There are about 660 known moth species of Réunion. 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 Réunion, an island in the Indian Ocean.
Arctiidae
Argina amanda Argina astrea Eilema borbonica Eilema francki Eilema squalida Nyctemera insulare Nyctemera virgo Thumatha fuscescens Utetheisa diva Utetheisa elata Utetheisa lotrix Utetheisa pulchella Utetheisa pulchelloides
Autostichidae Autosticha pelodes
Batrachedridae Batrachedra arenosella Idioglossa bigemma
Bedelliidae Bedellia somnulentella
Blastobasidae Lateantenna inana
Carposinidae Peragrarchis martirea Peritrichocera barboniella Peritrichocera bougreauella Peritrichocera bipectinata Peritrichocera tsilaosa Scopalostoma melanoparea Scopalostoma nigromaculella
Choreutidae Anthophila emplecta Brenthia leptocosma Choreutis aegyptiaca Tebenna cornua Tebenna micalis
Copromorphidae Copromorpha mesobactris
Cosmopterigidae Calicotis attiei Cosmopterix attenuatella Anatrachyntis simplex Eteobalea vinsoni Macrobathra cineralella
Crambidae
Acentropinae Elophila acornutus Elophila difflualis Elophila melagynalis Eoophyla guillermetorum Eoophyla reunionalis Parapoynx diminutalis Parapoynx fluctuosalis Parapoynx ingridae
Crambinae Angustalius hapaliscus Chilo sacchariphagus Conocramboides seychellellus Culladia achroellum Microcrambon paphiellus
Cybalomiinae Trichophysetis preciosalis
Evergestinae Crocidolomia pavonana
Glaphyriinae Hellula undalis Hydriris ornatalis
Musotiminae Ambia gueneealis Cilaus longinasus Neurophyseta upupalis
Noordiinae Noorda blitealis
Odontiinae Autocharis marginata
Pyraustinae Achyra coelatalis Euclasta whalleyi Hyalobathra filalis Ischnurges lancinalis Pagyda pulvereiumbralis Pyrausta phoenicealis Udea ferrugalis Uresiphita polygonalis
Scopariinae Scoparia benigna Scoparia resinodes
Spilomelinae Agathodes musivalis Bocchoris borbonensis Bocchoris gueyraudi Bocchoris inspersalis Botyodes asialis Bradina admixtalis Cadarena pudoraria Cirrhochrista etiennei Cnaphalocrocis grucheti Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis Cnaphalocrocis trebiusalis Condylorrhiza zyphalis Diaphana indica Diasemia monostigma Diasemiopsis ramburialis Duponchelia fovealis Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis Filodes costivitralis Ghesquierellana hirtusalis Glyphodes cadeti Glyphodes mascarenalis Glyphodes shafferorum Haritalodes derogata Herpetogramma admensalis Herpetogramma basalis Herpetogramma brunnealis Herpetogramma couteyeni Herpetogramma debressyi Herpetogramma dorcalis Herpetogramma licarsisalis Herpetogramma minoralis Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Herpetogramma stultalis Herpetogramma vacheri Hodebertia testalis Hymenia perspectalis Maruca vitrata Mabra eryxalis Nausinoe geometralis Nomophila noctuella Notarcha quaternalis Omiodes dnopheralis Omiodes indicata Orphanostigma abruptalis Palpita vitrealis Pardomima viettealis Piletocera reunionalis Piletocera viperalis Pleuroptya balteata Pleuroptya violacealis Poliobotys ablactalis Prophantis smaragdina Pyrausta childrenalis Pyrausta pastrinalis Psara ferruginalis Salbia haemorrhoidalis Sameodes cancellalis Sceliodes laisalis Spoladea recurvalis Stemorrhages sericea Syllepte albopunctum Syllepte argillosa Syllepte christophalis Syllepte ovialis Synclera traducalis Terastia subjectalis Thliptoceras longicornalis Zebronia phenice
Elachistidae Chrysoclista hygrophilella Ethmia nigroapicella
Gelechiidae
Anarsia citromitra Anarsia dodonaea Anarsia tremata Anarsia vinsonella Aristotelia bicomis Brachmia fuscogramma Dactylethrella tetrametra Dichomeris acuminata Epiphractis amphitricha Ephysteris subdiminutella Dichomeris ianthes Faristenia tamarinda Helcystogramma convolvuli Idiophantis croconota Idiophantis valerieae Leuronoma fauvella Mesophleps palpigera Mesophleps safranella Mesophleps silacella Phthorimaea operculella Sitotroga cerealella Sitotroga psacasta Stegasta variana Syncopacma leportensis Syncopacma linella Thiotricha tenuis
