Moths of the Comoros represent about 320 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 on the Comoros and on Mayotte, which is geographically part of the Comoro Islands off the south-east coast of Africa.
Arctiidae
- Amerila vitrea Plötz, 1880
- Argina astrea (Drury, 1773)
- Chiromachla insulare (Boisduval, 1833)
- Chiromachla pallescens Oberthür, 1890
- Cyana tripuncta (Toulgoët, 1980)
- Detoulgoetia comorensis Rothschild, 1933
- Detoulgoetia pseudosparsata Rothschild, 1933
- Eilema catenata (Mabille, 1900)
- Eilema comorensis Toulgoët, 1955
- Eilema humbloti Toulgoët, 1956
- Eilema kingdoni (Butler, 1877)
- Euchromia folletii (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
- Exilisia insularis Tougoët, 1972
- Exilisia leighi (Toulgoët, 1956)
- Exilisia quadripunctata (Toulgoët, 1956)
- Exilisia variegata Toulgoët, 1972
- Fodinoidea pupieri Toulgoët, 1972
- Galtara colettae Toulgoët, 1976
- Galtara extensa (Butler, 1880)
- Leucaloa infragyrea (Saalmüller, 1891)
- Mimulosia quadripunctaria (Toulgoët, 1956)
- Neuroxena rectilineata (Toulgoët, 1972)
- Nyctemera insulare (Boisduval, 1833)
- Nyctemera pallescens Oberthür, 1890
- Pelosia stictigramma (Hampson, 1908)
- Podomachla virgo (Strand, 1909)
- Proxhyle comoreana Toulgoët, 1959
- Siccia punctipennis (Wallengren, 1860)
- Spatulosia griveaudi Toulgoët, 1972
- Thumatha fuscescens Walker, 1866
- Utetheisa elata (Fabricius, 1798)
- Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Viettesia bicolor Toulgoët, 1980
- Viettesia matilei Toulgoët, 1978
Carposinidae
- Carposina impavida Meyrick, 1913
Copromorphidae
- Copromorpha aeruginea Meyrick, 1917
- Copromorpha cryptochlora Meyrick, 1930
- Copromorpha mesobactra Meyrick, 1930
Crambidae
- Agathodes musivalis Guenée, 1854
- Agathodes ostentalis (Geyer, 1837)
- Ambia prolalis Viette, 1958
- Angustalius hapaliscus (Zeller, 1852)
- Angustalius malacellus (Duponchel, 1836)
- Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833)
- Bocchoris putrisalis (Viette, 1958)
- Bradina admixtalis (Walker, 1859)
- Bradina atralis (Pagenstecher, 1907)
- Cadarena sinuata (Fabricius, 1781)
- Chabulina putrisalis (Viette, 1958)
- Chilo partellus (Swinhoe, 1886)
- Chilo sacchariphagus (Bojer, 1856)
- Cirrhochrista griveaudalis Viette, 1961
- Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis (Boisduval, 1833)
- Conotalis nigroradians (Mabille, 1900)
- Coptobasoides comoralis Viette, 1960
- Coptobasoides djadjoualis Viette, 1981
- Cotachena octoguttalis (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Crocidolomia pavonana (Fabricius, 1794)
- Crocidophora caffralis Hampson, 1910
- Crocidophora elongalis Viette, 1978
- Diaphana indica (Saunders, 1851)
- Diaphania oriolalis (Viette, 1958)
- Dipleurinodes comorensis Leraut, 1989
- Dipleurinodes nigra Leraut, 1989
- Epipagis cancellalis (Zeller, 1852)
- Euchromius mythus Błeszyński, 1970
- Eudipleurina viettei Leraut, 1989
- Euphyciodes albotessulalis (Mabille, 1900)
- Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis (Zeller, 1852)
- Ghesquierellana hirtusalis (Walker, 1859)
- Glyphodes boseae Saalmüller, 1880
- Glyphodes capensis (Walker, 1866)
- Glyphodes mascarenalis de Joannis, 1906
- Glyphodes oriolalis (Viette, 1958)
- Glyphodes mayottalis Hampson, 1908
- Glyphodes shafferorum Viette, 1987
- Glyphodes stolalis Guenée, 1854
- Goniorhynchus argyropalis (Hampson, 1908)
- Haimbachia leucopleuralis (Mabille, 1900)
- Haritalodes derogata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781)
- Hendecasis duplifascialis (Hampson, 1891)
