There are about 35 known moths of Eswatini. 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 Eswatini (formerly Swaziland).
Arctiidae Amerila mulleri Häuser & Boppré, 1997 Lepista aposema Kühne, 2010
Crambidae Pyrausta apicalis (Hampson, 1913)
Geometridae Drepanogynis admiranda (Warren, 1905) Drepanogynis arcuifera Prout, 1934 Drepanogynis cambogiaria (Guenée, 1858) Drepanogynis chromatina (Prout, 1913) Drepanogynis costipicta (Prout, 1932) Drepanogynis determinata (Walker, 1860) Drepanogynis devia (Prout, 1913) Drepanogynis gloriola (Prout, 1913) Drepanogynis hypenissa (Butler, 1875) Drepanogynis latipennis Krüger, 2002 Drepanogynis leptodoma Prout, 1917 Drepanogynis mixtaria Guenée, 1858 Drepanogynis olivescens (Warren, 1898) Drepanogynis punctata (Warren, 1897) Drepanogynis subrosea Krüger, 2002 Drepanogynis variciliata Krüger, 2002
Gracillariidae Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
Lasiocampidae Bombycomorpha bifascia (Walker, 1855)
Lasiocampidae Braura ligniclusa (Walker, 1865) Eutricha morosa (Walker, 1865)
Notodontidae Antheua ornata (Walker, 1865)
Pterophoridae Exelastis atomosa (Walsingham, 1885) Hepalastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864) Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1852)
Saturniidae Gonimbrasia wahlbergii (Boisduval, 1847)
Sphingidae Oligographa juniperi (Boisduval, 1847)
Tortricidae Clepsis gnathocera Razowski, 2006 Megalota lobotona (Meyrick, 1921) Metendothenia balanacma (Meyrick, 1914) Orilesa olearis (Meyrick, 1912)
References
External links Afromoths