Geometridae
Ascotis terebraria Asthenotricha lophopterata Asthenotricha tripogonias Casuariclystis latifascia Chiasmia crassilembaria Chlorerythra borbonica Chloroclystis androgyna Chloroclystis angelica Chloroclystis costicavata Chloroclystis derasata Chloroclystis exilipicta Chloroclystis latifasciata Cleora acaciaria Collix inaequata Collix intrepida Comostolopsis leuconeura Conolophia conscitaria Cyclophora lyciscaria Darisodes orygaria Dithecodes purpuraria Ectropis distinctaria Ectropis herbuloti Eois suarezensis Erastria madecassaria Eupithecia graphiticata Gymnoscelis rubricata Mesocolpia nanula Mimandria diospyrata Orthonama quadrisecta Pingasa hypoleucaria Prasinocyma cellularia Psilocerea monochroma Racotis incompletaria Rhodometra sacraria Scopula caesaria Scopula internataria Scopula lactaria Scopula minorata Scopula serena Somatina lia Thalassodes hyraria Thalassodes quadraria Traminda obversata Xanthorhoe borbonicata Xanthorhoe magnata
Glyphipterigidae Chrysocentris costella Chrysocentris ditiorana
Gracillariidae
Acrocercops coffeifoliella Acrocercops macrochalca Aristaea bathracma Aristaea onychota Aspilapteryx pentaplaca Caloptilia xanthochiria Callicercops triceros Corythoxestis pentarcha Dialectica geometra Dialectica anselmella Dialectica pyramidota Phodoryctis caerulea Phyllocnistis citrella Phyllocnistis saligna Spulerina hexalocha Phyllonorycter ruizivorus
Hyblaeidae Hyblaea apricans
Immidae Imma infima
Lymantriidae Euproctis annulipes
Lyonetiidae Leucoptera coffeella Leucoptera meyricki Lyonetia hygrophilella (, 1957)
Noctuidae & Erebidae
Achaea catella Achaea echo Achaea euryplaga Achaea faber Achaea finita Achaea infinita Achaea leucopasa Achaea lienardi Achaea oedipodina Achaea trapezoides Achaea violaceofascia Acontia luteola Agrapha etiennei Agrapha orbifer Agrotis alluaudi Agrotis ipsilon Agrotis longidentifera Agrotis viettei Aletia decaryi Aletia infrargyrea Aletia operosa Aletia pyrausta Ametropalpis nasuta Amyna acuta Amyna axis Amyna incertalis Anomis alluaudi Anomis auragoides Anomis campanalis Anomis flava Anomis lophognatha Anticarsia rubricans Apamea desegaulxi Apospasta rubiana Araeopteron legraini Araeopteron obliquifascia Araeopteron papaziani * Argyrogramma signata Argyrolopha costibarbata Arsina silenalis Asota borbonica Athetis ignava Athetis pigra Autoba costimacula Brithys crini Callixena versicolora Callopistria bernei Callopistria cariei Callopistria latreillei Callopistria maillardi Callopistria yerburii Catada obscura Catephia squamosa Chalciope delta Chasmina tibialis Chlumetia borbonica Chrysodeixis chalcites Condica conducta Condica pauperata Conservula cinisigna Corgatha terracotta Ctenoplusia dorfmeisteri Ctenoplusia limbirena Cyligramma fluctuosa Cyligramma limacina Dichromia legrosi Dysgonia angularis Dysgonia derogans Dysgonia masama Dysgonia torrida Erebus walkeri Ericeia albangula Ericeia congregata Ericeia congressa Ericeia inangulata Ericeia lituraria Eublemma anachoresis Eublemma augusta Eublemma baccalix Eublemma cochylioides Eublemma pyrosticta Eublemma viettei Eublemmoides apicimacula Eudocima fullonia Eudocima imperator Euplexia borbonica Eustrotia bernica Eutelia blandiatrix Feliniopsis tenera Gesonia obeditalis Gesonia stictigramma Gracilodes angulalis Gracilodes nysa Grammodes bifasciata Grammodes stolida Gyrtona polymorpha Helicoverpa armigera Heliophisma klugii Hipoepa fractalis Holocryptis interrogationis Hydrillodes aviculalis Hydrillodes uliginosalis Hypena anderesi Hypena conscitalis Hypena etiennei Hypena frappieralis Hypena inextensalis