There are about 1,400 known moth species in Cameroon. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
Alucitidae Alucita illuminatrix (Meyrick, 1929) Alucita megaphimus (Hering, 1917)
Anomoeotidae Anomoeotes instabilis Talbot, 1929 Anomoeotes leucolena Holland, 1893 Anomoeotes phaeomera Hampson, 1920 Anomoeotes tenellula Holland, 1893 Staphylinochrous euryperalis Hampson, 1910 Staphylinochrous euriphaea Hampson, 1920 Staphylinochrous ruficilia Hampson, 1920
Arctiidae Acantharctia nivea Aurivillius, 1900 Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Afrasura discocellularis (Strand, 1912) Afrasura hieroglyphica (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Afrasura numida (Holland, 1893) Afrasura obliterata (Walker, 1864) Afrasura peripherica (Strand, 1912) Afroarctia bergeri Toulgoët, 1978 Afroarctia dargei (Toulgoët, 1976) Afroarctia kenyana (Rothschild, 1933) Afroarctia mamfei Toulgoët, 1978 Afroarctia nebulosa Toulgoët, 1980 Afroarctia sjostedti (Aurivillius, 1900) Agylloides problematica Strand, 1912 Aloa moloneyi (Druce, 1887) Alpenus maculosa (Stoll, 1781) Alpenus schraderi (Rothschild, 1910) Alpenus thomasi Watson, 1988 Amata alenicola (Strand, 1912) Amata alicia (Butler, 1876) Amata benitonis Strand, 1912 Amata borguensis (Hampson, 1901) Amata flavoanalis (Seitz, 1926) Amata leucerythra (Holland, 1893) Amata marina (Butler, 1876) Amata ploetzi (Strand, 1912) Amata tomasina (Butler, 1876) Amata uelleburgensis (Strand, 1912) Amata waldowi (Grünberg, 1907) Amerila atrivena (Hampson, 1907) Amerila brunnea (Hampson, 1901) Amerila femina (Berio, 1935) Amerila fennia (Druce, 1887) Amerila luteibarba (Hampson, 1901) Amerila nigroapicalis (Aurivillius, 1900) Amerila niveivitrea (Bartel, 1903) Amphicallia pactolicus (Butler, 1888) Amsacta bicoloria (Gaede, 1916) Amsacta flavicostata (Gaede, 1916) Anapisa cleta (Plötz, 1880) Anapisa crenophylax (Holland, 1893) Anapisa melaleuca (Holland, 1898) Anapisa monotica (Holland, 1893) Anapisa sjoestedti (Aurivillius, 1904) Archithosia costimacula (Mabille, 1878) Archithosia duplicata Birket-Smith, 1965 Archithosia makomensis (Strand, 1912) Archithosia similis Birket-Smith, 1965 Archithosia sordida Birket-Smith, 1965 Argina amanda (Boisduval, 1847) Asura camerunensis Strand, 1912 Asura craigii (Holland, 1893) Asura pectinella Strand, 1922 Asythosia velutina Birket-Smith, 1965 Balacra batesi Druce, 1910 Balacra brunnea Grünberg, 1907 Balacra caeruleifascia Walker, 1856 Balacra daphaena (Hampson, 1898) Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892 Balacra flavimacula Walker, 1856 Balacra haemalea Holland, 1893 Balacra herona (Druce, 1887) Balacra jaensis Bethune-Baker, 1927 Balacra nigripennis (Aurivillius, 1904) Balacra preussi (Aurivillius, 1904) Balacra pulchra Aurivillius, 1892 Balacra rubricincta Holland, 1893 Balacra rubrostriata (Aurivillius, 1892) Bergeria haematochrysa Kiriakoff, 1952 Binna scita (Walker, 1865) Cameroonia nigriceps (Aurivillius, 1904) Caryatis hersilia Druce, 1887 Caryatis phileta (Drury, 1782) Caryatis syntomina Butler, 1878 Ceryx alenina Strand, 1912 Ceryx barombina Gaede, 1926 Ceryx elasson (Holland, 