- Herpetogramma bipunctalis (Fabricius, 1794)
- Herpetogramma brunnealis (Hampson, 1913)
- Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794)
- Hyalobathra filalis (Guenée, 1854)
- Hydriris ornatalis (Duponchel, 1832)
- Hymenia perspectalis (Hübner, 1796)
- Ischnurges lancinalis (Guenée, 1854)
- Isocentris retinalis (Saalmüller, 1880)
- Lamprosema argyropalis (Hampson, 1908)
- Leucinodes hemichionalis (Mabille, 1900)
- Nausinoe capensis (Walker, 1866)
- Neurophyseta comoralis (Strand, 1916)
- Nomophila noctuella (, 1775)
- Notarcha quaternalis (Zeller, 1852)
- Omiodes indicata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Palpita metallata (Fabricius, 1781)
- Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)
- Parapoynx fluctuosalis (Zeller, 1852)
- Pardomima zanclophora Martin, 1955
- Parotis ankaratralis (Marion, 1954)
- Parotis malagasa (Strand, 1912)
- Parotis prasinalis (Saalmüller, 1880)
- Patissa ochreipalpalis Hampson, 1919
- Pioneabathra olesialis (Walker, 1859)
- Pleuroptya balteata (Fabricius, 1798)
- Pyrausta bouveti Viette, 1981
- Pyrausta olesialis (Walker, 1859)
- Pyrausta phaenicealis (Hübner, 1818)
- Sameodes cancellalis (Zeller, 1852)
- Scirpophaga gilviberbis Zeller, 1863
- Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Stemorrhages sericea (Drury, 1773)
- Stenochora lancinalis (Guenée, 1854)
- Syllepte melanopalis Hampson, 1908
- Syllepte patagialis (Zeller, 1852)
- Syllepte undulalis (Pagenstecher, 1907)
- Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796)
- Ulopeza primalis Viette, 1958
- Zebronia phenice (Cramer, 1780)
- Zebronia virginalis Viette, 1958
Drepanidae
- Archidrepana saturniata Warren, 1902
Elachistidae
- Agonopterix nyctalopis (Meyrick, 1930)
- Ethmia ampanella Viette, 1976
- Ethmia comoriensis Viette, 1963
Euteliidae
- Eutelia bouveti Viette, 1984
- Eutelia galleyi Viette, 1984
- Eutelia verini Viette, 1984
Gelechiidae
- Brachmia convolvuli Walsingham, 1907
- Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)
Geometridae
- Agathia malgassa Herbulot, 1978
- Antitrygodes herbuloti Viette, 1977
- Antitrygodes malagasy Viette, 1977
- Archichlora ioannis Herbulot, 1954
- Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860)
- Ascotis selenaria (, 1775)
- Asthenotricha torata L. B. Prout, 1932
- Cabera humbloti Herbulot, 1978
- Cabera toulgoeti Herbulot, 1956
- Chiasmia crassilembaria (Mabille, 1880)
- Chiasmia normata (Walker, 1861)
- Chiasmia simplicilinea (Pagenstecher, 1907)
- Chloroclystis comorana Herbulot, 1978
- Chloroclystis consocer Prout, 1937
- Chloroclystis grisea Warren, 1897
- Chloroclystis nanula (Mabille, 1900)
- Chloroclystis taxata Herbulot, 1981
- Chloroclystis toreumata L. B. Prout, 1937
- Chrysocraspeda erythraria (Mabille, 1893)
- Cleora angustivalvis (Herbulot, 1965)
- Cleora quadrimaculata (Janse, 1932)
- Cleora rothkirchi (Strand, 1914)
- Cleora transversaria (Pagenstecher, 1907)
- Collix foraminata Guenée, 1858
- Colocleora comoraria (Oberthür, 1913)
- Comibaena leucochloraria (Mabille, 1880)
- Comibaena punctaria (Swinhoe, 1904)
- Comostolopsis convalescens Herbulot, 1981
- Comostolopsis intensa Prout, 1915
- Darisodes orygaria (Guenée, 1862)
- Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)
- Drepanogynis quadrivalvis Herbulot, 1960
- Drepanogynis unilineata (Warren, 1897)
- Ecpetala nesaea (Prout, 1923)
- Epigynopteryx duboisi Herbulot, 1981
- Erastria madecassaria (Boisduval, 1833)
- Eucrostes disparata Walker, 1861
- Eupithecia alticomora Herbulot, 1981
- Eupithecia bolespora L. B. Prout, 1937
- Eupithecia ericeti Herbulot, 1970
