Lepidoptera of French Polynesia consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from French Polynesia.
According to a recent estimate, there are a total of roughly 400 Lepidoptera species present on the islands of French Polynesia.
Butterflies Hesperiidae Badamia atrox collenettei Evans, 1934 Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius, 1775)
Lycaenidae Catochrysops taitensis (Boisduval, 1832) Hypojamides catochloris (Boisduval, 1832) Jamides bochus (Stoll, 1782) Jamides bochus ruruturi Riley, 1929 Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Nacaduba tahitiensis Hara & Hirowatari, 1989 Ocaria ocrisia (Hewitson, 1868) Petrelaea dana (de Nicéville, 1884) Zizina labradus cheesmanae (Poulton & Riley, 1928) Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787)
Nymphalidae Atella gaberti Guerin-Meneville, 1838 Atella marquesana Riley, 1935 Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) Diadema auge otahaiti Cheesman, Euploea algea (Godart, 1819) Euploea eleutho (Quoy & Gaimard, 1815) Euploea helcita Boisduval, 1859 Euploea helcita walkeri Druce, 1890 Euploea lewinii Felder & Felder, 1865 Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758) Hypolimnas bolina otaheitae Felder, 1862 Junonia villida (Fabricius, 1787) Junonia villida longfieldae Riley, 1929 Junonia villida taitica Fruhstorfer, 1912 Libythea collenettei Poulton & Riley, 1928 Melanitis leda solandra (Fabricius, 1775) Melanitis leda taitensis (Felder, 1862) Phalanta marquesana Poulton & Riley, 1935 Taenaris phorcas phorcas (Westwood, 1851) Vagrans egista (Cramer, 1780) Vagrans gaberti Waterhouse, 1920 Vanessa itea (Fabricius, 1775)
Moths Alucitidae Alucita pselioxantha Meyrick, 1929
Arctiidae Argina astrea (Drury, 1773) Lambula erema Collenette, 1934 Utetheisa ornatrix (Linnaeus, 1758) Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) Utetheisa pulchelloides Hampson, 1907
Carposinidae Peragrarchis pelograpta (Meyrick, 1928)
Choreutidae Anthophila chalcotoxa (Meyrick, 1886) Anthophila chelaspis (Meyrick, 1928)
Copromorphidae Dryanassa erebactis Meyrick 1936
Cosmopterigidae Anatrachyntis incertulella (Walker, 1864) Anatrachyntis tridigitella (Walsingham 1907) Asymphorodes acerba Meyrick, 1928 Asymphorodes acritopterus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes acrophrictis Meyrick, 1934 Asymphorodes admiranda Meyrick, 1934 Asymphorodes adynatus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes aenigma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes albicoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes amblysoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes aporia J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes balanotis Meyrick, 1934 Asymphorodes bipunctatus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes brevimacula J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes canicoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes chalcocoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes chalcopterus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes chalcosoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes chalcozona Meyrick, 1935 Asymphorodes chrysophanes J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes cicatricula J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes circopis Meyrick, 1928 Asymphorodes cirsodes Meyrick, 1928 Asymphorodes coesyrias Meyrick, 1928 Asymphorodes culminis J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes cuneatus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes diamphidius J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes didyma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes diffidentia J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes emphereia J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes ergodes Meyrick, 1934 Asymphorodes favilla J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes fractura J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes hemileucus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes holoporphyra Meyrick, 1934 Asymphorodes homosoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes honoria J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes hypostema J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes ingravescens Meyrick, 1934 Asymphorodes interstincta Meyrick, 1928 Asymphorodes lenticula J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes leptotes J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes leucoloma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes