There are about 240 known moth species of the Central African Republic. 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 the Central African Republic.
Anomoeotidae Staphylinochrous euryperalis Hampson, 1910
Arctiidae Alpenus maculosa (Stoll, 1781) Alpenus nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1908) Alpenus thomasi Watson, 1988 Amerila atrivena (Hampson, 1907) Amsacta latimarginalis Rothschild, 1933 Balacra nigripennis (Aurivillius, 1904) Creatonotos leucanioides Holland, 1893 Cyana rufeola Karisch & Dall'Asta, 2010 Spilosoma jordani Debauche, 1938 Spilosoma togoensis Bartel, 1903
Autostichidae Neospastus ubangi Gozmány, 1966
Drepanidae Callidrepana macnultyi Watson, 1965 Callidrepana serena Watson, 1965 Epicampoptera andersoni (Tams, 1925) Epicampoptera marantica (Tams, 1930) Epicampoptera strandi Bryk, 1913 Isospidia angustipennis (Warren, 1904) Negera natalensis (Felder, 1874) Spidia rufinota Watson, 1965 Uranometra oculata (Holland, 1893)
Eupterotidae Phiala pseudatomaria Strand, 1911 Stenoglene brunneofasciata Dall'Asta & Poncin, 1980 Stenoglene citrinus (Druce, 1886) Stenoglene dehanicus (Strand, 1911) Stenoglene plagiatus (Aurivillius, 1911) Stenoglene preussi (Aurivillius, 1893) Stenoglene pujoli Dall'Asta & Poncin, 1980 Stenoglene sulphureotinctus Strand, 1912 Stenoglene thelda (Druce, 1887) Stenoglene uelei Dall'Asta & Poncin, 1980 Stenoglene uniformis Dall'Asta & Poncin, 1980
Geometridae Cleora rostella D. S. Fletcher, 1967 Colocleora linearis Herbulot, 1985 Miantochora picturata Herbulot, 1985 Miantochora subcaudata Herbulot, 1981 Racotis squalida (Butler, 1878) Racotis zebrina Warren, 1899 Zamarada adumbrata D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada auratisquama Warren, 1897 Zamarada bicuspida D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada corroborata Herbulot, 1954 Zamarada cydippe Herbulot, 1954 Zamarada dentigera Warren, 1909 Zamarada differens Bastelberger, 1907 Zamarada dilata D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada dolorosa D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada enippe Prout, 1921 Zamarada excavata Bethune-Baker, 1913 Zamarada latimargo Warren, 1897 Zamarada melpomene Oberthür, 1912 Zamarada modesta Herbulot, 1985 Zamarada nasuta Warren, 1897 Zamarada protrusa Warren, 1897
Gracillariidae Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908)
Himantopteridae Pedoptila ubangiana Schultze, 1931
Lasiocampidae Cheligium ufo Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009 Filiola dogma Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009 Muzunguja rectilineata (Aurivillius, 1900) Odontocheilopteryx maculata Aurivillius, 1905 Odontocheilopteryx phoneus Hering, 1928 Pachytrina elygara Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
Lymantriidae Dasychira pseudosatanas Hering, 1926 Dasychira scotina Hering, 1926 Dasychira taberna Hering, 1926 Dasychira torniplaga Hering, 1926 Laelia gigantea Hampson, 1910 Laelia pluto (Hering, 1926) Stracena promelaena (Holland, 1893)
Metarbelidae Haberlandia annetteae Lehmann, 2011 Haberlandia odzalaensis Lehmann, 2011 Moyencharia mineti Lehmann, 2013 Moyencharia winteri Lehmann, 2013
Noctuidae Achaea rothkirchi (Strand, 1914) Acontia citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911 Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836 Masalia flavistrigata (Hampson, 1903) Masalia galatheae (Wallengren, 1856) Masalia rubristria (Hampson, 1903) Mitrophrys menete (Cramer, 1775) Thiacidas schausi (Hampson, 1905)
Notodontidae Atrasana pujoli Kiriakoff, 1964
Psychidae Eumeta rotunda Bourgogne, 1965
Saturniidae Gonimbrasia alcestris (Weymer, 1907) Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1892 Melanocera pujoli Lemaire & Rougeot, 1974 Micragone agathylla (Westwood, 1849) Nudaurelia eblis Strecker, 1876
Sphingidae Acanthosphinx guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879) Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758) Afrosataspes galleyi (Basquin, 1982) Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 Antinephele achlora Holland, 1893 Antinephele camerounensis Clark, 1937 Antinephele maculifera Holland, 1889 Antinephele marcida Holland, 1893 Atemnora westermannii (Boisduval, 1875) Basiothia charis (Boisduval, 1875) Basiothia medea (Fabricius, 1781) Centroctena rutherfordi (Druce, 1882) Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771) Ceridia heuglini (C. & R. Felder, 1874) Chloroclanis virescens (Butler, 1882) Coelonia fulvinotata (Butler, 1875) Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758) Falcatula cymatodes (Rothschild & Jordan, 1912) Falcatula falcata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Hippotion