Estonian moths represent about 2,228 different types of moths. 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 Estonia.
Adelidae Adela croesella (Scopoli, 1763) Adela cuprella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Adela reaumurella (Linnaeus, 1758) Cauchas fibulella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Cauchas rufimitrella (Scopoli, 1763) Nematopogon magna (Zeller, 1878) Nematopogon metaxella (Hübner, 1813) Nematopogon pilella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Nematopogon robertella (Clerck, 1759) Nematopogon schwarziellus Zeller, 1839 Nematopogon swammerdamella (Linnaeus, 1758) Nemophora cupriacella (Hübner, 1819) Nemophora degeerella (Linnaeus, 1758) Nemophora dumerilella (Duponchel, 1839) Nemophora fasciella (Fabricius, 1775) Nemophora metallica (Poda, 1761)
Alucitidae Alucita grammodactyla Zeller, 1841 Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758 Pterotopteryx dodecadactyla Hübner, 1813
Argyresthiidae Argyresthia abdominalis Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia albistria (Haworth, 1828) Argyresthia aurulentella Stainton, 1849 Argyresthia bonnetella (Linnaeus, 1758) Argyresthia brockeella (Hübner, 1813) Argyresthia conjugella Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia curvella (Linnaeus, 1761) Argyresthia glaucinella Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia goedartella (Linnaeus, 1758) Argyresthia ivella (Haworth, 1828) Argyresthia pruniella (Clerck, 1759) Argyresthia pulchella Lienig & Zeller, 1846 Argyresthia pygmaeella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Argyresthia retinella Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia semifusca (Haworth, 1828) Argyresthia sorbiella (Treitschke, 1833) Argyresthia spinosella Stainton, 1849 Argyresthia arceuthina Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia bergiella (Ratzeburg, 1840) Argyresthia dilectella Zeller, 1847 Argyresthia glabratella (Zeller, 1847) Argyresthia illuminatella Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia laevigatella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Argyresthia praecocella Zeller, 1839
Batrachedridae Batrachedra pinicolella (Zeller, 1839) Batrachedra praeangusta (Haworth, 1828)
Bedelliidae Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)
Blastobasidae Hypatopa binotella (Thunberg, 1794) Hypatopa inunctella Zeller, 1839
Brahmaeidae Lemonia dumi (Linnaeus, 1761)
Bucculatricidae Bucculatrix albedinella (Zeller, 1839) Bucculatrix argentisignella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Bucculatrix artemisiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Bucculatrix bechsteinella (Bechstein & Scharfenberg, 1805) Bucculatrix cidarella (Zeller, 1839) Bucculatrix cristatella (Zeller, 1839) Bucculatrix demaryella (Duponchel, 1840) Bucculatrix frangutella (Goeze, 1783) Bucculatrix gnaphaliella (Treitschke, 1833) Bucculatrix latviaella Sulcs, 1990 Bucculatrix maritima Stainton, 1851 Bucculatrix nigricomella (Zeller, 1839) Bucculatrix noltei Petry, 1912 Bucculatrix ratisbonensis Stainton, 1861 Bucculatrix thoracella (Thunberg, 1794) Bucculatrix ulmella Zeller, 1848
Chimabachidae Dasystoma salicella (Hübner, 1796) Diurnea fagella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Diurnea lipsiella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Choreutidae Anthophila fabriciana (Linnaeus, 1767) Choreutis diana (Hübner, 1822) Choreutis pariana (Clerck, 1759) Prochoreutis myllerana (Fabricius, 1794) Prochoreutis sehestediana (Fabricius, 1776) Prochoreutis ultimana (Krulikovsky, 1909) Tebenna bjerkandrella (Thunberg, 1784) Tebenna pretiosana (Duponchel, 1842)
Coleophoridae Augasma aeratella (Zeller, 1839) Coleophora absinthii Wocke, 1877 Coleophora adelogrammella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora adjunctella Hodgkinson, 1882 Coleophora adspersella Benander, 1939 Coleophora ahenella Heinemann, 1877 Coleophora albicans Zeller, 1849 Coleophora albidella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Coleophora albitarsella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora alcyonipennella (Kollar, 1832) Coleophora alnifoliae Barasch, 1934 Coleophora alticolella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora amellivora Baldizzone, 1979 Coleophora anatipenella (Hübner, 1796) Coleophora antennariella Herrich-Schäffer, 1861 Coleophora arctostaphyli Meder, 1934 Coleophora argentula (Stephens, 1834) Coleophora artemisicolella Bruand, 1855 Coleophora