There are about 510 known moth species of Namibia. 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 Namibia.
Amphisbatidae Paratemelia meyi Lvovsky, 2007 Paratemelia namibiella Lvovsky, 2007
Arctiidae Afrospilarctia flavida (Bartel, 1903) Alpenus whalleyi Watson, 1988 Amata alicia (Butler, 1876) Amata damarensis (Grünberg, 1910) Amerila bauri Möschler, 1884 Amerila bubo (Walker, 1855) Amsacta melanogastra (Holland, 1897) Apisa canescens Walker, 1855 Apisa hildae Kiriakoff, 1961 Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784) Eilema albostriatum Kühne, 2010 Epilacydes simulans Butler, 1875 Epilacydes unistriga (Grünberg, 1910) Eyralpenus scioana (Oberthür, 1880) Galtara nepheloptera (Hampson, 1910) Meneclia pallidula Grünberg, 1910 Micralarctia australis Watson, 1988 Micralarctia punctulatum (Wallengren, 1860) Owambarctia owamboensis Kiriakoff, 1957 Paralacydes arborifera (Butler, 1875) Paralacydes destrictus Kühne, 2010 Paralacydes jeskei (Grünberg, 1911) Paramaenas affinis (Rothschild, 1933) Paramaenas strigosus Grünberg, 1911 Phlyctaenogastra britae Kühne, 2010 Phlyctaenogastra familia Kühne, 2010 Phlyctaenogastra rangei Gaede, 1915 Saenura flava Wallengren, 1860 Spilosoma lineata Walker, 1855 Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, 1865) Teracotona submacula (Walker, 1855) Thumatha punctata Kühne, 2010 Thyretes caffra Wallengren, 1863 Thyretes negus Oberthür, 1878 Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Autostichidae Hesperesta rhyodes (Meyrick, 1909) Turatia turpicula Gozmány, 2000
Carposinidae Carposina longipalpalis Mey, 2007 Meridarchis regalis Mey, 2007
Cecidosidae Scyrotis alticolaria Mey, 2007 Scyrotis brandbergensis Mey, 2007 Scyrotis namakarooensis Mey, 2007
Choreutidae Choreutis aegyptiaca (Zeller, 1867) Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)
Copromorphidae Rhynchoferella syncentra (Meyrick, 1916)
Cosmopterigidae Gisilia conformata (Meyrick, 1921) Gisilia meyi Sinev, 2007 Gisilia sclerodes (Meyrick, 1909) Gisilia stagnans (Meyrick, 1921) Gisilia stereodoxa (Meyrick, 1925)
Cossidae Aethalopteryx forsteri (Clench, 1959) Aethalopteryx squameus (Distant, 1902) Aethalopteryx tristis (Gaede, 1915) Arctiocossus antargyreus Felder, 1874 Arctiocossus danieli Clench, 1959 Arctiocossus poliopterus Clench, 1959 Arctiocossus strigulatus Gaede, 1929 Arctiocossus tessellatus Clench, 1959 Azygophleps asylas (Cramer, 1777) Azygophleps inclusa (Walker, 1856) Azygophleps leopardina Distant, 1902 Azygophleps liturata (Aurivillius, 1879) Brachylia eutelia Clench, 1959 Brachylia terebroides Felder, 1874 Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874 Macrocossus coelebs Clench, 1959 Macrocossus toluminus (Druce, 1887) Nomima deserticola Mey, 2007 Nomima gaerdesi Mey, 2007 Nomima montisusti Mey, 2007 Nomima prophanes Durrant, 1916 Pecticossus gaerdesi Daniel, 1956 Phragmataecia andarana Clench, 1959 Phragmataecia irrorata Hampson, 1910 Phragmataecia okovangae Clench, 1959 Pseudurgis maacki Mey, 2007 Rethona strigosa Walker, 1855 Xyleutes dictyotephra Clench, 1959
Crambidae Glyphodes amphipeda (Meyrick, 1939) Heliothela ophideresana (Walker, 1863) Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Pyrausta grisealis Maes, 2009
Elachistidae Phthinostoma maculata Mey, 2007 Phthinostoma taeniata Mey, 2007
Eriocottidae Compsoctena araeopis (Meyrick, 1926) Compsoctena brandbergensis Mey, 2007 Compsoctena leucoconis (Meyrick, 1926)
Eupterotidae Jana eurymas Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Phiala costipuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Trichophiala devylderi Aurivillius, 1879