aporodes Rothschild & Jordan, 1912 Hippotion balsaminae (Walker, 1856) Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758) Hippotion eson (Cramer, 1779) Hippotion irregularis (Walker, 1856) Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823) Hypaedalea butleri Rothschild, 1894 Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891 Leucostrophus commasiae (Walker, 1856) Lophostethus dumolinii (Angas, 1849) Lycosphingia hamatus (Dewitz, 1879) Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1875) Neopolyptychus centralis Basquin & Pierre, 2005 Neopolyptychus consimilis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Neopolyptychus prionites (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) Neopolyptychus serrator (Jordan, 1929) Nephele accentifera (Palisot de Beauvois, 1821) Nephele aequivalens (Walker, 1856) Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878 Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Nephele discifera Karsch, 1891 Nephele funebris (Fabricius, 1793) Nephele maculosa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Nephele oenopion (Hübner, ) Nephele peneus (Cramer, 1776) Nephele rectangulata Rothschild, 1895 Nephele rosae Butler, 1875 Pantophaea jordani (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) Phylloxiphia bicolor (Rothschild, 1894) Phylloxiphia formosa (Schultze, 1914) Phylloxiphia goodii (Holland, 1889) Phylloxiphia illustris (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) Phylloxiphia oberthueri (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Phylloxiphia oweni (Carcasson, 1968) Phylloxiphia vicina (Rothschild & Jordan, 1915) Platysphinx constrigilis (Walker, 1869) Platysphinx phyllis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Platysphinx stigmatica (Mabille, 1878) Platysphinx vicaria Jordan, 1920 Poliana buchholzi (Plötz, 1880) Polyptychoides digitatus (Karsch, 1891) Polyptychus affinis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Polyptychus andosa Walker, 1856 Polyptychus anochus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 Polyptychus bernardii Rougeot, 1966 Polyptychus carteri (Butler, 1882) Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Polyptychus enodia (Holland, 1889) Polyptychus herbuloti Darge, 1990 Polyptychus hollandi Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Polyptychus murinus Rothschild, 1904 Polyptychus orthographus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Polyptychus paupercula (Holland, 1889) Polyptychus thihongae Bernardi, 1970 Polyptychus trisecta (Aurivillius, 1901) Pseudenyo benitensis Holland, 1889 Pseudoclanis admatha Pierre, 1985 Pseudoclanis molitor (Rothschild & Jordan, 1912) Pseudoclanis occidentalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Pseudoclanis rhadamistus (Fabricius, 1781) Rhadinopasa hornimani (Druce, 1880) Rufoclanis rosea (Druce, 1882) Temnora camerounensis Clark, 1923 Temnora crenulata (Holland, 1893) Temnora curtula Rothschild & Jordan, 1908 Temnora elegans (Rothschild, 1895) Temnora elisabethae Hering, 1930 Temnora eranga (Holland, 1889) Temnora fumosa (Walker, 1856) Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893) Temnora griseata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Temnora iapygoides (Holland, 1889) Temnora livida (Holland, 1889) Temnora radiata (Karsch, 1892) Temnora sardanus (Walker, 1856) Temnora scitula (Holland, 1889) Temnora spiritus (Holland, 1893) Temnora stevensi Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Temnora wollastoni Rothschild & Jordan, 1908 Theretra jugurtha (Boisduval, 1875) Theretra orpheus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Theretra perkeo Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856)
Tineidae Acridotarsa melipecta (Meyrick, 1915) Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Cubitofusa pseudoglebata (Gozmány, 1967) Ectabola protracta Gozmány, 1966 Hapsifera refalcata Gozmány, 1967 Hyperbola primoti Gozmány, 1966 Hyperbola zicsii Gozmány, 1965 Miramonopis viettei Gozmány, 1966 Monopis addenda Gozmány, 1965 Monopis immaculata Gozmány, 1967 Monopis meyricki Gozmány, 1967 Monopis rejectella (Walker, 1864) Nannotinea simplex Gozmány, 1966 Pachypsaltis morosa Gozmány, 1966 Perissomastix breviberbis (Meyrick, 1933) Perissomastix idolatrix Gozmány & Vári, 1973 Perissomastix onyx Gozmány, 1966 Phereoeca postulata Gozmány, 1967 Pitharcha latriodes (Meyrick, 1917) Setomorpha rutella Zeller, 1852 Sphallestasis truncata (Gozmány, 1966) Syncalipsis optania (Meyrick, 1908) Trichophaga abruptella (Wollaston, 1858)
Zygaenidae Saliunca meruana Aurivillius, 1910
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