atriplicis Meyrick, 1928 Coleophora badiipennella (Duponchel, 1843) Coleophora betulella Heinemann, 1877 Coleophora binderella (Kollar, 1832) Coleophora boreella Benander, 1939 Coleophora brevipalpella Wocke, 1874 Coleophora caelebipennella Zeller, 1839 Coleophora caespititiella Zeller, 1839 Coleophora carelica Hackman, 1945 Coleophora colutella (Fabricius, 1794) Coleophora conspicuella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora conyzae Zeller, 1868 Coleophora coracipennella (Hübner, 1796) Coleophora currucipennella Zeller, 1839 Coleophora deauratella Lienig & Zeller, 1846 Coleophora dianthi Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Coleophora directella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora discordella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora expressella Klemensiewicz, 1902 Coleophora flavipennella (Duponchel, 1843) Coleophora follicularis (Vallot, 1802) Coleophora frischella (Linnaeus, 1758) Coleophora fuscocuprella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Coleophora galbulipennella Zeller, 1838 Coleophora gallipennella (Hübner, 1796) Coleophora glaucicolella Wood, 1892 Coleophora glitzella Hofmann, 1869 Coleophora gnaphalii Zeller, 1839 Coleophora graminicolella Heinemann, 1876 Coleophora granulatella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora gryphipennella (Hübner, 1796) Coleophora hackmani (Toll, 1953) Coleophora hemerobiella (Scopoli, 1763) Coleophora ibipennella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora idaeella Hofmann, 1869 Coleophora inulae Wocke, 1877 Coleophora juncicolella Stainton, 1851 Coleophora kuehnella (Goeze, 1783) Coleophora laricella (Hübner, 1817) Coleophora ledi Stainton, 1860 Coleophora limosipennella (Duponchel, 1843) Coleophora lineolea (Haworth, 1828) Coleophora lixella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora lusciniaepennella (Treitschke, 1833) Coleophora lutipennella (Zeller, 1838) Coleophora mayrella (Hübner, 1813) Coleophora millefolii Zeller, 1849 Coleophora milvipennis Zeller, 1839 Coleophora murinella Tengstrom, 1848 Coleophora nutantella Muhlig & Frey, 1857 Coleophora orbitella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora ornatipennella (Hübner, 1796) Coleophora otidipennella (Hübner, 1817) Coleophora pappiferella Hofmann, 1869 Coleophora paripennella Zeller, 1839 Coleophora peribenanderi Toll, 1943 Coleophora plumbella Kanerva, 1941 Coleophora potentillae Elisha, 1885 Coleophora pyrrhulipennella Zeller, 1839 Coleophora ramosella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora riffelensis Rebel, 1913 Coleophora saxicolella (Duponchel, 1843) Coleophora scabrida Toll, 1959 Coleophora serratella (Linnaeus, 1761) Coleophora siccifolia Stainton, 1856 Coleophora solitariella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora spinella (Schrank, 1802) Coleophora squalorella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora squamosella Stainton, 1856 Coleophora sternipennella (Zetterstedt, 1839) Coleophora striatipennella Nylander in Tengstrom, 1848 Coleophora succursella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Coleophora tamesis Waters, 1929 Coleophora tanaceti Muhlig, 1865 Coleophora therinella Tengstrom, 1848 Coleophora trifolii (Curtis, 1832) Coleophora trochilella (Duponchel, 1843) Coleophora vacciniella Herrich-Schäffer, 1861 Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora vestianella (Linnaeus, 1758) Coleophora vibicigerella Zeller, 1839 Coleophora violacea (Strom, 1783) Coleophora virgaureae Stainton, 1857 Coleophora vitisella Gregson, 1856 Coleophora vulnerariae Zeller, 1839 Metriotes lutarea (Haworth, 1828)
Cosmopterigidae Cosmopterix lienigiella Zeller, 1846 Cosmopterix orichalcea Stainton, 1861 Cosmopterix scribaiella Zeller, 1850 Cosmopterix zieglerella (Hübner, 1810) Eteobalea anonymella (Riedl, 1965) Eteobalea tririvella (Staudinger, 1870) Limnaecia phragmitella Stainton, 1851 Pancalia leuwenhoekella (Linnaeus, 1761) Pancalia schwarzella (Fabricius, 1798) Sorhagenia janiszewskae Riedl, 1962 Sorhagenia lophyrella (Douglas, 1846) Sorhagenia rhamniella (Zeller, 1839)
Cossidae Acossus terebra (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Cossus cossus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phragmataecia castaneae (Hübner, 1790) Zeuzera pyrina (Linnaeus, 1761)
