The Lepidoptera of the Canary Islands consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the Canary Islands.
According to a recent estimate, there are a total of about 710 Lepidoptera species present in the Canary Islands.
Butterflies
Hesperiidae Thymelicus acteon christi Rebel, 1894 (uncertain taxonomic status)
Lycaenidae Aricia cramera Eschscholtz, 1821 Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782) Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) Leptotes webbianus (Brulle, 1839) Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761) Polyommatus celina (Austaut, 1879) Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
Nymphalidae Argynnis pandora (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Hipparchia wyssii bacchus Higgins, 1967 Hipparchia wyssii gomera Higgins, 1967 Hipparchia wyssii tamadabae Owen & Smith, 1992 Hipparchia wyssii tilosi Manil, 1984 Hipparchia wyssii wyssii (Christ, 1889) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758) Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) Pararge xiphioides Staudinger, 1871 Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773) Vanessa vulcania (Godart, 1819)
Pieridae Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775) Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785) Euchloe charlonia (Donzel, 1842) Euchloe belemia eversi Stamm, 1963 Euchloe belemia grancanariensis Acosta, 2008 Euchloe belemia hesperidum Rothschild, 1913 Gonepteryx cleobule (Hübner, 1830) Pieris cheiranthi (Hübner, 1808) Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)
Moths
Alucitidae Alucita canariensis Scholz & Jackh, 1994
Autostichidae Ambloma brachyptera Walsingham, 1908 Ambloma klimeschi Gozmany, 1975 Apatema fasciata (Stainton, 1859) Apatema junnilaineni Vives, 2001 Apatema lucidum Walsingham, 1908 Apatema mediopallidum Walsingham, 1900 Chersogenes victimella Walsingham, 1908 Dysallomima coarctella (Rebel, 1896) Epanastasis canariensis (Rebel, 1906) Epanastasis eupracta Gozmany, 1988 Epanastasis excellens Gozmany, 1977 Epanastasis sophroniellus (Rebel, 1895) Holcopogon bubulcellus (Staudinger, 1859) Oecia oecophila (Staudinger, 1876)
Bedelliidae Bedellia silvicolella Klimesch, 1968 Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)
Blastobasidae Blastobasis exclusa (Walsingham, 1908) Blastobasis helleri Rebel, 1910 Blastobasis insularis (Wollaston, 1858) Blastobasis marmorosella (Wollaston, 1858) Blastobasis phycidella (Zeller, 1839) Blastobasis rubiginosella Rebel, 1896 Blastobasis velutina Walsingham, 1908 Zenodochium polyphagum Walsingham, 1908 Zenodochium sostra Walsingham, 1910
Bucculatricidae Bucculatrix canariensis Walsingham, 1908 Bucculatrix chrysanthemella Rebel, 1896 Bucculatrix phagnalella Walsingham, 1908
Carposinidae Carposina cinderella Diakonoff, 1989 Carposina gigantella Rebel, 1917 Carposina sublucida Diakonoff, 1988
Choreutidae Choreutis nemorana (Hübner, 1799) Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)
Coleophoridae Coleophora aegyptiacae Walsingham, 1907 Coleophora albidorsella Toll, 1942 Coleophora areniphila Toll, 1957 Coleophora aularia Meyrick, 1924 Coleophora confluella Rebel, 1892 Coleophora discomaculella Toll & Amsel, 1967 Coleophora gibberosa Baldizzone, 2003 Coleophora gracilella Toll, 1952 Coleophora granulatella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora haoma Baldizzone, 1994 Coleophora internitens Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 1999 Coleophora hospitiella Chretien, 1915 Coleophora hystricella Toll, 1957 Coleophora lassella Staudinger, 1859 Coleophora loti Falkovitsh, 1978 Coleophora microalbella Amsel, 1935 Coleophora micromeriae Walsingham, 1908 Coleophora neglecta Baldizzone, 1997 Coleophora orotavensis Rebel, 1896 Coleophora pinkeri Baldizzone, 1982 Coleophora polycarpaeae Hering, 1927 Coleophora pseudopoecilella Klimesch, 1982 Coleophora salicorniae Heinemann & Wocke, 1877 Coleophora salviella Chretien, 1916 Coleophora sarehma Toll, 1956 Coleophora semicinerea Staudinger, 1859 Coleophora teneriffella Baldizzone, 1987 Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849 Ischnophanes canariella Baldizzone, 1984