Gelechiidae Acutitornus munda Janse, 1951 Allotelphusa lathridia (Meyrick, 1909) Anarsia agricola Walsingham, 1891 Anarsia nimbosa Meyrick, 1913 Argophara epaxia Janse, 1963 Aspades hutchinsonella (Walsingham, 1891) Athrips albibasella Bidzilya, 2010 Athrips albicostella Bidzilya, 2010 Athrips angustisaccula Bidzilya, 2010 Athrips bruneosparsa Janse, 1958 Athrips dorsimaculata Bidzilya, 2010 Athrips flavida Bidzilya, 2010 Athrips hirtopalpa Bidzilya, 2010 Athrips latipalpella Bidzilya, 2010 Athrips mappigera Meyrick, 1914 Athrips meyi Bidzilya, 2010 Athrips neograpta Meyrick, 1914 Athrips nigrinervosa Bidzilya, 2010 Athrips pallida Bidzilya, 2010 Athrips phoenaula (Meyrick, 1913) Athrips punctosa Bidzilya, 2010 Athrips ravidinigra Bidzilya, 2010 Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Gelechia sematica (Meyrick, 1913) Hedma microcasis (Meyrick, 1929) Hedma rhamnifoliae (Amsel & Hering, 1931) Hypatima austerodes (Meyrick, 1918) Lacistodes tauropis Meyrick, 1921 Leuronoma oenochyta (Meyrick, 1921) Metzneria brandbergi Janse, 1963 Microcraspedus synecta (Meyrick, 1909) Neotelphusa ochlerodes (Meyrick, 1925) Neotelphusa phaeomacula Janse, 1958 Ochrodia pentamacula (Janse, 1958) Ochrodia subdiminutella (Stainton, 1867) Octonodula binotella Janse, 1951 Ornativalva kalahariensis (Janse, 1960) Parapsectris alfonsi Bidzilya, 2010 Parapsectris curvisaccula Bidzilya, 2010 Parapsectris fastidiosa Meyrick, 1911 Parapsectris griseoflavida Bidzilya, 2010 Parapsectris lacunosa (Meyrick, 1918) Parapsectris modica Bidzilya, 2010 Parapsectris nigrifasciata Bidzilya, 2010 Parapsectris ochrocosma (Meyrick, 1911) Parapsectris ochrostigma Bidzilya, 2010 Parapsectris savannae Bidzilya, 2010 Parapsectris tholaea Meyrick, 1911 Parapsectris violae Bidzilya, 2010 Paratelphusa reducta Janse, 1958 Parathectis sordidula (Meyrick, 1913) Polyhymno chionarcha Meyrick, 1913 Polyhymno eurydoxa Meyrick, 1909 Polyhymno hostilis Meyrick, 1918 Polyhymno palinorsa Meyrick, 1909 Polyhymno pausimacha Meyrick, 1909 Schizovalva exoenota Meyrick, 1918 Scrobipalpa aptatella (Walker, 1864) Scrobipalpa diversa (Janse, 1950) Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916) Scrobipalpa vicaria (Meyrick, 1921) Stomopteryx eremopis (Meyrick, 1921) Streyella pallidigrisea Janse, 1958 Syncopacma oxyspila (Meyrick, 1909) Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902)
Geometridae Allochrostes uniornata Prout, 1935 Androzeugma subacuta Prout, 1935 Chiasmia brongusaria (Walker, 1860) Chiasmia diarmodia (Prout, 1925) Chiasmia getula (Wallengren, 1872) Chiasmia grimmia (Wallengren, 1872) Drepanogynis albiordine Prout, 1938 Drepanogynis gynoloxa (Prout, 1938) Drepanogynis incondita (Warren, 1904) Drepanogynis olivescens (Warren, 1898) Mimoclystia corticearia (Aurivillius, 1910) Rhodophthitus tricoloraria (Mabille, 1890) Zamarada ascaphes Prout, 1925 Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922 Zamarada metallicata Warren, 1914 Zamarada phaeozona Hampson, 1909 Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895 Zamarada tosta D. S. Fletcher, 1974
Gracillariidae Acrocercops ficina Vári, 1961 Acrocercops terminalina Vári, 1961 Africephala timaea (Meyrick, 1914) Apistoneura psarochroma Vári, 1961 Aspilapteryx filifera (Meyrick, 1912) Callicercops triceros (Meyrick, 1926) Caloptilia cataractias (Meyrick, 1921) Caloptilia cryphia Vári, 1961 Caloptilia isotoma (Meyrick, 1914) Caloptilia pentaplaca (Meyrick, 1911) Caloptilia porphyranthes (Meyrick, 1921) Caloptilia sapina Vári, 1961 Caloptilia sychnospila Vári, 1961 Caloptilia verecunda Triberti, 2004 Conopobathra carbunculata (Meyrick, 1912) Conopobathra geraea Vári, 1961 Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912) Conopobathra plethorhabda Vári, 1961 Conopomorpha chionosema Vári, 1961 Conopomorpha euphanes Vári, 1961 Cryptolectica euryphanta (Meyrick, 1911) Cuphodes melanostola (Meyrick, 1918) Dysectopa scalifera Vári, 1961 Ectropina ligata (Meyrick, 1912) Epicephala homostola Vári, 1961 Epicephala pyrrhogastra Meyrick, 1908 Graphiocephala barbitias (Meyrick, 1909) Pareclectis hobohmi Vári, 1961 Phyllonorycter chionopa (Vári, 1961) Phyllonorycter didymopa (Vári, 1961) Phyllonorycter grewiaecola (Vári, 1961) Phyllonorycter grewiella (Vári, 1961) Phyllonorycter leucaspis Triberti, 2004 Stomphastis cardamitis (Meyrick, 1921) Stomphastis crotonis Vári, 1961 Stomphastis rorkei Vári, 1961 Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908) Stomphastis tremina Vári, 1961
