Location of the Comoros

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

Carposinidae

Copromorphidae

Crambidae

Drepanidae

Elachistidae

Euteliidae

  • Eutelia bouveti Viette, 1984
  • Eutelia galleyi Viette, 1984
  • Eutelia verini Viette, 1984

Gelechiidae

Geometridae

Immidae

Lasiocampidae

  • Phoenicladocera lajonquierei Viette, 1981

Lecithoceridae

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

Noctuidae

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

Pyralidae

Saturniidae

Sphingidae

Thyrididae

  • Hapana carcealis Whalley, 1971
  • Rhodoneura opalinula (Mabille, 1879)
  • Rhodoneura sordidula (Plötz, 1880)
  • Rhodoneura zophocrana Viette, 1957

Tineidae

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

References

  • De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2014). "Advanced search: Distribution: country". Afromoths. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
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