List of moths of South Africa (Pyralidae)

This is a list of moths of the family Pyralidae that are found in South Africa. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of South Africa.

Abachausia grisea Balinsky, 1994 Abrephia incongruella (Warren, 1914) Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1794) Achroia innotata Walker, 1864 Acrobasis africanella Balinsky, 1994 Acrobasis diversicolor Ragonot, 1893 Acrobasis ramosella Walker, 1866 Actenia achromalis Hampson, 1906 Actenia obliquisignalis Hampson, 1906 Actenia rhodesialis Hampson, 1906 Afromyelois communis Balinsky, 1991 Afromylea natalica Balinsky, 1994 Afropsipyla pictella Balinsky, 1994 Afropsipyla similis Balinsky, 1994 Aglossa basalis Walker, 1865 Aglossa ferrealis Hampson, 1906 Aglossa formosa Butler, 1875 Aglossa inconspicua Butler, 1875 Aglossa incultalis Zeller, 1852 Aglossa infuscalis Hampson, 1906 Aglossa pinguinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Aglossa rhodalis Hampson, 1906 Aglossa steralis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 Aglossa thermochroa Hampson, 1916 Aglossodes prionophoralis Ragonot, 1891 Alispoides vermiculella Ragonot, 1888 Ambetilia curcifera Balinsky, 1994 Anagasta kuehniella (Zeller, 1879) Ancylosis aeola Balinsky, 1987 Ancylosis albipunctella (Warren, 1914) Ancylosis atrisparsella (Hampson, 1901) Ancylosis bohemani (Zeller, 1852) Ancylosis capensis Ragonot, 1888 Ancylosis detersella Hampson, 1926 Ancylosis eugraphella Balinsky, 1987 Ancylosis eurhoda Balinsky, 1989 Ancylosis glaphyria Balinsky, 1987 Ancylosis inangulella Warren, 1914 Ancylosis interjectella (Ragonot, 1888) Ancylosis luederitzella Balinsky, 1989 Ancylosis melanophlebia Balinsky, 1989 Ancylosis montana Balinsky, 1989 Ancylosis namibiella Balinsky, 1987 Ancylosis obscurella Balinsky, 1989 Ancylosis ocellella (Hampson, 1901) Ancylosis perfervida Balinsky, 1989 Ancylosis rufociliella Ragonot, 1888 Ancylosis similis Balinsky, 1987 Ancylosis subpyrethrella (Ragonot, 1888) Ancylosis ustocapitella (Hampson, 1901) Anerastia flaveolella Ragonot, 1887 Anobostra discimacula Hampson, 1917 Aphomia caffralis Hampson, 1917 Aphomia distictella Hampson, 1917 Aphomia murina (Wallengren, 1875) Aphomia zelleri (de Joannis, 1932) Apomyelois bicolorata Balinsky, 1991 Arsissa transvaalica Balinsky, 1991 Aspithroides minuta Balinsky, 1994 Azanicola adspersa Balinsky, 1991 Bahiria defecta Balinsky, 1994 Bahiria durbanica Balinsky, 1994 Bahiria flavicosta Balinsky, 1994 Bahiria latevalva Balinsky, 1994 Bahiria macrognatha Balinsky, 1994 Bahiria magna Balinsky, 1994 Bahiria similis Balinsky, 1994 Bahiria ximenianata Balinsky, 1994 Biafra concinnella Ragonot, 1888 Biafra separatella (Ragonot, 1888) Bostra albilineata (Warren, 1891) Bostra carnicolor Warren, 1914 Bostra coenochroa Hampson, 1917 Bostra conflualis Hampson, 1906 Bostra conspicualis Warren, 1911 Bostra dipectinialis Hampson, 1906 Bostra exustalis (Guenée, 1854) Bostra ferrealis Hampson, 1906 Bostra flavicostalis Warren, 1914 Bostra glaucalis Hampson, 1906 Bostra lateritialis (Guenée, 1854) Bostra maculilinea Hampson, 1917 Bostra mucidalis (Guenée, 1854) Bostra noctuina (Butler, 1875) Bostra pallidicolor Hampson, 1917 Bostra pallidifrons Hampson, 1917 Bostra perrubida Hampson, 1910 Bostra puncticostalis Hampson, 1898 Bostra pyroxantha Hampson, 1906 Bostra rufimarginalis Hampson, 1906 Bostra sentalis Hampson, 1906 Bostra tenebralis Hampson, 1906 Bostra tripartita (Warren, 1897) Bostra tristis (Butler, 1881) Bostra vetustalis (Zeller, 1852) Bostra xanthorhodalis Hampson, 1906 Cabotella inconspicua Balinsky, 1994 Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg, 1885) Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863) Cadra figulilella (Gregson, 1871) Cadra rectivittella (Ragonot, 1901) Candiope joannisella Ragonot, 1888 Candiopella dukei Balinsky, 1994 Cantheleamima excisa Balinsky, 1994 Caustella phoenicias Hampson, 1930 Ceuthelea umtalensis Balinsky, 1994 Ceutholopha isidis (Zeller, 1867) Commotria albinervella Hampson, 1918 Commotria castaneipars Hampson, 1918 Commotria leucosparsalis Janse, 1922 Commotria phlebicella Hampson, 1918 Commotria rhodoneura Hampson, 1918 Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton, 1866) Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Millière, 1867) Cunibertoides nigripatagiata Balinsky, 1994 Delopterus basalis Janse, 1922 Didia subramosella Ragonot, 1893 Discofrontia normella Hampson, 1901 Ditrachyptera verruciferella (Ragonot, 1888) Dysphylia viridella Ragonot, 1888 Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller, 1839) Eldana saccharina Walker, 1865 Elegia inconspicuella (Ragonot, 1888) Eleusina homoeosomella Hampson, 1901 Ematheudes convexus Shaffer, 1997 Ematheudes crassinotellus Ragonot, 1888 Ematheudes elysium Shaffer, 1997 Ematheudes erectus Shaffer, 1997 Ematheudes hispidus Shaffer, 1997 Ematheudes maculescens Shaffer, 1997 Ematheudes natalensis Shaffer, 1997 Ematheudes neonepsia Martin, 1956 Ematheudes neurias (Hampson, 1918) Ematheudes paleatellus Ragonot, 1888 Ematheudes rhodochrous (Hampson, 1918) Ematheudes setiger Shaffer, 1997 Ematheudes sinuosus Shaffer, 1997 Ematheudes straminella Snellen, 1872 Ematheudes strictus Shaffer, 1997 Ematheudes toxalis Shaffer, 1997 Ematheudes triangularis Shaffer, 1997 Emmalocera laminella Hampson, 1901 Emmalocera leucopleura (Hampson, 1918) Emporia melanobasis Balinsky, 1991 Encryphodes ethiopella Balinsky, 1991 Endolasia transvaalica Hampson, 1926 Endotricha consobrinalis Zeller, 1852 Endotricha ellisoni Whalley, 1963 Endotricha erythralis Mabille, 1900 Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796) Epicrocis abbreviata (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis africana (Janse, 1942) Epicrocis africanella (Ragonot, 1888) Epicrocis albigeralis (Walker, 1865) Epicrocis ancylosiformis (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis arcana (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis atratella (Ragonot, 1888) Epicrocis brevipalpata (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis complicata (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis coriacelloides (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis crassa (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis ferrealis (Hampson, 1898) Epicrocis flavicosta (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis furcilinea (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis gracilis (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis holophaea (Hampson, 1926) Epicrocis imitans (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis insolita (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis intermedia (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis laticostella (Ragonot, 1888) Epicrocis nigricans (Ragonot, 1888) Epicrocis nigrinella (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis noncapillata (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis ornata (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis ornatella (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis picta (Balinsky, 1991) Epicrocis piliferella (Ragonot, 1888) Epicrocis plumbifasciata (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis pseudonatalensis (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis punctata (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis sacculata (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis saturatella Mabille, 1879 Epicrocis siderella (Ragonot, 1888) Epicrocis spiculata (Balinsky, 1994) Epicrocis stibiella (Snellen, 1872) Epicrocis vansoni (Balinsky, 1994) Epilepia melanobasis (Hampson, 1906) Epilepia melanobrunnea (Janse, 1922) Epilepia melanosparsalis (Janse, 1922) Epilepia melapastalis (Hampson, 1906) Episindris albimaculalis Ragonot, 1891 Essina atribasalis Ragonot, 1891 Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832) Eucarphia anomala Balinsky, 1994 Eucarphia leucomera (Hampson, 1926) Eulophota caustella (Hampson, 1901) Eulophota zonata Hampson, 1926 Eurhodope confusella (Walker, 1866) Eurhodope infixella (Walker, 1866) Eurhodope notulella (Ragonot, 1888) Eurhodope nyctosia Balinsky, 1991 Euzophera crassignatha Balinsky, 1994 Euzophera crinita Balinsky, 1994 Euzophera cullinanensis (Balinsky, 1991) Euzophera minima Balinsky, 1994 Euzophera neomeniella Ragonot, 1888 Euzophera stramentella Ragonot, 1888 Euzophera termivelata Balinsky, 1994 Euzophera villora (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) Euzopherodes capicola Balinsky, 1994 Faveria dionysia (Zeller, 1846) Faveria dubia (Balinsky, 1994) Faveria fusca (Balinsky, 1994) Faveria ignicephalis (Balinsky, 1994) Faveria minima (Balinsky, 1994) Faveria minuscula (Balinsky, 1994) Faveria nonceracanthia (Balinsky, 1994) Faveria onigra (Balinsky, 1994) Faveria poliostrota (Balinsky, 1994) Flabellobasis capensis (Hampson, 1901) Flabellobasis montana Balinsky, 1991 Gaana asperella (Ragonot, 1893) Gaana