There are about 4,454 species of moth in the Iberian Peninsula. 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 Portugal, Spain and Gibraltar (together forming the Iberian Peninsula). This list also includes species found on the Balearic Islands.
Adelidae Adela australis (Heydenreich, 1851) Adela collicolella Walsingham, 1904 Adela croesella (Scopoli, 1763) Adela cuprella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Adela homalella Staudinger, 1859 Adela mazzolella (Hübner, 1801) Adela pantherellus (Guenée, 1848) Adela reaumurella (Linnaeus, 1758) Adela violella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Cauchas fibulella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Cauchas rufimitrella (Scopoli, 1763) Nematopogon adansoniella (Villers, 1789) Nematopogon metaxella (Hübner, 1813) Nematopogon robertella (Clerck, 1759) Nematopogon schwarziellus Zeller, 1839 Nemophora albiciliellus (Staudinger, 1859) Nemophora barbatellus (Zeller, 1847) Nemophora cupriacella (Hübner, 1819) Nemophora degeerella (Linnaeus, 1758) Nemophora dumerilella (Duponchel, 1839) Nemophora fasciella (Fabricius, 1775) Nemophora istrianellus (Heydenreich, 1851) Nemophora metallica (Poda, 1761) Nemophora minimella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Nemophora prodigellus (Zeller, 1853) Nemophora raddaella (Hübner, 1793) Nemophora violellus (Herrich-Schäffer in Stainton, 1851)
Alucitidae Alucita cancellata (Meyrick, 1908) Alucita cymatodactyla Zeller, 1852 Alucita debilella Scholz & Jackh, 1994 Alucita desmodactyla Zeller, 1847 Alucita grammodactyla Zeller, 1841 Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758 Alucita huebneri Wallengren, 1859 Alucita iberica Scholz & Jackh, 1994 Alucita palodactyla Zeller, 1847 Alucita zonodactyla Zeller, 1847
Argyresthiidae Argyresthia albistria (Haworth, 1828) Argyresthia bonnetella (Linnaeus, 1758) Argyresthia brockeella (Hübner, 1813) Argyresthia conjugella Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia glaucinella Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia goedartella (Linnaeus, 1758) Argyresthia pruniella (Clerck, 1759) Argyresthia pygmaeella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Argyresthia retinella Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia semifusca (Haworth, 1828) Argyresthia spinosella Stainton, 1849 Argyresthia arceuthina Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia illuminatella Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia perezi Vives, 2001 Argyresthia praecocella Zeller, 1839 Argyresthia trifasciata Staudinger, 1871
Autostichidae Apatema baixerasi Vives, 2001 Apatema mediopallidum Walsingham, 1900 Apatema parodia (Gozmány, 1988) Apateona hispanicum Gozmány, 1985 Aprominta cryptogamarum (Milliere, 1872) Arragonia kautzi (Rebel, 1928) Arragonia punctivitella (Zerny, 1927) Catasphalma kautziella (Rebel, 1935) Donaspastus digitatus Gozmány, 1985 Dysspastus fallax (Gozmány, 1961) Heringita heringi Agenjo, 1953 Hesperesta alicantella Derra, 2008 Hesperesta geminella (Chrétien, 1915) Holcopogon bubulcellus (Staudinger, 1859) Holcopogon glaserorum Gozmány, 1985 Metaxitagma connivens Gozmány, 1985 Metaxitagma monotona Gozmány, 2008 Oegoconia caradjai Popescu-Gorj & Capuse, 1965 Oegoconia deauratella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Oegoconia huemeri Sutter, 2007 Oegoconia novimundi (Busck, 1915) Oegoconia quadripuncta (Haworth, 1828) Orpecacantha burmanni (Gozmány, 1962) Orpecovalva diadema Gozmány, 1977 Orpecovalva glaseri Gozmány, 1977 Orpecovalva mallorcae Gozmány, 1975 Stibaromacha ratella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Symmoca alhambrella Walsingham, 1911 Symmoca degregorioi Requena, 2007 Symmoca dodecatella Staudinger, 1859 Symmoca hendrikseni Gozmány, 1996 Symmoca mimetica Gozmány, 2008 Symmoca nigromaculella Ragonot, 1875 Symmoca oenophila Staudinger, 1871 Symmoca orphnella Rebel, 1893 Symmoca perobscurata Gozmány, 1957 Symmoca petrogenes Walsingham, 1907 Symmoca ponerias Walsingham, 1905 Symmoca pyrenaica Gozmány, 1985 Symmoca revoluta Gozmány, 1985 Symmoca sattleri Gozmány, 1962 Symmoca senora Gozmány, 1977 Symmoca serrata Gozmány, 1985 Symmoca signatella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Symmoca signella (Hübner, 1796) Symmoca simulans Gozmány, 1985 Symmoca sorrisa Gozmány, 1975 Symmoca suffumata Gozmány, 1996 Symmoca sultan Gozmány, 1962 Symmoca tofosella Rebel, 1893 Symmoca uniformella Rebel, 1900 Symmocoides don (Gozmány, 1963) Symmocoides ferreirae Gozmány, 2000 Symmocoides gozmanyi (Amsel, 1959) Symmocoides marthae (Gozmány, 1957) Symmocoides oxybiella (Milliere, 1872)