1893) Ceryx hilda (Ehrmann, 1894) Ceryx infranigra (Strand, 1912) Cyana flammeostrigata Karisch, 2003 Cyana loloana (Strand, 1912) Cyana rubriterminalis (Strand, 1912) Cyana rufeola Karisch & Dall'Asta, 2010 Cyana trigutta (Walker, 1854) Disparctia vittata (Druce, 1898) Dubatolovia neurophaea (Hampson, 1911) Eilema angustipennis Strand, 1912 Eilema bueana Strand, 1912 Eilema goniophoroides Strand, 1912 Eilema mesosticta Hampson, 1911 Eilema pulverosa Aurivillius, 1904 Epilacydes scita (Walker, 1865) Epilacydes simulans Butler, 1875 Epitoxis myopsychoides Strand, 1912 Euchromia guineensis (Fabricius, 1775) Euchromia lethe (Fabricius, 1775) Galtara aurivilii (Pagenstecher, 1901) Hippurarctia cinereoguttata (Strand, 1912) Hippurarctia ferrigera (Druce, 1910) Logunovium nigricosta (Holland, 1893) Logunovium scortillum Wallengren, 1875 Mecistorhabdia haematoessa (Holland, 1893) Meganaclia perpusilla (Walker, 1856) Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Melisa diptera (Walker, 1854) Melisoides lobata Strand, 1912 Metarctia benitensis Holland, 1893 Metarctia forsteri Kiriakoff, 1955 Metarctia inconspicua Holland, 1892 Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Metarctia pamela Kiriakoff, 1957 Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898 Micralarctia punctulatum (Wallengren, 1860) Microbergeria luctuosa Kiriakoff, 1972 Muxta xanthopa (Holland, 1893) Myopsyche fulvibasalis (Hampson, 1918) Myopsyche idda (Plötz, 1880) Myopsyche miserabilis (Holland, 1893) Myopsyche nervalis Strand, 1912 Myopsyche ochsenheimeri (Boisduval, 1829) Myopsyche victorina (Plötz, 1880) Myopsyche xanthopleura (Holland, 1898) Nacliodes microsippia Strand, 1912 Nanna ceratopygia Birket-Smith, 1965 Nanna diplisticta (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Nanna eningae (Plötz, 1880) Nanna kamerunica Kühne, 2007 Nanna loloana (Strand, 1912) Nanna magna Birket-Smith, 1965 Neophemula vitrina (Oberthür, 1909) Neuroxena aberrans Bethune-Baker, 1927 Neuroxena albofasciata (Druce, 1910) Neuroxena fulleri (Druce, 1883) Neuroxena obscurascens (Strand, 1909) Nyctemera acraeina Druce, 1882 Nyctemera apicalis (Walker, 1854) Nyctemera arieticornis (Strand, 1909) Nyctemera chromis Druce, 1882 Nyctemera druna (Swinhoe, 1904) Nyctemera hemixantha (Aurivillius, 1904) Nyctemera itokina (Aurivillius, 1904) Nyctemera perspicua (Walker, 1854) Nyctemera rattrayi (Swinhoe, 1904) Nyctemera xanthura (Plötz, 1880) Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909) Paramelisa lophuroides Oberthür, 1911 Pericaliella melanodisca (Hampson, 1907) Phryganopsis angulifascia (Strand, 1912) Pliniola nigristriata (Holland, 1893) Poliosia nigrifrons Hampson, 1900 Pseudothyretes rubicundula (Strand, 1912) Pusiola celida (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Pusiola monotonia (Strand, 1912) Pusiola occidentalis (Strand, 1912) Pusiola squamosa (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Radiarctia lutescens (Walker, 1854) Rhabdomarctia rubrilineata (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Rhipidarctia conradti (Oberthür, 1911) Rhipidarctia flaviceps (Hampson, 1898) Rhipidarctia