Moths of Lesotho represent about 90 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 in Lesotho.
Arctiidae Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784) Macrosia chalybeata Hampson, 1901 Micrilema craushayi Hampson, 1903
Crambidae Ancylolomia prepiella Hampson, 1919 Caffrocrambus chalcimerus (Hampson, 1919) Lamprophaia ablactalis (Walker, 1859) Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Geometridae Drepanogynis arcuifera Prout, 1934 Drepanogynis aspitatoides Krüger, 2002 Drepanogynis bifasciata (Dewitz, 1881) Drepanogynis determinata (Walker, 1860) Drepanogynis hilaris Krüger, 2002 Drepanogynis hypoplea Prout, 1938 Drepanogynis mixtaria Guenée, 1858 Drepanogynis nipholibes (Prout, 1938) Drepanogynis pulla Krüger, 2002 Epirrhoe achatina Prout, 1915 Isturgia disputaria (Guenée, 1858)
Hepialidae Eudalaca albistriata (Hampson, 1910)
Lasiocampidae Bombycomorpha bifascia (Walker, 1855)
Lymantriidae Bracharoa quadripunctata (Wallengren, 1875)
Metarbelidae Arbelodes albitorquata (Hampson, 1910) Arbelodes deprinsi Lehmann, 2010 Arbelodes sticticosta (Hampson, 1910) Metarbela leucostigma (Hampson, 1910) Teragra leucostigma Hampson, 1910
Noctuidae Achaea sordida (Walker, 1865) Acontia citripennis (Hampson, 1910) Acontia dispar (Walker, ) Acontia natalis (Guenée, 1852) Acontia sphendonistis (Hampson, 1902) Acontia tanzaniae Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856 Acrapex aenigma (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Acrapex carnea Hampson, 1905 Adisura aerugo (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Agrotis biconica Kollar, 1844 Agrotis crassilinea Wallengren, 1860 Agrotis longidentifera (Hampson, 1903) Agrotis segetum ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Athetis chionopis Hampson, 1909 Athetis melanephra Hampson, 1909 Athetis pallicornis (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Caffristis ferrogrisea (Hampson, 1902) Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1827) Calpiformis craushayi (Hampson, 1905) Caradrina glaucistis Hampson, 1902 Caradrina xanthopis (Hampson, 1909) Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, ) Cucullia pallidistria Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775) Diaphone eumela (Stoll, 1781) Diargyria argyrogramma Krüger, 2005 Diargyria argyrostolmus Krüger, 2005 Eublemma anachoresis (Wallengren, 1863) Eublemma flaviceps Hampson, 1902 Eublemma foedosa (Guenée, 1852) Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833) Eublemma uninotata Hampson, 1902 Euplexia augens Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Grammodes euclidioides Guenée, 1852 Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775) Heliocheilus stigmatia (Hampson, 1903) Heliothis scutuligera Guenée, 1852 Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827) Masalia disticta (Hampson, 1902) Masalia galatheae (Wallengren, 1856) Matopo typica Distant, 1898 Mentaxya muscosa Geyer, 1837 Mentaxya rimosa (Guenée, 1852) Micragrotis puncticostata (Hampson, 1902) Micragrotis strigibasis (Hampson, 1902) Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858) Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852) Ozarba hypoxantha (Wallengren, 1860) Plusia angulum Guenée, 1852 Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Sesamia epunctifera Hampson, 1902 Sesamia rubritincta Hampson, 1902 Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808) Syngrapha circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767) Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, ) Trichoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Tycomarptes inferior (Guenée, 1852) Zalaca snelleni (Wallengren, 1875)
Nolidae Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
Psychidae Criocharacta amphiactis Meyrick, 1939
Pterophoridae Platyptilia bowkeri Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011 Platyptilia sochivkoi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011 Hellinsia basuto Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011 Merrifieldia innae Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011
Pyralidae Aglossa phaealis Hampson, 1906
References
External links AfroMoths