leucoterma Meyrick, 1928 Asymphorodes lucerna J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes lucidus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes macrogramma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes mediostriatus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes melanosoma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes mesoxanthus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes monoxesta Meyrick, 1928 Asymphorodes montgomeryi J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes myronota Meyrick, 1928 Asymphorodes nebrias J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes nephocirca Meyrick, 1928 Asymphorodes nigricornis J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes nuciferae J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes ochrogramma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes oculisignis Meyrick, 1934 Asymphorodes paraporia J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes perfuga Meyrick, 1928 Asymphorodes phaeochorda Meyrick, 1928 Asymphorodes phaeodelta J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes phalarogramma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes plectographa Meyrick, 1928 Asymphorodes plemmelia J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes poliopterus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes polluta Meyrick, 1928 Asymphorodes porphyrarcha Meyrick, 1928 Asymphorodes remigiata J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes regina J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes semiluteus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes seminiger J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes sericeus J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes sphenocopa Meyrick, 1928 Asymphorodes spodogramma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes trichogramma J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes trigrapha J.F.G. Clarke, 1986 Asymphorodes valligera Meyrick, 1928 Asymphorodes xanthostola Meyrick, 1934 Asymphorodes xestophanes Meyrick, 1934 Cosmopterix aphranassa Meyrick, 1926 Cosmopterix flavofasciata (E. Wollaston, 1879) Cosmopterix melanarches Meyrick, 1928 Cosmopterix aphranassa Meyrick, 1926 Cosmopterix diandra (Clarke, 1986) Cosmopterix nonna Clarke, 1986 Iressa microsema Clarke, 1986 Iressa neoleuca Clarke, 1971 Labdia ceriocosma Meyrick, 1934 Labdia dicyanitis Meyrick, 1934 Labdia leucoxantha Meyrick, 1927 Limnaecia astathopis Meyrick, 1934 Microzestis inelegans Meyrick, 1929 Pyroderces lunulifera Meyrick, 1934 Stagmatophora spintheropus Meyrick, 1934 Syntomaula simulatella (Walker, 1864) Trissodoris honorariella (Walsingham, 1907) Ulochora perfuga Meyrick, 1928
Crambidae Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852) Archernis fulvalis Hampson, 1913 Bradina perlucidalis Hampson, 1897 Bradina tormentifera Meyrick, 1929 Calamochrous thermochra Meyrick, 1929 Chrysophyllis lucivaga Meyrick, 1934 Cnaphalocrocis creonalis (Walker, 1859) Cnaphalocrocis hemicrossa (Meyrick, 1886) Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis (Boisduval, 1833) Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis (Guenée, 1854) Crocidolomia binotalis Zeller, 1852 Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Duponchel, 1834) Eudonia chrysomicta (Meyrick, 1929) Eudonia citrocosma (Meyrick, 1929) Eudonia clerica (Meyrick, 1929) Eudonia officialis (Meyrick, 1929) Eudonia opostactis (Meyrick, 1929) Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis (Zeller, 1852) Glyphodes multilinealis Kenrick, 1907 Glyphodes phormingopa (Meyrick, 1934) Glyphodes psammocyma (Meyrick, 1929) Glyphodes uranoptris (Meyrick, 1929) Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781) Herpetogramma cleoropa (Meyrick, 1934) Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859) Herpetogramma phthorosticta (Meyrick, 1929) Herpetogramma stultalis (Walker, 1859) Hyalobathra illectalis (Walker, 1859) Hydriris ornatalis (Duponchel, 1832) Idioblasta acleropa (Meyrick, 1934) Idioblasta isoterma (Meyrick, 1934) Idioblasta lacteata Warren, 1891 Idioblasta procellaris (Meyrick, 1934) Idioblasta straminata Warren, 1891 Lamprosema foedalis (Guenée 1854) Marasmianympha eupselias (Meyrick, 1929) Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Omiodes diemenalis (Guenée, 1854) Palpita bacteata (Warren, 1891) Paratalanta aureolalis (Lederer, 1863) Piletocera signiferalis (Wallengren, 1860) Prophantis octoguttalis (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) Pythagoraea categorica Meyrick, 1929 Scoparia chrysopetra Meyrick, 1929 Scoparia commercialis Meyrick, 1929 Scoparia exterminata Meyrick, 1929 Scoparia philorphna Meyrick, 1929 Scoparia psednopa Meyrick, 1929 Scoparia spectacularis Meyrick, 1929 Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775) Stemorrhages euthalassa (Meyrick, 1934) Stemorrhages thetydalis (Guenée, 1854) Sufetula hemiophthalma (Meyrick, 1884) Tatobotys vibrata Meyrick, 1929