invaria (Walker, 1856) Rhipidarctia miniata Kiriakoff, 1957 Rhipidarctia rubrovitta (Aurivillius, 1904) Spilosoma aurantiaca (Holland, 1893) Spilosoma batesi (Rothschild, 1910) Spilosoma immaculata Bartel, 1903 Spilosoma rava (Druce, 1898) Spilosoma sulphurea Bartel, 1903 Spilosoma togoensis Bartel, 1903 Stenarctia abdominalis Rothschild, 1910 Stenarctia quadripunctata Aurivillius, 1900 Tesma fractifascia (Hampson, 1918) Tesma nigrapex (Strand, 1912) Thyrogonia efulensis (Holland, 1898) Trichaeta schultzei Aurivillius, 1905 Zobida trinitas (Strand, 1912)
Bombycidae Amusaron kolga (Druce, 1887) Amusaron pruinosa (Grünberg, 1907) Vingerhoedtia grisea (Gaede, 1927)
Brahmaeidae Dactyloceras bramarbas (Karsch, 1895) Dactyloceras karinae Bouyer, 2002 Dactyloceras nebulosum Brosch, Naumann & Meister, 2002 Dactyloceras ostentator Hering, 1927
Copromorphidae Rhynchoferella simplex Strand, 1915
Cosmopterigidae Allotalanta ochthotoma Meyrick, 1930 Allotalanta tephroclystis Meyrick, 1930 Cosmopterix athesiae Huemer & Koster, 2006 Macrobathra neurocoma Meyrick, 1930
Cossidae Phragmataecia pelostema (Hering, 1923) Xyleutes crassus Drury, ????
Crambidae Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852) Agathodes bibundalis Strand, 1913 Argyractis tripunctalis (Snellen, 1872) Bocchoris inspersalis (Zeller, 1852) Bradina longipennis (Hampson, 1912) Bradina sordidalis (Dewitz, 1881) Cadarena sinuata (Fabricius, 1781) Cangetta primulina (Hampson, 1916) Cirrhochrista poecilocygnalis Strand, 1915 Cirrhochrista quinquemaculalis Strand, 1915 Cirrhochrista saltusalis Schaus, 1893 Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis (Boisduval, 1833) Cotachena smaragdina (Butler, 1875) Diaphana indica (Saunders, 1851) Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Duponchel, 1834) Epipagis cancellalis (Zeller, 1852) Eporidia dariusalis Walker, 1859 Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis (Zeller, 1852) Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis (Zeller, 1852) Filodes normalis Hampson, 1912 Glyphodes stolalis Guenée, 1854 Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Noctuelita bicolorata Strand, 1915 Omiodes indicata (Fabricius, 1775) Orphanostigma excisa (Martin, 1956) Palpita bonjongalis (Plötz, 1880) Parotis baldersalis (Walker, 1859) Phostria biguttata (Hampson, 1898) Phostria hesusalis (Walker, 1859) Phryganodes biguttata Hampson, 1898 Pleuroptya balteata (Fabricius, 1798) Psara bipunctalis (Fabricius, 1794) Pseudonoorda distigmalis (Hampson, 1913) Pycnarmon diaphana (Cramer, 1779) Pyrausta marginepunctalis Gaede, 1916 Pyrausta simialis (Gaede, 1916) Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775) Stemorrhages sericea (Drury, 1773) Syllepte butlerii (Dewitz, 1881) Syllepte patagialis (Zeller, 1852) Udeoides bonakandaiensis Maes, 2006 Ulopeza panaresalis (Walker, 1859) Viettessa bethalis (Viette, 1958) Zebronia phenice (Cramer, 1780)