- Eupithecia exheres Herbulot, 1954
- Gymnoscelis olsoufieffae L. B. Prout, 1937
- Gymnoscelis rubricata (de Joannis, 1932)
- Heterorachis insueta L. B. Prout, 1922
- Horisme albostriata (Pagenstecher, 1907)
- Idaea griveaudi Herbulot, 1978
- Idaea pulveraria (Snellen, 1872)
- Idiochlora approximans (Warren, 1897)
- Isturgia catalaunaria (Guenée, 1858)
- Isturgia comorensis Krüger, 2001
- Isturgia contexta (Saalmüller, 1891)
- Isturgia deerraria (Walker, 1861)
- Isturgia univirgaria (Mabille, 1880)
- Lophorrhachia rubricorpus (Warren, 1898)
- Mimoclystia dimorpha Herbulot, 1966
- Obolcola retorta Herbulot, 1966
- Ochroplutodes hova Herbulot, 1954
- Orthonama quadrisecta Herbulot, 1954
- Phaiogramma stibolepida (Butler, 1879)
- Pingasa griveaudi Herbulot, 1966
- Pingasa rhadamaria (Guenée, 1858)
- Pingasa ultrata Herbulot, 1966
- Problepsis meroearia Saalmüller, 1884
- Protosteira spectabilis (Warren, 1899)
- Psilocerea ferruginaria (Mabille, 1898)
- Psilocerea harmonia Prout, 1932
- Psilocerea psegma Herbulot, 1981
- Psilocerea russulata (Mabille, 1898)
- Racotis deportata Herbulot, 1970
- Racotis squalida (Butler, 1878)
- Rhodesia alboviridata (Saalmüller, 1880)
- Scardamia maculata Warren, 1897
- Scopula bistrigata (Pagenstecher, 1907)
- Scopula caesaria (Walker, 1861)
- Scopula cornishi Prout, 1932
- Scopula internataria (Walker, 1861)
- Scopula lactaria (Walker, 1861)
- Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833)
- Scopula rebaptisa Herbulot, 1985
- Scopula rufolutaria (Mabille, 1900)
- Somatina lia Prout, 1915
- Somatina vestalis (Butler, 1875)
- Terina charmione (Fabricius, 1793)
- Thalassodes progressa Prout, 1926
- Thalassodes quadraria Guenée, 1857
- Traminda obversata (Walker, 1861)
- Xanthorhoe incudina Herbulot, 1981
- Xenimpia crassipecten Herbulot, 1961
- Xenimpia luxuriosa Herbulot, 1961
- Xenimpia maculosata (Warren, 1897)
- Xenimpia trizonata (Saalmüller, 1891)
- Xylopteryx doto Prout, 1925
- Zamarada differens Bastelberger, 1907
Immidae
- Bryonympha silvana Meyrick, 1930
- Imma infima Meyrick, 1930
Lasiocampidae
- Phoenicladocera lajonquierei Viette, 1981
Lecithoceridae
- Lecithocera malacta Meyrick, 1918
- Odites analogica Meyrick, 1917
- Odites carcharopa Meyrick, 1914
- Odites fructuosa Meyrick, 1915
- Odites hermatica Meyrick, 1915
- Odites pedicata Meyrick, 1914
Limacodidae
- Macrosemyra duberneti Viette, 1980
Lymantriidae
- Creagra comorensis Collenette, 1937
- Euproctis producta (Walker, 1863)
- Euproctis mayottensis Collenette, 1956
- Marblepsis mayotta (Collenette, 1931)
- Ogoa oberthueri Rothschild, 1916
- Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892)
Metarbelidae
- Salagena ngazidya Viette, 1981
Noctuidae
- Achaea catella Guenée, 1852
- Achaea diplographa Hampson, 1913
- Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833)
- Acontia microptera Mabille, 1879
- Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
- Agrotis longidentifera (Hampson, 1903)
- Agrotis radama Viette, 1958
- Aletia infrargyrea (Saalmüller, 1891)
- Aletia pyrausta (Hampson, 1913)
- Aletia viettei (Rungs, 1956)
- Amyna axis Guenée, 1852
- Ancarista laminifera (Saalmüller, 1878)
- Anomis alluaudi Viette, 1965
- Anomis auragoides (Guenée, 1852)
- Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775)
- Anticarsia rubricans (Boisduval, 1833)
- Apospasta verini Viette, 1981
- Argyrogramma signata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Asota borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
- Asota comorana (Aurivillius, 1909)
- Asota fereunicolor (Toulgoët, 1972)
