The Lepidoptera of Madeira consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the island of Madeira.
According to a recent estimate, there are 324 Lepidoptera species in Madeira.
Butterflies
Lycaenidae Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)
Nymphalidae Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Hipparchia maderensis (Bethune-Baker, 1891) Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764) Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758) Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758) Pararge xiphia (Fabricius, 1775) Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) Vanessa vulcania (Godart, 1819)
Pieridae Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785) Gonepteryx maderensis Felder, 1862 Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) Pieris wollastoni (Butler, 1886)
Moths
Autostichidae Apatema fasciata (Stainton, 1859) Dysallomima coarctella (Rebel, 1896) Oecia oecophila (Staudinger, 1876)
Bedelliidae Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)
Blastobasidae Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894 Blastobasis bassii Sinev & Karsholt, 2004 Blastobasis decolorella (Wollaston, 1858) Blastobasis desertarum (Wollaston, 1858) Blastobasis divisus (Walsingham, 1894) Blastobasis insularis (Wollaston, 1858) Blastobasis lacticolella Rebel, 1940 Blastobasis laurisilvae Sinev & Karsholt, 2004 Blastobasis lavernella Walsingham, 1894 Blastobasis luteella Sinev & Karsholt, 2004 Blastobasis marmorosella (Wollaston, 1858) Blastobasis maroccanella Amsel, 1952 Blastobasis nigromaculata (Wollaston, 1858) Blastobasis ochreopalpella (Wollaston, 1858) Blastobasis pica (Walsingham, 1894) Blastobasis rebeli Sinev & Karsholt, 2004 Blastobasis salebrosella Rebel, 1940 Blastobasis serradaguae Sinev & Karsholt, 2004 Blastobasis spectabilella Rebel, 1940 Blastobasis splendens Sinev & Karsholt, 2004 Blastobasis subdivisus Sinev & Karsholt, 2004 Blastobasis virgatella Sinev & Karsholt, 2004 Blastobasis vittata (Wollaston, 1858) Blastobasis walsinghami Sinev & Karsholt, 2004 Blastobasis wolffi Sinev & Karsholt, 2004 Blastobasis wollastoni Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
Carposinidae Carposina anopta Diakonoff, 1990 Carposina atlanticella Rebel, 1894
Choreutidae Anthophila fabriciana (Linnaeus, 1767) Anthophila threnodes (Walsingham, 1910) Choreutis nemorana (Hübner, 1799) Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)
Coleophoridae Coleophora coracipennella (Hübner, 1796) Coleophora glaucicolella Wood, 1892 Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849
Cosmopterigidae Ascalenia echidnias (Meyrick, 1891) Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864) Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers, 1875 Pyroderces argyrogrammos (Zeller, 1847)
Crambidae Agriphila atlanticus (Wollaston, 1858) Agriphila trabeatellus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848) Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833) Aporodes floralis (Hübner, 1809) Botyodes diniasalis (Walker, 1859) Cynaeda dentalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Duponchel, 1834) Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847 Euchromius cambridgei (Zeller, 1867) Euchromius ocellea (Haworth, 1811) Eudonia angustea (Curtis, 1827) Eudonia decorella (Stainton, 1859) Eudonia scoriella (Wollaston, 1858) Eudonia shafferi Nuss, Karsholt & Meyer, 1998 Eudonia stenota (Wollaston, 1858) Evergestis isatidalis (Duponchel, 1833) Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781) Herpetogramma bipunctalis (Fabricius, 1794) Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859) Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794) Mecyna asinalis (Hübner, 1819) Mecyna atlanticum (Bethune-Baker, 1894) Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794) Pyrausta sanguinalis (Linnaeus, 1767) Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775) Trichophysetis whitei Rebel, 1906 Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796) Udea maderensis (Bethune-Baker, 1894) Udea numeralis (Hübner, 1796) Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius, 1794)
Elachistidae Agonopterix heracliana (Linnaeus, 1758) Agonopterix perezi Walsingham, 1908 Agonopterix scopariella (Heinemann, 1870) Depressaria daucella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Depressaria ultimella Stainton, 1849 Elachista encumeadae Kaila & Karsholt, 2002 Ethmia bipunctella (Fabricius, 1775) Exaeretia conciliatella (Rebel, 1892) Perittia carlinella (Walsingham, 1908)