Drepanidae Callidrepana argyrobapta (Gaede, 1914) Callidrepana serena Watson, 1965 Epicampoptera efulena Watson, 1965 Epicampoptera heringi Gaede, 1927 Epicampoptera lumaria Watson, 1965 Epicampoptera marantica (Tams, 1930) Epicampoptera strandi Bryk, 1913 Epicampoptera tumidula Watson, 1965 Gonoreta contracta (Warren, 1897) Gonoreta differenciata (Bryk, 1913) Gonoreta gonioptera (Hampson, 1914) Gonoreta subtilis (Bryk, 1913) Isospidia angustipennis (Warren, 1904) Isospidia brunneola (Holland, 1893) Negera bimaculata (Holland, 1893) Negera clenchi Watson, 1965 Negera confusa Walker, 1855 Negera natalensis (Felder, 1874) Spidia excentrica Strand, 1912 Spidia fenestrata Butler, 1878 Spidia inangulata Watson, 1965 Spidia rufinota Watson, 1965 Spidia subviridis (Warren, 1899) Uranometra oculata (Holland, 1893)
Elachistidae Cryptolechia bibundella (Strand, 1913) Elachista cordata Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011 Urodeta absidata Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011 Urodeta aculeata Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011 Urodeta crenata Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011 Urodeta cuspidis Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011 Urodeta faro Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011 Urodeta tortuosa Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011
Eriocottidae Compsoctena rustica (Strand, 1914)
Eupterotidae Acrojana sciron (Druce, 1887) Acrojana scutaea Strand, 1909 Camerunia orphne (Schaus, 1893) Epijana cosima (Plötz, 1880) Hoplojana rhodoptera (Gerstaecker, 1871) Jana eurymas Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Jana gracilis Walker, 1855 Jana preciosa Aurivillius, 1893 Jana strigina Westwood, 1849 Janomima dannfelti (Aurivillius, 1893) Parajana gabunica (Aurivillius, 1892) Phiala albida Plötz, 1880 Phiala cunina Cramer, 1780 Phiala pseudatomaria Strand, 1911 Phiala specialis Kühne, 2007 Stenoglene citrinus (Druce, 1886) Stenoglene dehanicus (Strand, 1911) Stenoglene opalina Druce, 1910 Stenoglene pellucida Joicey & Talbot, 1924 Stenoglene preussi (Aurivillius, 1893) Stenoglene thelda (Druce, 1887)
Gelechiidae Prasodryas acratopa Meyrick Ptilothyris climacista Meyrick, 1926
Geometridae Acrostatheusis sanaga Herbulot, 1991 Agathia multiscripta Warren, 1898 Aletis helcita (Linnaeus, 1763) Antharmostes dargei Herbulot, 1982 Antharmostes reducta Herbulot, 1996 Antharmostes sufflata Herbulot, 1982 Archichlora epicydra Prout, 1938 Archichlora jacksoni Carcasson, 1971 Asthenotricha amblycoma Prout, 1935 Asthenotricha pycnoconia Janse, 1933 Asthenotricha semidivisa Warren, 1901 Bathycolpodes bassa Herbulot, 1986 Bathycolpodes holochroa Prout, 1915 Bathycolpodes melanceuthes Prout, 1922 Bathycolpodes pectinata Herbulot, 1992 Bathycolpodes torniflorata Prout, 1917 Biston abruptaria (Walker, 1869) Biston antecreta (Prout, 1938) Biston dargei (Herbulot, 1973) Biston johannaria (Oberthür, 1913) Biston subocularia (Mabille, 1893) Cartaletis forbesi (Druce, 1884) Cartaletis gracilis (Möschler, 1887) Cartaletis sapor (Druce, 1910) Chiasmia albivia (Prout, 1915) Chiasmia collaxata (Herbulot, 1987) Chiasmia normata (Walker, 1861) Chiasmia percnoptera (Prout, 1915) Chiasmia sororcula (Warren, 1897) Chiasmia umbrata (Warren, 1897) Chlorodrepana aequisecta Prout, 1922 Chrysocraspeda heringi Prout, 1932