis (Walsingham, 1908)
* Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763)
* Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

### Pyralidae

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* Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1794)
* Aglossa caprealis (Hübner, 1809)
* Ancylosis convexella (Lederer, 1855)
* Ancylosis roscidella (Eversmann, 1844)
* Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863)
* Cadra figulilella (Gregson, 1871)
* Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Milliere, 1867)
* Ematheudes punctella (Treitschke, 1833)
* Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796)
* Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879
* Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Nephopterix angustella (Hübner, 1796)
* Neurotomia coenulentella (Zeller, 1846)
* Pararotruda nesiotica (Rebel, 1911)
* Pempelia lundbladi Rebel, 1939
* Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)
* Pyralis farinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Raphimetopus ablutella (Zeller, 1839)

### Sesiidae

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* Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789)

### Sphingidae

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* Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780)
* Hyles tithymali (Boisduval, 1834)
* Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758)

### Stathmopodidae

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* Neomariania rebeli (Walsingham, 1894)

### Tineidae

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* Ceratobia oxymora (Meyrick, 1919)
* Monopis barbarosi (Kocak, 1981)
* Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859)
* Monopis henderickxi Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001
* Monopis nigricantella (Milliere, 1872)
* Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Oinophila v-flava (Haworth, 1828)
* Opogona omoscopa (Meyrick, 1893)
* Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)
* Phereoeca allutella (Rebel, 1892)
* Praeacedes atomosella (Walker, 1863)
* Psychoides filicivora (Meyrick, 1937)
* Stenoptinea cyaneimarmorella (Milliere, 1854)
* Tenaga nigripunctella (Haworth, 1828)
* Tinea dubiella Stainton, 1859
* Tinea murariella Staudinger, 1859
* Tinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794
* Tineola bisselliella (Hummel, 1823)
* Trichophaga robinsoni Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001
* Trichophaga tapetzella (Linnaeus, 1758)

### Tortricidae

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* Acleris variegana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
* Acroclita anelpista Diakonoff & Wolff, 1976
* Acroclita guanchana Walsingham, 1908
* Acroclita subsequana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
* Aethes francillana (Fabricius, 1794)
* Bactra lancealana (Hübner, 1799)
* Bactra venosana (Zeller, 1847)
* Bactra minima Meyrick, 1909
* Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hübner, 1799)
* Clavigesta sylvestrana (Curtis, 1850)
* Clepsis retiferana (Stainton, 1859)
* Clepsis staintoni Obraztsov, 1955
* Clepsis subcostana (Stainton, 1859)
* Clepsis subjunctana (Wollaston, 1858)
* Clepsis uncisecta Razowski & Wolff, 2000
* Cochylimorpha decolorella (Zeller, 1839)
* Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847
* Cydia archaeochrysa Diakonoff, 1986
* Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Cydia splendana (Hübner, 1799)
* Epinotia thapsiana (Zeller, 1847)
* Eucosma cana (Haworth, 1811)
* Gypsonoma minutana (Hübner, 1799)
* Lobesia neptunia (Walsingham, 1908)
* Platynota rostrana (Walker, 1863)
* Rhyacionia buoliana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
* Selania leplastriana (Curtis, 1831)
* Spilonota ocellana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
* Thiodia glandulosana Walsingham, 1908

### Yponomeutidae

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* Parahyponomeuta bakeri (Walsingham, 1894)
* Zelleria oleastrella (Milliere, 1864)
* Zelleria wolffi Klimesch, 1983

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