Crambidae Acentria ephemerella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Agriphila aeneociliella (Eversmann, 1844) Agriphila biarmicus (Tengstrom, 1865) Agriphila deliella (Hübner, 1813) Agriphila inquinatella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Agriphila poliellus (Treitschke, 1832) Agriphila selasella (Hübner, 1813) Agriphila straminella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Agriphila tristella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Agrotera nemoralis (Scopoli, 1763) Anania coronata (Hufnagel, 1767) Anania crocealis (Hübner, 1796) Anania funebris (Strom, 1768) Anania fuscalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Anania hortulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Anania lancealis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Anania perlucidalis (Hübner, 1809) Anania stachydalis (Germar, 1821) Anania terrealis (Treitschke, 1829) Anania verbascalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Atralata albofascialis (Treitschke, 1829) Calamotropha paludella (Hübner, 1824) Cataclysta lemnata (Linnaeus, 1758) Catoptria conchella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Catoptria falsella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Catoptria fulgidella (Hübner, 1813) Catoptria lythargyrella (Hübner, 1796) Catoptria maculalis (Zetterstedt, 1839) Catoptria margaritella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Catoptria permiacus (W. Petersen, 1924) Catoptria permutatellus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848) Catoptria pinella (Linnaeus, 1758) Catoptria verellus (Zincken, 1817) Chilo phragmitella (Hübner, 1805) Chrysoteuchia culmella (Linnaeus, 1758) Crambus alienellus Germar & Kaulfuss, 1817 Crambus ericella (Hübner, 1813) Crambus hamella (Thunberg, 1788) Crambus heringiellus Herrich-Schäffer, 1848 Crambus lathoniellus (Zincken, 1817) Crambus pascuella (Linnaeus, 1758) Crambus perlella (Scopoli, 1763) Crambus pratella (Linnaeus, 1758) Crambus silvella (Hübner, 1813) Crambus uliginosellus Zeller, 1850 Cynaeda dentalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Diasemia reticularis (Linnaeus, 1761) Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Duponchel, 1834) Dolicharthria punctalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Donacaula forficella (Thunberg, 1794) Donacaula mucronella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Elophila nymphaeata (Linnaeus, 1758) Epascestria pustulalis (Hübner, 1823) Euchromius ocellea (Haworth, 1811) Eudonia alpina (Curtis, 1850) Eudonia lacustrata (Panzer, 1804) Eudonia laetella (Zeller, 1846) Eudonia mercurella (Linnaeus, 1758) Eudonia murana (Curtis, 1827) Eudonia pallida (Curtis, 1827) Eudonia sudetica (Zeller, 1839) Eudonia truncicolella (Stainton, 1849) Evergestis aenealis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Evergestis extimalis (Scopoli, 1763) Evergestis forficalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Evergestis frumentalis (Linnaeus, 1761) Evergestis pallidata (Hufnagel, 1767) Gesneria centuriella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Heliothela wulfeniana (Scopoli, 1763) Loxostege commixtalis (Walker, 1866) Loxostege sticticalis (Linnaeus, 1761) Loxostege turbidalis (Treitschke, 1829) Mecyna flavalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Nascia cilialis (Hübner, 1796) Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Nymphula nitidulata (Hufnagel, 1767) Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner, 1796) Ostrinia palustralis (Hübner, 1796) Ostrinia peregrinalis (Eversmann, 1852) Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794) Parapoynx stratiotata (Linnaeus, 1758) Paratalanta hyalinalis (Hübner, 1796) Paratalanta pandalis (Hübner, 1825) Pediasia aridella (Thunberg, 1788) Pediasia contaminella (Hübner, 1796) Pediasia fascelinella (Hübner, 1813) Pediasia luteella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Pediasia truncatellus (Zetterstedt, 1839) Platytes alpinella (Hübner, 1813) Platytes cerussella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Pleuroptya ruralis (Scopoli, 1763) Psammotis pulveralis (Hübner, 1796) Pyrausta aerealis (Hübner, 1793) Pyrausta aurata (Scopoli, 1763) Pyrausta cingulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Pyrausta despicata (Scopoli, 1763) Pyrausta nigrata (Scopoli, 1763) Pyrausta ostrinalis (Hübner, 1796) Pyrausta porphyralis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Pyrausta purpuralis (Linnaeus, 1758) Pyrausta sanguinalis (Linnaeus, 1767) Schoenobius gigantella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)