- Athetis ignava (Guenée, 1852)
- Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775)
- Callixena versicolora Saalmüller, 1891
- Callopistria maillardi (Guenée, 1862)
- Calpoparia imparepunctata (Oberthür, 1890)
- Chalciope delta (Boisduval, 1833)
- Chasmina malagasy Viette, 1965
- Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
- Coelophoris comorensis Viette, 1981
- Condica conducta (Walker, 1857)
- Condica pauperata (Walker, 1858)
- Conservula cinisigna de Joannis, 1906
- Conservula malagasa (Gaede, 1915)
- Ctenoplusia furcifera (Walker, 1857)
- Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenée, 1852)
- Cyligramma fluctuosa (Drury, 1773)
- Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
- Digama sagittata Gaede, 1926
- Dysgonia angularis (Boisduval, 1833)
- Dysgonia subangularis (Mabille, 1890)
- Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852)
- Entomogramma pardus Guenée, 1852
- Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875)
- Ericeia albangula (Saalmüller, 1880)
- Ericeia congregata (Walker, 1858)
- Ericeia lituraria (Saalmüller, 1880)
- Eublemmoides apicimacula (Mabille, 1880)
- Eudocima fullonia (Clerck, 1764)
- Gracilodes caffra Guenée, 1852
- Gracilodes nysa Guenée, 1852
- Grammodes bifasciata (Petagna, 1787)
- Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
- Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, )
- Hydrillodes carayoni Viette, 1981
- Hypena grandecomorensis Lödl, 1994
- Hypena griveaudi Viette, 1968
- Hypena obacerralis Walker,
- Hypena ophiusinalis Mabille, 1879
- Hypena polycyma Hampson, 1902
- Hypena puncticosta Prout, 1921
- Hypena neoplyta Prout, 1925
- Hypena varialis Walker, 1866
- Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852
- Leucania simplaria Saalmüller, 1891
- Mabilleana pudens (Mabille, 1900)
- Maxera marchalii (Boisduval, 1833)
- Megalonycta mediovitta (Rothschild, 1924)
- Mentaxya ignicollis (Walker, 1857)
- Mocis conveniens (Walker, 1858)
- Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Mocis mayeri (Boisduval, 1833)
- Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
- Nagia linteola (Guenée, 1852)
- Nesaegocera comorana (Jordan, 1926)
- Ophiusa finifascia (Walker, 1858)
- Ophiusa legendrei Viette, 1967
- Plusiopalpa dichora Holland, 1894
- Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
- Rhesala moestalis (Walker, 1866)
- Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910
- Simplicia extinctalis (Zeller, 1852)
- Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)
- Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval, 1833)
- Thysanoplusia indicator (Walker, )
- Tolna sypnoides (Butler, 1878)
- Tracheplexia galleyi Viette, 1981
- Trichoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775)
- Trigonodes hyppasia (Cramer, 1779)
Nolidae
- Earias biplaga Walker, 1866
- Earias gigas Berio, 1956
- Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
- Gabala grjebinella (Viette, 1956)
- Meganola praefica (Saalmüller, 1884)
- Meganola saalmuelleri (Toulgoët, 1961)
- Nola biangulata (Toulgoët, 1954)
- Pardoxia graellsii (Feisthamel, 1837)
Notodontidae
- Malgadonta anjouanica Kiriakoff, 1969
- Nesochadisra protea Kiriakoff, 1969
Oecophoridae
- Xenophanta ecliptis Meyrick, 1914
Pterophoridae
- Exelastis crudipennis (Meyrick, 1932)
- Exelastis luqueti (Gibeaux, 1994)
- Exelastis phlyctaenias (Meyrick, 1911
- Exelastis robinsoni Gibeaux, 1994
- Exelastis viettei (Gibeaux, 1994)
- Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
- Megalorhipida prolai Gibeaux, 1994