Cosmopterigidae Anatrachyntis badia (Hodges, 1962) Anatrachyntis rileyi (Walsingham, 1882) Ascalenia acaciella Chretien, 1915 Ascalenia vanella (Frey, 1860) Coccidiphila gerasimovi Danilevsky, 1950 Coccidiphila kasypinkeri Traugott-Olsen, 1986 Coccidiphila ledereriella (Zeller, 1850) Coccidiphila patriciae J. Nel & A. Nel, 2000 Coccidiphila riedli Traugott-Olsen, 1986 Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Cosmopterix coryphaea Walsingham, 1908 Cosmopterix crassicervicella Chretien, 1896 Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers, 1875 Cosmopterix turbidella Rebel, 1896 Eteobalea thaumatella (Walsingham, 1907) Hodgesiella rhodorrhisella (Kasy, 1970) Pyroderces argyrogrammos (Zeller, 1847)
Cossidae Stygia hades Le Cerf, 1924 Stygia nilssoni Saldaitis & Yakovlev, 2008 Wiltshirocossus aries (Pungeler, 1902)
Crambidae Agriphila tersellus (Lederer, 1855) Agriphila trabeatellus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848) Ancylolomia palpella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Ancylolomia tripolitella Rebel, 1909 Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833) Aporodes floralis (Hübner, 1809) Arnia nervosalis Guenee, 1849 Botyodes diniasalis (Walker, 1859) Cataonia erubescens (Christoph, 1877) Cornifrons ulceratalis Lederer, 1858 Cynaeda dentalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Dentifovea praecultalis (Rebel, 1896) Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Duponchel, 1834) Diplopseustis perieresalis (Walker, 1859) Dolicharthria heringi (Rebel, 1939) Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847 Ecpyrrhorrhoe diffusalis (Guenee, 1854) Euchromius cambridgei (Zeller, 1867) Euchromius ocellea (Haworth, 1811) Euchromius vinculellus (Zeller, 1847) Eudonia angustea (Curtis, 1827) Eudonia decorella (Stainton, 1859) Eudonia geminoflexuosa Nuss, Karsholt & Meyer, 1998 Eudonia lineola (Curtis, 1827) Eudonia parviangusta Nuss, Karsholt & Meyer, 1998 Evergestis desertalis (Hübner, 1813) Evergestis isatidalis (Duponchel, 1833) Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781) Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866) Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859) Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794) Hydriris ornatalis (Duponchel, 1832) Loxostege deliblatica Szent-Ivany & Uhrik-Meszaros, 1942 Mecyna asinalis (Hübner, 1819) Mecyna atlanticum (Bethune-Baker, 1894) Mesocrambus canariensis Ganev, 1987 Mesocrambus tamsi Błeszyński, 1960 Metasia suppandalis (Hübner, 1823) Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Palepicorsia ustrinalis (Christoph, 1877) Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794) Parapediasia teterrellus (Zincken, 1821) Prionapteryx lancerotella (Rebel, 1892) Pseudobissetia terrestrellus (Christoph, 1885) Pyrausta aurata (Scopoli, 1763) Pyrausta sanguinalis (Linnaeus, 1767) Sitochroa palealis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775) Trichophysetis whitei Rebel, 1906 Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796) Udea nordmanni (Rebel, 1935) Udea numeralis (Hübner, 1796) Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius, 1794)
Elachistidae Agonopterix cinerariae Walsingham, 1908 Agonopterix heracliana (Linnaeus, 1758) Agonopterix mutatella Hannemann, 1989 Agonopterix nodiflorella (Milliere, 1866) Agonopterix perezi Walsingham, 1908 Agonopterix vendettella (Chretien, 1908) Agonopterix yeatiana (Fabricius, 1781) Depressaria absynthiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1865 Depressaria daucella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Depressaria discipunctella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Depressaria veneficella Zeller, 1847 Elachista canariella Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen, 1987 Elachista contaminatella Zeller, 1847 Ethmia bipunctella (Fabricius, 1775) Ethmia quadrinotella (Mann, 1861) Exaeretia conciliatella (Rebel, 1892) Perittia carlinella (Walsingham, 1908) Perittia echiella (de Joannis, 1902) Stephensia cedronellae (Walsingham, 1908)
Epermeniidae Epermenia aequidentellus (E. Hofmann, 1867) Epermenia strictellus (Wocke, 1867)