Batrachedridae Batrachedra parvulipunctella Chrétien, 1915 Batrachedra pinicolella (Zeller, 1839) Batrachedra praeangusta (Haworth, 1828)
Bedelliidae Bedellia ehikella Szocs, 1967 Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)
Blastobasidae Blastobasis decolorella (Wollaston, 1858) Blastobasis lavernella Walsingham, 1894 Blastobasis magna Amsel, 1952 Blastobasis marmorosella (Wollaston, 1858) Blastobasis maroccanella Amsel, 1952 Blastobasis phycidella (Zeller, 1839) Hypatopa ibericella Sinev, 2007 Hypatopa inunctella Zeller, 1839 Tecmerium anthophaga (Staudinger, 1870) Tecmerium spermophagia Walsingham, 1907 Zenodochium monopetali Walsingham, 1908 Zenodochium xylophagum Walsingham, 1908
Brachodidae Brachodes funebris (Feisthamel, 1833) Brachodes laeta (Staudinger, 1863) Brachodes nanetta (Oberthur, 1922) Brachodes powelli (Oberthur, 1922)
Brahmaeidae Lemonia dumi (Linnaeus, 1761) Lemonia philopalus (Donzel, 1842)
Bucculatricidae Bucculatrix alaternella Constant, 1890 Bucculatrix andalusica Deschka, 1980 Bucculatrix artemisiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Bucculatrix bechsteinella (Bechstein & Scharfenberg, 1805) Bucculatrix cantabricella Chrétien, 1898 Bucculatrix helichrysella Constant, 1889 Bucculatrix herbalbella Chrétien, 1915 Bucculatrix maritima Stainton, 1851 Bucculatrix myricae Ragonot, 1879 Bucculatrix nigricomella (Zeller, 1839) Bucculatrix phagnalella Walsingham, 1908 Bucculatrix pseudosylvella Rebel, 1941 Bucculatrix santolinella Walsingham, 1898
Carposinidae Carposina berberidella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
Castniidae Paysandisia archon (Burmeister, 1880)
Chimabachidae Dasystoma salicella (Hübner, 1796) Diurnea fagella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Diurnea lipsiella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Choreutidae Anthophila fabriciana (Linnaeus, 1767) Choreutis nemorana (Hübner, 1799) Choreutis pariana (Clerck, 1759) Prochoreutis myllerana (Fabricius, 1794) Prochoreutis sehestediana (Fabricius, 1776) Tebenna bjerkandrella (Thunberg, 1784) Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857) Tebenna pretiosana (Duponchel, 1842)
Cimeliidae Axia margarita (Hübner, 1813)
Coleophoridae Augasma aeratella (Zeller, 1839) Coleophora absinthivora Baldizzone, 1990 Coleophora achaenivora Hofmann, 1877 Coleophora acrisella Milliere, 1872 Coleophora acutiphaga Baldizzone, 1982 Coleophora adelogrammella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora adjectella Hering, 1937 Coleophora aestuariella Bradley, 1984 Coleophora afrohispana Baldizzone, 1982 Coleophora afrosarda Baldizzone & Kaltenbach, 1983 Coleophora agenjoi Toll, 1960 Coleophora agilis Baldizzone, 1998 Coleophora agnatella Toll, 1960 Coleophora ahenella Heinemann, 1877 Coleophora albarracinica Toll, 1961 Coleophora albella (Thunberg, 1788) Coleophora albicans Zeller, 1849 Coleophora albicella Constant, 1885 Coleophora albicinctella Toll, 1960 Coleophora albicosta (Haworth, 1828) Coleophora albicostella (Duponchel, 1842) Coleophora albidella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Coleophora albilineella Toll, 1960 Coleophora albitarsella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora albostraminata Toll, 1960 Coleophora alcyonipennella (Kollar, 1832) Coleophora alfacarensis Baldizzone, 1998 Coleophora algeriensis Toll, 1952 Coleophora algidella Staudinger, 1857 Coleophora alhamaella Baldizzone, 1980 Coleophora aliena Baldizzone, 1987 Coleophora almeriensis Baldizzone & v.d. Wolf, 1999 Coleophora alticolella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora amethystinella Ragonot, 1855 Coleophora anatipenella (Hübner, 1796) Coleophora anitella Baldizzone, 1985 Coleophora arctostaphyli Meder, 1934 Coleophora arefactella Staudinger, 1859 Coleophora argenteonivea Walsingham, 1907 Coleophora argentula (Stephens, 1834) Coleophora asthenella