List of moths of Botswana

Botswana moths represent about 115 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 Botswana.

Arctiidae

• Acantharctia vittata Aurivillius, 1900
• Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
• Micralarctia punctulatum (Wallengren, 1860)
• Paralacydes destrictus Kühne, 2010
• Paralacydes jeskei (Grünberg, 1911)
• Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, 1865)

Cossidae

• Aethalopteryx atrireta (Hampson, 1910)

Crambidae

• Ischnurges lancinalis
  (Guenée, 1854)

Geometridae

• Chiasmia diarmodia (Prout, 1925)
• Chiasmia punctilinea (Prout, 1917)
• Drepanogynis cambogiaria (Guenée, 1858)
• Drepanogynis tripartita (Warren, 1898)
• Isturgia deerraria (Walker, 1861)
• Melinoessa aemonia (Swinhoe, 1904)
• Rhodophthitus atacta Prout, 1922
• Zamarada ascaphes Prout, 1925
• Zamarada deceptrix Warren, 1914
• Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922
• Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895
• Zeuctoboarmia sabinei (Prout, 1915)

Gracillariidae

• Phyllonorycter anchistea (Vári, 1961)
• Phyllonorycter grewiella (Vári, 1961)

Lasiocampidae

• Pachytrina verba Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009

Limacodidae

• Crothaema sericea Butler, 1880

Lymantriidae

• Rhypopteryx lugardi (Swinhoe, 1903)

Metarbelidae

• Arbelodes sebelensis Lehmann, 2010
• Kroonia fumealis (Janse, 1925)

Noctuidae

• Achaea catella Guenée, 1852
• Acontia antica Walker, 1862
• Acontia aurelia Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
• Acontia bechuana Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010
• Acontia chrysoproctis (Hampson, 1902)
• Acontia conifrons (Aurivillius, 1879)
• Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
• Acontia dispar (Walker, [1858])
• Acontia dorothea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
• Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
• Acontia insocia (Walker, 1857)
• Acontia melaphora (Hampson, 1910)
• Acontia natalis (Guenée, 1852)
• Acontia porphyrea (Butler, 1898)
• Acontia simo Wallengren, 1860
• Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856
• Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879
• Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
• Adisura straminea Hampson, 1902
• Amyna punctum (Fabricius, 1794)
• Anedhella rectiradiata (Hampson, 1902)
• Asplenia melanodonta (Hampson, 1896)
• Athetis albirena (Hampson, 1902)
• Athetis melanephra Hampson, 1909
• Athetis singula (Möschler, 1883)
• Audea humeralis
  Hampson, 1902
• Audea melanoplaga Hampson, 1902
• Autoba admota (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Brevipecten wolframmeyi Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
• Catamecia connectens (Hampson, 1902)
• Cerocala vermiculosa Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]
• Chalciope delta (Boisduval, 1833)
• Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, [1858])
• Cretonia ethiopica Hampson, 1910
• Ctenusa pallida (Hampson, 1902)
• Ctenusa varians (Wallengren, 1863)
• Cyclopera bucephalidia (Hampson, 1902)
• Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
• Eublemma rivula (Moore, 1882)
• Euphiusa harmonica
  (Hampson, 1902)
• Eutelia polychorda Hampson, 1902
• Feliniopsis hosplitoides (Laporte, 1979)
• Grammodes geometrica (Fabricius, 1775)
• Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
• Heteropalpia vetusta (Walker, 1865)
• Hypopyra carneotincta (Hampson, 1913)
• Masalia galatheae
  (Wallengren, 1856)
• Masalia leucosticta
  (Hampson, 1902)
• Namangana adela (Hampson, 1902)
• Ozarba consanguis (Hampson, 1902)
• Ozarba subterminalis Hampson, 1910
• Paracroria griseotincta (Hampson, 1902)
• Pericyma atrifusa (Hampson, 1902)
• Plecopterodes moderata (Wallengren, 1860)
• Thiacidas duplicata (Grünberg, 1910)
• Thiacidas fasciata (Fawcett, 1917)
• Ulotrichopus primulina (Hampson, 1902)
• Ulotrichopus tinctipennis (Hampson, 1902)

Nolidae

• Arcyophora longivalvis Guenée, 1852
• Arcyophora stalii (Wallengren, 1863)
• Blenina squamifera (Wallengren, 1860)
• Negeta luminosa (Walker, 1858)
• Risoba diplogramma Hampson, 1912

Notodontidae

• Antheua aurifodinae (Distant, 1902)

Pterophoridae

• Agdistis clara Arenberger, 1986

Pyralidae

• Pempelia morosalis
  (Saalmüller, 1880)

Saturniidae

• Campimoptilum kuntzei (Dewitz, 1881)
• Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849)
• Gynanisa maja (Klug, 1836)
• Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer, 1891)
• Pseudaphelia apollinaris (Boisduval, 1847)

Sesiidae

• Anaudia felderi
  Wallengren, 1863

Sphingidae

• Polyptychoides grayii (Walker, 1856)
• Praedora leucophaea Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Rufoclanis numosae (Wallengren, 1860)
• Xenosphingia jansei
  Jordan, 1920

Thyrididae

• Arniocera erythropyga
  (Wallengren, 1860)

Tineidae

• Ceratophaga tragoptila (Meyrick, 1917)
• Monopis lamprostola Meyrick, 1918

Tortricidae

• Paraeccopsis insellata (Meyrick, 1920)

Xyloryctidae

• Scythris pangalactis Meyrick, 1933

References

External links

• AfroMoths