Lasiocampidae Anadiasa punctifascia Walker, 1855 Beralade jordani Tams, 1936 Bombycomorpha bifascia (Walker, 1855) Braura picturata (Grünberg, 1910) Chrysopsyche bivittata Aurivillius, 1927 Gonometa postica Walker, 1855 Metajana chanleri Holland, 1896 Odontocheilopteryx obscura Aurivillius, 1927 Philotherma rosa (Druce, 1887) Rhinobombyx cuneata Aurivillius, 1879 Schausinna regia (Grünberg, 1910) Sena meyi Zolotuhin, 2007 Sena parva (Aurivillius, 1921) Sena prompta (Walker, 1855) Sena quirimbo (Tams, 1936) Streblote pancala (Tams, 1936)
Lecithoceridae Dragmatucha proaula Meyrick, 1908 Lecithocera ideologa Meyrick, 1937
Limacodidae Afrobirthama hobohmi Janse, 1964 Coenobasis argentilinea Aurivillius, 1900 Isozinara pallidifascia Janse, 1964 Latoia eremotropha Janse, 1964 Pseudothosea albisignata Janse, 1964 Scotinochroa diplothysana Tams, 1932 Taeda aetitis Wallengren, 1863
Lymantriidae Bazisa transmutata Mey, 2007 Crorema adspersa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Crorema nigropunctata Collenette, 1931 Crorema ochracea (Snellen, 1872) Euproctis consocia Walker, 1865 Euproctis niropunctatum Kühne, 2010 Homochira rendalli (Distant, 1897) Lacipa kottleri Kühne, 2010 Laelia actuosa Hering, 1926 Laelia amabilis Aurivillius, 1879 Laelia extatura (Distant, 1897) Laelia extorta (Distant, 1897) Laelia gwelila (Swinhoe, 1903) Laelioproctis leucosphena Collenette, 1939 Lymantica cidariensis Kühne, 2010 Rhypopteryx diplogramma Hering, 1927 Rhypopteryx sordida Aurivillius, 1879 Tearosoma aspersum Felder, 1874 Tearosoma daures Mey, 2007
Metarbelidae Arbelodes dupreezi Lehmann, 2010 Arbelodes heringi (Janse, 1930) Arbelodes kroonae Lehmann, 2007 Kroonia heikeae Lehmann, 2010 Kroonia honeyi Lehmann, 2010 Metarbela kobesi Lehmann, 2007 Metarbela naumanni Mey, 2005 Metarbela trisignata Gaede, 1929 Metarbela weinmanni Lehmann, 2007 Salagena meyi Lehmann, 2007 Teragra cammae Lehmann, 2007
Noctuidae Achaea tolnaodes Berio, 1956 Acontia annemaria Hacker, 2007 Acontia antica Walker, 1862 Acontia aureola Hacker, 2007 Acontia aurivillii Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 Acontia chrysoproctis (Hampson, 1902) Acontia cimbebasia Hacker, 2007 Acontia conifrons (Aurivillius, 1879) Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Acontia ectorrida (Hampson, 1916) Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856 Acontia guttifera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856 Acontia insocia (Walker, 1857) Acontia namibiensis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Acontia natalis (Guenée, 1852) Acontia okahandja Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852 Acontia permutata Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Acontia porphyrea (Butler, 1898) Acontia simo Wallengren, 1860 Acontia spangbergi Aurivillius, 1879 Acontia torrefacta (Distant, 1898) Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856 Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879 Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856 Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856 Acontia wallengreni Aurivillius, 1879 Acontia wolframmeyi Hacker, 2007 Aegle dubiosa Kühne, 2010 Asplenia melanodonta (Hampson, 1896) Audea melanoplaga Hampson, 1902 Brevipecten brandbergensis Hacker, 2004 Brevipecten cornuta Hampson, 1902 Brevipecten wolframmeyi Hacker & Fibiger, 2007 Ctenusa pallida (Hampson, 1902) Ctenusa varians (Wallengren, 1863) Cucullia terensis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775) Diaphone eumela (Stoll, 1781) Dysmilichia namibiae Hacker, 2007 Eustrotia genuflexa (Hampson, 1902) Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775) Heraclia abacata (Karsch, 1892) Heraclia lomata (Karsch, 1892) Heraclia longipennis (Walker, 1854) Honeyia clearchus (Fawcett, 1916) Honeyia quarta Hacker & Fibiger, 2007 Hypena senialis Guenée, 1854 Hypersypnoides congoensis Berio, 1954 Iambiodes incerta (Rothschild, 1913) Masalia disticta (Hampson, 1902) Masalia leucosticta (Hampson, 1902) Masalia quilengesi Seymour, 1972 Omphaloceps daria (Druce, 1895) Ophiusa dianaris (Guenée, 1852) Ophiusa umbrilinea Hampson, 1902 Oraesia emarginata (Fabricius, 1794)