- Ochyrotica moheliensis Gibeaux, 1994
- Ochyrotica rufa Arenberger, 1987
- Platyptilia comorensis Gibeaux, 1994
- Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1852)
- Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Titanoptilus laniger Bigot, 1969
- Walsinghamiella prolai (Gibeaux, 1994)
Pyralidae
- Canthelea oegnusalis (Walker, 1859)
- Endotricha vinolentalis Ragonot, 1891
- Epicrocis oegnusalis (Walker, 1859)
- Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832)
- Goateria mayottensis Leraut, 2010
- Macalla seyrigalis Marion & Viette, 1956
- Maliarpha separatella (Ragonot, 1888)
- Marionana paulianalis Viette, 1953
- Nhoabe privatalis Viette, 1960
- Sindris sganzini Boisduval, 1833
Saturniidae
- Antherina suraka (Boisduval, 1833)
Sphingidae
- Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Basiothia medea (Fabricius, 1781)
- Batocnema coquerelii (Boisduval, 1875)
- Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)
- Coelonia fulvinotata (Butler, 1875)
- Coelonia solani (Boisduval, 1833)
- Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Dargeclanis grandidieri (Mabille, 1879)
- Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Hippotion eson (Cramer, 1779)
- Hippotion geryon (Boisduval, 1875)
- Maassenia heydeni (Saalmüller, 1878)
- Macroglossum aesalon Mabille, 1879
- Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823)
- Nephele accentifera (Palisot de Beauvois, 1821)
- Nephele comoroana Clark, 1923
- Nephele densoi (Keferstein, 1870)
- Nephele oenopion (Hübner, )
- Pseudoclanis grandidieri (Mabille, 1879)
- Temnora fumosa (Walker, 1856)
- Temnora leighi Rothschild & Jordan, 1915
- Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856)
- Temnora peckoveri (Butler, 1876)
- Temnora pseudopylas (Rothschild, 1894)
- Theretra orpheus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
- Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856)
Thyrididae
- Hapana carcealis Whalley, 1971
- Rhodoneura opalinula (Mabille, 1879)
- Rhodoneura sordidula (Plötz, 1880)
- Rhodoneura zophocrana Viette, 1957
Tineidae
- Cimitra fetialis (Meyrick, 1917)
- Cimitra horridella (Walker, 1863)
- Dasyses rugosella (Stainton, 1859)
- Scalidomia fetialis (Meyrick, 1917)
- Silosca comorensis Gozmány, 1968
- Tiquadra goochii Walsingham, 1881
Tortricidae
- Bactra sinassula Diakonoff, 1963
- Bactra stagnicolana Zeller, 1852
- Brachiolia amblopis (Meyrick, 1911)
- Brachiolia egenella (Walker, 1864)
- Coniostola stereoma (Meyrick, 1912)
- Cosmorrhyncha ocellata (Mabille, 1900)
- Cryptaspasma zigzag Diakonoff, 1983
- Cryptophlebia aphos Diakonoff, 1983
- Cryptophlebia hemon Diakonoff, 1983
- Eccopsis encardia Diakonoff, 1983
- Eccopsis heterodon Diakonoff, 1981
- Eccopsis wahlbergiana Zeller, 1852
- Hopliteccopsis maura Diakonoff, 1983
- Megaherpystis agmatophora Diakonoff, 1989
- Megalomacha tigripes Diakonoff, 1960
- Procrica agrapha Diakonoff, 1983
- Procrica diarda Diakonoff, 1983
- Procrica intrepida (Meyrick, 1912)
- Procrica sanidota (Meyrick, 1912)
- Thylacandra endotera Diakonoff, 1983
- Thylacandra melanotoma Diakonoff, 1983
Uraniidae
- Dirades comoroana Boudinot, 1982
- Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1858)
- Epiplema fletcheri Boudinot, 1982
- Epiplema illineata Warren, 1899
- Epiplema viettei Boudinot, 1982
Xyloryctidae
- Eretmocera laetissima Zeller, 1852
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2014). "Advanced search: Distribution: country". Afromoths. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
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