Hypena laceratalis Hypena nasutalis Hypena obacerralis Hypena ophiusinalis Hypena polycyma Hypena varialis Hypena viettei Hypocala florens Hypospila thermesina Janseodes melanospila Lacera alope Lacera noctilio Leucania hypocapna Leucania insulicola Leucania nebulosa Leucania phaea Leucania prominens Leucania pseudoloreyi Lithacodia blandula Lophoptera litigiosa Lophoruza mascarena Luceria amazonensis Lygephila salax Matarum etiennei Maxera marchalii Megalonycta mediovitta Mentaxya palmistarum Mocis conveniens Mocis frugalis Mocis mayeri Mocis proverai Mocis repanda Mythimna borbonensis Neostichtis ignorata Nodaria cornicalis Nodaria mouriesi Ochropleura leucogaster Ochropleura megaplecta Oedebasis longipalpis Oedebasis ovipennis Ophiusa legendrei Oraesia pierronii Oruza divisa Ozarba perplexa Ozopteryx basalis Pandesma muricolor Panilla aviakala Paracolax tripunctum Pericyma mendax Pericyma vinsonii Physula synnaralis Pleuronodes apicalis Plusiodonta excavata Plusiodonta gueneei Polydesma umbricola Progonia matilei Progonia oileusalis Proluta deflexa Prominea porrecta Radara subcupralis Walker, Rhesala moestalis Rhynchina revolutalis Rivula dimorpha Rivula dispar Serrodes partita Serrodes trispila Sesamia calamistis Simplicia extinctalis Simplicia fesseleti Simplicia inflexalis Simplicia pannalis Spodoptera cilium Spodoptera exigua Spodoptera littoralis Spodoptera mauritia Stenhypena borbonica Stictoptera antemarginata Stictoptera poecilosoma Syngrapha grosmornensis Thyas rubricata Thysanoplusia indicator Tolna sypnoides Trichoplusia florina Trichoplusia ni Trichoplusia orichalcea Trigonodes exportata Trigonodes hyppasia Vietteania torrentium Vittaplusia vittata
Nolidae
Blenina richardi Earias biplaga Earias insulana Garella basalis Maceda mansueta Maurilia arcuata Nola borbonica Nola denauxi Nola guillermeti Nola herbuloti Nola melanoscelis Nycteola mauritia Pardasena virgulana Pardoxia graellsii Xanthodes albago
Oecophoridae
Ancylometis ansarti Ancylometis celineae Ancylometis lavergnella Ancylometis mulaella Ancylometis paulianella Ancylometis ribesae Ancylometis scaeocosma Cenarchis vesana Endrosis sarcitrella Epiphractis amphitricha Epiphractis tryphoxantha Metachanda astrapias Metachanda anomalella Metachanda borbonicella Metachanda cafrerella Metachanda eucyrtella Metachanda hamonella Metachanda hugotella Metachanda lucasi Metachanda nigromaculella Metachanda reunionella Metantithyra silvestrella Metachanda thaleropis Orygocera anderesi Oxycrates reunionella Semnocosma gibeauxella Taragmarcha borbonensis Tanychastis moreauella
Plutellidae Plutella xylostella
Praydidae Prays armynoti Prays citri Prays sublevatella
Pterophoridae
Pterophorinae
Megalorhipida tessmanni Bipunctiphorus dimorpha Exelastis phlyctaenias Hellinsia madecasseus Hepalastis pumilio Lantanophaga pusillidactylus Megalorhipida leptomeres Megalorhipida leucodactyla Megalorhipida monsa Oidaematophorus borbonicus Platyptilia fulva Platyptilia grisea Platyptilia pseudofulva Pterophorus albidus Sphenarches anisodactylus Stenodacma wahlbergi Stenoptilodes taprobanes Vietteilus borbonica
Ochyroticinae Ochyrotica rufa
Pyralidae
Galleriinae Achroia grisella Corcyra cephalonica Galleria mellonella Lamoria clathrella
Epipaschiinae Epilepia melapastalis
Chrysauginae Parachma lequettealis
Pyralinae Hypsopygia mauritialis Hypotia saramitoi Ocrasa nostralis Pyralis manihotalis Pyralis pictalis
Phycitinae Apomyelois ceratoniae Balinskyia monstrosa Cactoblastis cactorum Cadra cautella Ceutholopha isidis Candiopella reunionalis Cryptoblabes bistriga Cryptoblabes gnidiella Ephestia callidella Epischnia beharella Etiella zinckenella Flabellobasis capensis Maliarpha separatella vectiferella Morgabinella billii Morosaphycita morosalis Oncocera quilicii