Gelechiidae Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1843) Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873) Stoeberhinus testaceus Butler, 1881
Geometridae Anisodes decolorata (Warren, 1897) Anisodes niveopuncta (Warren, 1897) Anisodes samoana (Warren, 1897) Bosara montana Orhant, 2003 Chloroclystis ambundata Prout, 1929 Chloroclystis coloptila Prout, 1929 Chloroclystis lepta (Meyrick, 1886) Chloroclystis pitoi Clarke, 1971 Chloroclystis torninubis Prout, 1929 Cleora albipuncta Orhant, 2003 Cleora caliginosa Orhant, 2003 Cleora collenettei Prout, 1929 Cleora dodonaeae Prout, 1929 Cleora esoterica Prout, 1929 Cleora esoterica pusillanimis Prout, 1933 Cleora leucostigma Prout, 1929 Cleora licornaria (Guenée, 1858) Cleora longipectina Orhant, 2002 Cleora myrmidonaria (Guenée, 1858) Cleora nitidula Orhant, 2002 Cleora stenoglypta Prout, 1929 Gymnoscelis concinna Swinhoe, 1902 Gymnoscelis erymna (Meyrick, 1886) Gymnoscelis imparatalis (Walker, 1865) Gymnoscelis tristrigosa Butler, 1881 Scopula angusticallis Prout, 1933 Scopula menytes Prout, 1933 Scopula oxystoma Prout, 1929 Scopula tahitiensis Orhant, 2003 Scopula tersicallis Prout, 1929 Thalassodes chloropsis Meyrick, 1886 Thalassodes microchloropis Holloway, 1979 Thalassodes pilaria Guenée, 1857
Gracillariidae Caloptilia crypsidelta (Meyrick, 1926) Caloptilia deltanthes (Meyrick, 1934) Caloptilia hilaropis (Meyrick, 1926) Epicephala colymbetella Meyrick 1880 Parectopa pontificalis Meyrick, 1928
Heliodinidae Lissocnemitis argolyca Meyrick, 1934
Hyblaeidae Hyblaea puera (Cramer, 1777)
Immidae Imma catapsesta Meyrick, 1934 Imma chloroplintha Meyrick, 1928 Imma fulminatrix Meyrick, 1934 Imma oxypselia Meyrick, 1928 Imma semiclara Meyrick, 1928
Noctuidae Acanthodelta marquesanus (Collenette, 1928) Achaea janata (Linnaeus, 1758) Achaea robinsoni Holloway 1982 Aedia sericea (Butler, 1882) Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766) Amyna natalis (Walker, 1858) Amyna octo (Guenée, 1852) Anigraea ochrobasis Hampson, 1912 Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775) Anomis involuta (Walker, 1858) Anomis involuta vitiensis Butler, 1886 Anomis marauensis Orhant, 2002 Anomis sabulifera (Guenée, 1852) Anticarsia irrorata (Fabricius, 1781) Athetis nonagrica (Walker, 1863) Athetis thoracica (Moore, 1884) Athyrma discolor (Fabricius, 1794) Bastilla insularum (Orhant, 2002) Bastilla tahitiensis (Orhant, 2002) Bastilla vitiensis (Butler, 1886) Callopistria alticola Orhant, 2002 Callopistria maillardi (Guenée, 1862) Callopistria ouria Callopistria ouria nanodes Collenette, 1934 Callopistria ouria ouria Collenette, 1928 Callopistria reticulata (Pagenstecher, 1884) Callopistria steevei Orhant, 2002 Catephia linteola Guenée, 1852 Chasmina tibialis (Fabricius, 1775) Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789) Chrysodeixis collardi (Orhant, 2002) Chrysodeixis copiaria Orhant, 2003 Chrysodeixis eriosoma (Doubleday, 1843) Condica conducta (Walker 1857) Condica hollowayi Orhant 2003 Condica illecta (Walker, 1865) Ctenoplusia albostriata (Bremer & Gray, 1853) Earias huegeliana Gaede, 1937 Earias vittella (Fabricius, 1794) Eublemma anachoresis (Wallengren, 1863) Eublemma crassiuscula (Walker, 1864) Eublemma rivula (Moore, 1882) Eudocima fullonia (Clerck, 1764) Eudocima materna (Linnaeus, 1767) Euplexia vetula Clarke, 1971 Fautaua diagonalis Collenette, 1928 Fautaua innupta Collenette, 1928 Fautaua minor Orhant, 2003 Grammodes oculicola Walker, 1858 Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1805) Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Hydrillodes crispipalpus Collenette, 1928 Hydrillodes epidela Orhant, 2003 Hydrillodes melanozona Collenette, 1928 Hydrillodes sechani Orhant, 2003 Hypena cracens Orhant, 2003 Hypena fulvifasciata Orhant, 2003 Hypena longfieldae Collenette, 1928 Hypena perexilis Orhant, 2003 Hypena sanctigeorgii Collenette, 1928 Hypena walkeri Collenette, 1928 Hypocala deflorata (Fabricius, 1793) Lacera noctilio (Fabricius 1794) Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)