Erebidae Anomis erosa Hübner, 1810 Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775) Anumeta hilgerti (Rothschild, 1909) Autophila dilucida (Hübner, 1808) Autophila rosea (Staudinger, 1888) Canararctia rufescens (Brulle, 1836) Cerocala algiriae Oberthur, 1876 Clytie illunaris (Hübner, 1813) Dicallomera fortunata (Rogenhofer, 1891) Drasteria philippina (Austadt, 1880) Eilema albicosta (Rogenhofer, 1894) Eublemma baccalix (Swinhoe, 1886) Eublemma cochylioides (Guenee, 1852) Eublemma ostrina (Hübner, 1808) Eublemma parva (Hübner, 1808) Eublemma scitula Rambur, 1833 Gnamptonyx innexa (Walker, 1858) Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775) Hypena lividalis (Hübner, 1796) Hypena obacerralis Walker, 1859 Hypena obsitalis (Hübner, 1813) Metachrostis velox (Hübner, 1813) Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1773) Pandesma robusta (Walker, 1858) Rhynchina canariensis Pinker, 1962 Schrankia costaestrigalis (Stephens, 1834) Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855) Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Euteliidae Eutelia adulatrix (Hübner, 1813)
Gelechiidae Anarsia acaciae Walsingham, 1896 Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hübner, 1813) Aproaerema mercedella Walsingham, 1908 Aroga aristotelis (Milliere, 1876) Athrips fagoniae (Walsingham, 1904) Bryotropha domestica (Haworth, 1828) Bryotropha plebejella (Zeller, 1847) Carpatolechia decorella (Haworth, 1812) Caryocolum sciurella (Walsingham, 1908) Chrysoesthia bosae (Walsingham, 1908) Crossobela trinotella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856) Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Dichomeris lamprostoma (Zeller, 1847) Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Epidola stigma Staudinger, 1859 Gelechia sabinellus (Zeller, 1839) Helcystogramma convolvuli (Walsingham, 1908) Mesophleps corsicella Herrich-Schäffer, 1856 Mesophleps oxycedrella (Milliere, 1871) Metzneria aestivella (Zeller, 1839) Metzneria castiliella (Moschler, 1866) Metzneria tenuiella (Mann, 1864) Metzneria torosulella (Rebel, 1893) Microlechia chretieni Turati, 1924 Microlechia klimeschi (Povolny, 1972) Microlechia rhamnifoliae (Amsel & Hering, 1931) Monochroa rebeli (M. Hering, 1927) Neotelphusa cisti (Stainton, 1869) Nothris congressariella (Bruand, 1858) Ochrodia subdiminutella (Stainton, 1867) Ornativalva antipyramis (Meyrick, 1925) Ornativalva heluanensis (Debski, 1913) Ornativalva plutelliformis (Staudinger, 1859) Palumbina guerinii (Stainton, 1858) Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873) Platyedra subcinerea (Haworth, 1828) Pragmatodes fruticosella Walsingham, 1908 Ptocheuusa guimarensis (Walsingham, 1908) Recurvaria cinerella Chretien, 1908 Scrobipalpa bazae Povolny, 1977 Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916) Scrobipalpa halymella (Milliere, 1864) Scrobipalpa instabilella (Douglas, 1846) Scrobipalpa ocellatella (Boyd, 1858) Scrobipalpa traganella (Chretien, 1915) Scrobipalpa vasconiella (Rossler, 1877) Scrobipalpa vicaria (Meyrick, 1921) Scrobipalpa wiltshirei Povolny, 1966 Sitotroga psacasta (Meyrick, 1908) Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789) Stomopteryx detersella (Zeller, 1847) Stomopteryx remissella (Zeller, 1847) Stomopteryx schizogynae (Walsingham, 1908) Streyella canariensis (Walsingham, 1908) Syncopacma genistae (Walsingham, 1908) Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902) Syncopacma thaumalea (Walsingham, 1905) Tecia solanivora (Povolny, 1973) Teleiopsis lunariella (Walsingham, 1908) Telphusa cistiflorella (Constant, 1890)
Geometridae Anticlea cabrerai (Pinker, 1962) Ascotis fortunata (Blachier, 1887) Aspitates collinaria (Holt-White, 1894) Charissa canariensis (Rebel, 1911) Chemerina caliginearia (Rambur, 1833) Chiasmia aestimaria (Hübner, 1809) Cleora fortunata Blachier, 1889 Costaconvexa centrostrigaria (Wollaston, 1858) Crocallis bacalladoi Pinker, 1978 Crocallis matillae Pinker, 1974 Cyclophora maderensis (Bethune-Baker, 1891) Episauris kiliani Rebel, 1898 Eumannia bytinskii (Wehrli, 1939) Eupithecia boryata (Rebel, 1906) Eupithecia gomerensis (Rebel, 1917) Eupithecia maspalomae Pinker, 1961 Eupithecia massiliata Milliere, 1865 Eupithecia orana Dietze, 1913 Eupithecia pantellata Milliere, 1875 Eupithecia phoeniceata (Rambur, 1834) Eupithecia pusillata (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)