basiferella Walker, 1866 Gaana mesophaea (Hampson, 1930) Gaana minima Balinsky, 1994 Gaana quatra Balinsky, 1994 Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Getulia fulviplagella Hampson, 1901 Getulia institella Ragonot, 1888 Getulia maculosa Balinsky, 1994 Getulia semifuscella Ragonot, 1893 Grammiphlebia striata (Druce, 1902) Hannemanneia tacapella (Ragonot, 1887) Herculia caesalis (Zeller, 1852) Herculia griseobrunnea Hampson, 1917 Herculia lacteocilia Hampson, 1917 Herculia roseotincta Hampson, 1917 Herculia tenuis (Butler, 1880) Heterochrosis oligochrodes Hampson, 1926 Hobohmia paradoxa Balinsky, 1994 Homoeosoma botydella Ragonot, 1888 Homoeosoma masaiense Balinsky, 1991 Homoeosoma quinquepunctella (Warren, 1914) Homoeosoma scopulella Ragonot, 1888 Homoeosoma stenoteum Hampson, 1926 Homoeosoma terminella Ragonot, 1901 Hosidia ochrineurella Hampson, 1901 Hydaspia dorsipunctella Ragonot, 1888 Hypargyria metalliferella Ragonot, 1888 Hypotia aglossalis (Hampson, 1906) Hypotia bolinalis (Walker, 1859) Hypotia grisescens (Warren, 1914) Hypotia ornata Druce, 1902 Hypotia pallidicarnea (Warren, 1914) Hypotia phaeagonalis (Hampson, 1906) Hypsipyla robusta (Moore, 1886) Hypsopygia mauritialis (Boisduval, 1833) Hypsopygia sanguinalis Warren, 1897 Hypsotropa adumbratella Ragonot, 1888 Hypsotropa chionorhabda Hampson, 1918 Hypsotropa contrastella (Ragonot, 1888) Hypsotropa graptophlebia Hampson, 1918 Hypsotropa infumatella Ragonot, 1901 Hypsotropa leucophlebiella (Ragonot, 1888) Hypsotropa ochricostella Hampson, 1918 Hypsotropa polyactinia (Hampson, 1901) Hypsotropa rhodochroella Hampson, 1918 Hypsotropa roseotincta Janse, 1922 Hypsotropa sabuletella (Zeller, 1852) Hypsotropa subcostella Hampson, 1918 Isolopha albicristata Warren, 1911 Joannisia conisella (Hampson, 1926) Joannisia heterotypa Balinsky, 1994 Joannisia jansei Balinsky, 1994 Joannisia poliopasta Balinsky, 1994 Joannisia semiales Balinsky, 1994 Lamoria adaptella (Walker, 1863) Lamoria anella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Lamoria attamasca Whalley, 1964 Lamoria cafrella (Ragonot, 1888) Lamoria exiguata Whalley, 1964 Lamoria imbella (Walker, 1864) Lamoria pallens Whalley, 1964 Laodamia affinis Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia glaucocephalis Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia grisella Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia homotypa Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia hortensis Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia inermis Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia injucunda Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia karkloofensis Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia lugubris Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia natalensis (Ragonot, 1888) Laodamia nigerrima Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia nonplagella Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia pulchra Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia salisburyensis Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia sarniensis Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia similis Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia spissa Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia squamata Balinsky, 1994 Laodamia zoetendalensis Balinsky, 1994 Lepidogma rubricalis Hampson, 1906 Leviantenna ferox Balinsky, 1994 Loryma athalialis (Walker, 1859) Loryma recusata (Walker, 1864) Loryma sentiusalis Walker, 1859 Loryma sinuosalis Leraut, 2007 Lorymodes digonialis (Hampson, 1906) Lorymodes stenopteralis Hampson, 1917 Macalla confusa Janse, 1922 Macalla fasciculata Hampson, 1906 Macrovalva quadrielevata Balinsky, 1994 Megasis barrettae Hampson, 1901 Melanalis perfusca Hampson, 1906 Melanastia bicolor Hampson, 1930 Metacrateria perirrorella Hampson, 1918 Metoecis carnifex (Coquerel, 1855) Miliberta gnathilata Balinsky, 1994 Mittonia hampsoni (Distant, 1897) Mussidia melanoneura Ragonot, 1893 Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot, 1888 Myelodes flavimargo Hampson, 1930 Myelodes jansei Hampson, 1930 Namibicola simplex Balinsky, 1994 Namibicola splendida Balinsky, 1991 Namibiopsis punctata Balinsky, 1994 Navasota leuconeurella Hampson, 1918 Neobostra ferruginealis Hampson, 1906 Neopaschia flavociliata Janse, 1922 Nephopterix angustella (Hübner, 1796) Nephopterix apotomella (Meyrick, 1886) Nephopterix caradrinella Ragonot, 1893 Nephopterix divisella (Duponchel, 1842)