Constant, 1893 Coleophora astragalella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora auricella (Fabricius, 1794) Coleophora autumnella (Duponchel, 1843) Coleophora badiipennella (Duponchel, 1843) Coleophora ballotella (Fischer v. Röslerstamm, 1839) Coleophora bazae Glaser, 1978 Coleophora berbera Baldizzone, 1988 Coleophora berlandella Toll, 1956 Coleophora beticella Baldizzone, 1987 Coleophora betulella Heinemann, 1877 Coleophora bifrondella Walsingham, 1891 Coleophora bilineatella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora bilineella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Coleophora binderella (Kollar, 1832) Coleophora binotapennella (Duponchel, 1843) Coleophora biseriatella Staudinger, 1859 Coleophora brunneosignata Toll, 1944 Coleophora burmanni Toll, 1952 Coleophora caelebipennella Zeller, 1839 Coleophora caespititiella Zeller, 1839 Coleophora calycotomella Stainton, 1869 Coleophora cartilaginella Christoph, 1872 Coleophora centaureivora Baldizzone, 1998 Coleophora certhiella Baldizzone, 1985 Coleophora chamaedriella Bruand, 1852 Coleophora changaica Reznik, 1975 Coleophora chiclanensis Hering, 1936 Coleophora ciconiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Coleophora ciliataephaga Glaser, 1978 Coleophora cogitata Baldizzone, 1998 Coleophora colutella (Fabricius, 1794) Coleophora congeriella Staudinger, 1859 Coleophora conspicuella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora conyzae Zeller, 1868 Coleophora coronillae Zeller, 1849 Coleophora corsicella Walsingham, 1898 Coleophora corticosa Baldizzone & v.d. Wolf, 1999 Coleophora cracella (Vallot, 1835) Coleophora crepidinella Zeller, 1847 Coleophora cyrniella Rebel, 1926 Coleophora deauratella Lienig & Zeller, 1846 Coleophora derrai Baldizzone, 1985 Coleophora deviella Zeller, 1847 Coleophora dianthi Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Coleophora dianthivora Walsingham, 1901 Coleophora dignella Toll, 1961 Coleophora diluta Baldizzone & v.d. Wolf, 1999 Coleophora discordella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora dissona Baldizzone, 1998 Coleophora ditella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora dubiella Baker, 1888 Coleophora epijudaica Amsel, 1935 Coleophora eupepla Gozmány, 1954 Coleophora eupreta Walsingham, 1907 Coleophora feoleuca Baldizzone, 1989 Coleophora festivella Toll, 1952 Coleophora fiorii Toll, 1954 Coleophora flaviella Mann, 1857 Coleophora flavipennella (Duponchel, 1843) Coleophora follicularis (Vallot, 1802) Coleophora fretella Zeller, 1847 Coleophora frischella (Linnaeus, 1758) Coleophora fuliginosa Baldizzone, 1998 Coleophora galbulipennella Zeller, 1838 Coleophora gaviaepennella Toll, 1952 Coleophora genistae Stainton, 1857 Coleophora gielisi Baldizzone, 1985 Coleophora glaucicolella Wood, 1892 Coleophora granulatella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora gredosella Baldizzone, 1985 Coleophora griseomixta Toll, 1960 Coleophora gryphipennella (Hübner, 1796) Coleophora guadicensis Baldizzone, 1989 Coleophora hackmani (Toll, 1953) Coleophora helianthemella Milliere, 1870 Coleophora helichrysiella Krone, 1909 Coleophora hiberica Baldizzone, 1985 Coleophora hieronella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora horatioella (Agenjo, 1952) Coleophora hospitiella Chrétien, 1915 Coleophora hyssopi Toll, 1961 Coleophora ibipennella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora ignotella Toll, 1944 Coleophora infolliculella Chrétien, 1915 Coleophora insulicola Toll, 1942 Coleophora internitens Baldizzone & v.d. Wolf, 1999 Coleophora inusitatella Caradja, 1920 Coleophora involucrella Chrétien, 1905 Coleophora iperspinata Baldizzone & Nel, 2003 Coleophora isomoera Falkovitsh, 1972 Coleophora jerusalemella Toll, 1942 Coleophora juncicolella Stainton, 1851 Coleophora jynxella Baldizzone, 1987 Coleophora kahaourella Toll, 1956 Coleophora kautzi Rebel, 1933 Coleophora korbi Baldizzone, 1998 Coleophora kuehnella (Goeze, 1783) Coleophora lassella Staudinger, 1859 Coleophora lebedella Falkovitsh, 1982 Coleophora leonensis Baldizzone & v.d. Wolf, 2000 Coleophora lineata Toll, 1960 Coleophora lineolea (Haworth, 1828) Coleophora lixella Zeller, 1849 Coleophora lusitanica Baldizzone & Corley, 2004