Epermeniidae Epermenia aequidentellus (E. Hofmann, 1867)
Erebidae Autophila dilucida (Hübner, 1808) Eublemma ostrina (Hübner, 1808) Eublemma parva (Hübner, 1808) Hypena lividalis (Hübner, 1796) Hypena obsitalis (Hübner, 1813) Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1773) Schrankia costaestrigalis (Stephens, 1834) Scoliopteryx libatrix (Linnaeus, 1758) Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855) Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gelechiidae Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hübner, 1813) Bryotropha domestica (Haworth, 1828) Bryotropha plebejella (Zeller, 1847) Caryocolum marmorea (Haworth, 1828) Caryocolum sciurella (Walsingham, 1908) Chrysoesthia drurella (Fabricius, 1775) Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Ephysteris brachyptera Karsholt & Sattler, 1998 Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Helcystogramma convolvuli (Walsingham, 1908) Microlechia chretieni Turati, 1924 Ornativalva plutelliformis (Staudinger, 1859) Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873) Platyedra subcinerea (Haworth, 1828) Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916) Scrobipalpa ocellatella (Boyd, 1858) Scrobipalpa portosanctana (Stainton, 1859) Scrobipalpa suaedicola (Mabille, 1906) Scrobipalpa vasconiella (Rossler, 1877) Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789) Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902) Thiotricha wollastoni (Walsingham, 1884)
Geometridae Ascotis fortunata (Blachier, 1887) Costaconvexa centrostrigaria (Wollaston, 1858) Cyclophora maderensis (Bethune-Baker, 1891) Cyclophora puppillaria (Hübner, 1799) Eupithecia latipennata Prout, 1914 Eupithecia massiliata Milliere, 1865 Eupithecia rosai Pinker, 1962 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (Haworth, 1809) Herbulotina maderae Pinker, 1971 Idaea atlantica (Stainton, 1859) Idaea maderae (Bethune-Baker, 1891) Menophra maderae (Bethune-Baker, 1891) Nycterosea obstipata (Fabricius, 1794) Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Scopula irrorata (Bethune-Baker, 1891) Xanthorhoe rupicola (Wollaston, 1858) Xenochlorodes magna Wolff, 1977 Xenochlorodes nubigena (Wollaston, 1858)
Glyphipterigidae Acrolepiopsis infundibulosa Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001 Acrolepiopsis mauli Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001 Acrolepiopsis vesperella (Zeller, 1850) Glyphipterix diaphora Walsingham, 1894 Glyphipterix pygmaeella Rebel, 1896
Gracillariidae Caloptilia aurantiaca (Wollaston, 1858) Caloptilia azaleella (Brants, 1913) Caloptilia coruscans (Walsingham, 1907) Caloptilia laurifoliae (M. Hering, 1927) Caloptilia staintoni (Wollaston, 1858) Dialectica hedemanni (Rebel, 1896) Dialectica scalariella (Zeller, 1850) Phyllocnistis canariensis M. Hering, 1927 Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856 Phyllonorycter chiclanella (Staudinger, 1859) Phyllonorycter juncei (Walsingham, 1908) Phyllonorycter mespilella (Hübner, 1805) Phyllonorycter messaniella (Zeller, 1846) Phyllonorycter myricae Deschka, 1976 Phyllonorycter platani (Staudinger, 1870)
Lyonetiidae Leucoptera malifoliella (O. Costa, 1836)
Nepticulidae Stigmella atricapitella (Haworth, 1828) Stigmella aurella (Fabricius, 1775) Stigmella centifoliella (Zeller, 1848) Trifurcula ridiculosa (Walsingham, 1908)
Noctuidae Acontia lucida (Hufnagel, 1766) Agrotis atrux (Pinker, 1971) Agrotis fortunata Draudt, 1938 Agrotis herzogi Rebel, 1911 Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766) Agrotis rutae Rebel, 1939 Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Agrotis spinifera (Hübner, 1808) Agrotis trux (Hübner, 1824) Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766) Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758) Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1827) Caradrina clavipalpis Scopoli, 1763 Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789) Condica capensis (Walker, 1857) Cornutiplusia circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767) Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenee, 1852) Cucullia calendulae Treitschke, 1835 Euplexia dubiosa (Bethune-Baker, 1891) Euxoa canariensis Rebel, 1902 Galgula partita Guenee, 1852 Hadena atlantica (Hampson, 1905) Hadena karsholti Hacker, 1995 Hecatera maderae Bethune-Baker, 1891 Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827) Luperina madeirae Fibiger, 2005 Mesapamea maderensis Pinker, 1971 Mniotype albostigmata (Bethune-Baker, 1891) Mniotype inexpectata (Weidlich, 2001) Mythimna serradagua Wolff, 1977 Mythimna vitellina (Hübner, 1808) Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth, 1809) Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758) Noctua teixeirai Pinker, 1971 Nyctobrya maderensis Bethune-Baker, 1891 Ochropleura leucogaster (Freyer, 1831) Peridroma saucia (Hübner, 1808) Phlogophora meticulosa (Linnaeus, 1758) Phlogophora wollastoni Bethune-Baker, 1891 Sesamia nonagrioides Lefebvre, 1827 Spodoptera cilium Guenee, 1852 Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808) Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, 1803) Xestia c-nigrum (Linnaeus, 1758) Xylena exsoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nolidae Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
Oecophoridae Endrosis sarcitrella (Linnaeus, 1758) Esperia sulphurella (Fabricius, 1775) Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849)
Plutellidae Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Praydidae Prays citri (Milliere, 1873) Prays friesei Klimesch, 1992
Psychidae Apterona helicoidella (Vallot, 1827) Luffia lapidella (Goeze, 1783)
Pterophoridae Agdistis pseudocanariensis Arenberger, 1973 Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847) Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Hübner, 1813) Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847) Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) Gypsochares nielswolffi Gielis & Arenberger, 1992 Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Merrifieldia bystropogonis (Walsingham, 1908) Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763) Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Pyralidae Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1794) Aglossa caprealis (Hübner, 1809) Ancylosis convexella (Lederer, 1855) Ancylosis roscidella (Eversmann, 1844) Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863) Cadra figulilella (Gregson, 1871) Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Milliere, 1867) Ematheudes punctella (Treitschke, 1833) Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796) Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879 Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) Nephopterix angustella (Hübner, 1796) Neurotomia coenulentella (Zeller, 1846) Pararotruda nesiotica (Rebel, 1911) Pempelia lundbladi Rebel, 1939 Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813) Pyralis farinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Raphimetopus ablutella (Zeller, 1839)
Sesiidae Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789)
Sphingidae Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758) Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758) Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Hyles tithymali (Boisduval, 1834) Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Stathmopodidae Neomariania rebeli (Walsingham, 1894)
Tineidae Ceratobia oxymora (Meyrick, 1919) Monopis barbarosi (Kocak, 1981) Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859) Monopis henderickxi Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001 Monopis nigricantella (Milliere, 1872) Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758) Oinophila v-flava (Haworth, 1828) Opogona omoscopa (Meyrick, 1893) Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856) Phereoeca allutella (Rebel, 1892) Praeacedes atomosella (Walker, 1863) Psychoides filicivora (Meyrick, 1937) Stenoptinea cyaneimarmorella (Milliere, 1854) Tenaga nigripunctella (Haworth, 1828) Tinea dubiella Stainton, 1859 Tinea murariella Staudinger, 1859 Tinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794 Tineola bisselliella (Hummel, 1823) Trichophaga robinsoni Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001 Trichophaga tapetzella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tortricidae Acleris variegana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Acroclita anelpista Diakonoff & Wolff, 1976 Acroclita guanchana Walsingham, 1908 Acroclita subsequana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) Aethes francillana (Fabricius, 1794) Bactra lancealana (Hübner, 1799) Bactra venosana (Zeller, 1847) Bactra minima Meyrick, 1909 Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hübner, 1799) Clavigesta sylvestrana (Curtis, 1850)