List of moths of the Iberian Peninsula (G–M)

Iberian moths represent about 4,454 different types of moths. 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.

Gelechiidae Acompsia antirrhinella Milliere, 1866 Acompsia cinerella (Clerck, 1759) Acompsia dimorpha Petry, 1904 Acompsia pyrenaella Huemer & Karsholt, 2002 Acompsia tripunctella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Acompsia schmidtiellus (Heyden, 1848) Altenia scriptella (Hübner, 1796) Anacampsis obscurella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Anacampsis populella (Clerck, 1759) Anacampsis scintillella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1841) Anacampsis timidella (Wocke, 1887) Anarsia bilbainella (Rossler, 1877) Anarsia lineatella Zeller, 1839 Anarsia spartiella (Schrank, 1802) Apatetris agenjoi Gozmany, 1954 Apodia bifractella (Duponchel, 1843) Aponoea obtusipalpis Walsingham, 1905 Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hübner, 1813) Aproaerema lerauti Vives, 2001 Aristotelia brizella (Treitschke, 1833) Aristotelia decoratella (Staudinger, 1879) Aristotelia decurtella (Hübner, 1813) Aristotelia ericinella (Zeller, 1839) Aristotelia frankeniae Walsingham, 1898 Aristotelia mirabilis (Christoph, 1888) Aristotelia montarcella A. Schmidt, 1941 Aristotelia staticella Milliere, 1876 Aristotelia subdecurtella (Stainton, 1859) Aristotelia subericinella (Duponchel, 1843) Aroga aristotelis (Milliere, 1876) Aroga flavicomella (Zeller, 1839) Aroga pascuicola (Staudinger, 1871) Aroga temporariella Sattler, 1960 Aroga velocella (Duponchel, 1838) Athrips amoenella (Frey, 1882) Athrips rancidella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Athrips thymifoliella (Constant, 1893) Brachmia blandella (Fabricius, 1798) Brachmia dimidiella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828) Bryotropha aliterrella (Rebel, 1935) Bryotropha arabica Amsel, 1952 Bryotropha basaltinella (Zeller, 1839) Bryotropha desertella (Douglas, 1850) Bryotropha domestica (Haworth, 1828) Bryotropha dryadella (Zeller, 1850) Bryotropha figulella (Staudinger, 1859) Bryotropha gallurella Amsel, 1952 Bryotropha heckfordi Karsholt & Rutten, 2005 Bryotropha pallorella Amsel, 1952 Bryotropha plebejella (Zeller, 1847) Bryotropha sattleri Nel, 2003 Bryotropha senectella (Zeller, 1839) Bryotropha sutteri Karsholt & Rutten, 2005 Bryotropha terrella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Bryotropha umbrosella (Zeller, 1839) Bryotropha vondermuhlli Nel & Brusseaux, 2003 Bryotropha wolschrijni Karsholt & Rutten, 2005 Carpatolechia alburnella (Zeller, 1839) Carpatolechia decorella (Haworth, 1812) Carpatolechia fugacella (Zeller, 1839) Carpatolechia fugitivella (Zeller, 1839) Carpatolechia intermediella Huemer & Karsholt, 1999 Caryocolum alsinella (Zeller, 1868) Caryocolum arenbergeri Huemer, 1989 Caryocolum blandella (Douglas, 1852) Caryocolum blandelloides Karsholt, 1981 Caryocolum blandulella (Tutt, 1887) Caryocolum cauligenella (Schmid, 1863) Caryocolum fibigerium Huemer, 1988 Caryocolum fraternella (Douglas, 1851) Caryocolum hispanicum Huemer, 1988 Caryocolum jaspidella (Chretien, 1908) Caryocolum leucofasciatum Huemer, 1989 Caryocolum leucomelanella (Zeller, 1839) Caryocolum marmorea (Haworth, 1828) Caryocolum mucronatella (Chretien, 1900) Caryocolum peregrinella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Caryocolum provinciella (Stainton, 1869) Caryocolum proxima (Haworth, 1828) Caryocolum repentis Huemer & Luquet, 1992 Caryocolum schleichi (Christoph, 1872) Caryocolum tischeriella (Zeller, 1839) Caryocolum tricolorella (Haworth, 1812) Caryocolum vicinella (Douglas, 1851) Caulastrocecis pudicellus (Mann, 1861) Chionodes bastuliella (Rebel, 1931) Chionodes distinctella (Zeller, 1839) Chionodes fumatella (Douglas, 1850) Chionodes hinnella (Rebel, 1935) Chrysoesthia drurella (Fabricius, 1775) Chrysoesthia gaditella (Staudinger, 1859) Chrysoesthia sexguttella (Thunberg, 1794) Coloptilia conchylidella (O. Hofmann, 1898) Cosmardia moritzella (Treitschke, 1835) Crossobela trinotella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856) Dactylotula altithermella (Walsingham, 1903) Deltophora gielisia Hull, 1995 Deltophora stictella (Rebel, 1927) Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) Dichomeris alacella (Zeller, 1839) Dichomeris castellana (A. Schmidt, 1941) Dichomeris cisti (Staudinger, 1859) Dichomeris helianthemi (Walsingham, 1903) Dichomeris juniperella (Linnaeus, 1761) Dichomeris lamprostoma (Zeller, 1847) Dichomeris limbipunctellus (Staudinger, 1859) Dichomeris marginella (Fabricius, 1781) Dichomeris rasilella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Ephysteris diminutella (Zeller, 1847) Ephysteris iberica Povolny, 1977 Ephysteris inustella (Zeller, 1847) Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Epidola barcinonella Milliere, 1867 Epidola stigma Staudinger, 1859 Eulamprotes atrella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Eulamprotes helotella (Staudinger, 1859) Eulamprotes immaculatella (Douglas, 1850) Eulamprotes libertinella (Zeller, 1872) Eulamprotes nigromaculella (Milliere, 1872) Eulamprotes unicolorella (Duponchel, 1843) Eulamprotes wilkella (Linnaeus, 1758) Exoteleia dodecella (Linnaeus, 1758) Filatima spurcella (Duponchel, 1843) Filatima textorella (Chretien, 1908) Gelechia atlanticella (Amsel, 1955) Gelechia mediterranea Huemer, 1991 Gelechia nervosella (Zerny, 1927) Gelechia rhombella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Gelechia sabinellus (Zeller, 1839) Gelechia scotinella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Gelechia senticetella (Staudinger, 1859) Gelechia sororculella (Hübner, 1817) Gelechia turpella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Gladiovalva aizpuruai Vives, 1990 Gladiovalva badidorsella (Rebel, 1935) Gladiovalva rumicivorella (Milliere, 1881) Gnorimoschema epithymella (Staudinger, 1859) Gnorimoschema herbichii (Nowicki, 1864) Gnorimoschema soffneri Riedl, 1965 Gnorimoschema valesiella (Staudinger, 1877) Helcystogramma lutatella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Helcystogramma rufescens (Haworth, 1828) Helcystogramma triannulella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Isophrictis anthemidella (Wocke, 1871) Isophrictis cerdanica Nel, 1995 Isophrictis constantina (Baker, 1888) Isophrictis corsicella Amsel, 1936 Isophrictis impugnata Gozmany, 1957 Isophrictis kefersteiniellus (Zeller, 1850) Isophrictis lineatellus (Zeller, 1850) Isophrictis meridionella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Isophrictis microlina Meyrick, 1935 Isophrictis striatella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Istrianis myricariella (Frey, 1870) Iwaruna biguttella (Duponchel, 1843) Klimeschiopsis terroris (Hartig, 1938) Megacraspedus alfacarellus Wehrli, 1926 Megacraspedus binotella (Duponchel, 1843) Megacraspedus cuencellus Caradja, 1920 Megacraspedus dejectella (Staudinger, 1859) Megacraspedus dolosellus (Zeller, 1839) Megacraspedus escalerellus A. Schmidt, 1941 Megacraspedus fallax (Mann, 1867) Megacraspedus grossisquammellus Chretien, 1925 Megacraspedus lanceolellus (Zeller, 1850) Megacraspedus pusillus Walsingham, 1903 Megacraspedus separatellus (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1843) Megacraspedus squalida Meyrick, 1926 Megacraspedus subdolellus Staudinger, 1859 Mesophleps corsicella Herrich-Schäffer, 1856 Mesophleps ochracella (Turati, 1926) Mesophleps oxycedrella (Milliere, 1871) Mesophleps silacella (Hübner, 1796) Metanarsia incertella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1861) Metzneria aestivella (Zeller, 1839) Metzneria agraphella (Ragonot, 1895) Metzneria aprilella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Metzneria artificella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1861) Metzneria campicolella (Mann, 1857) Metzneria castiliella (Moschler, 1866) Metzneria diffusella Englert, 1974 Metzneria ehikeella Gozmany, 1954 Metzneria expositoi Vives, 2001 Metzneria hilarella Caradja, 1920 Metzneria intestinella (Mann, 1864) Metzneria lappella (Linnaeus, 1758) Metzneria littorella (Douglas, 1850) Metzneria metzneriella (Stainton, 1851) Metzneria neuropterella (Zeller, 1839) Metzneria paucipunctella (Zeller, 1839) Metzneria riadella Englert, 1974 Metzneria santolinella (Amsel, 1936) Metzneria staehelinella Englert, 1974 Metzneria subflavella Englert, 1974 Metzneria tenuiella (Mann, 1864) Metzneria torosulella (Rebel, 1893) Metzneria tristella Rebel, 1901 Microlechia chretieni Turati, 1924 Mirificarma cabezella (Chretien, 1925) Mirificarma cytisella (Treitschke, 1833) Mirificarma denotata Pitkin, 1984 Mirificarma eburnella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Mirificarma fasciata Pitkin, 1984 Mirificarma flavella (Duponchel, 1844) Mirificarma interrupta (Curtis, 1827) Mirificarma lentiginosella (Zeller, 1839) Mirificarma maculatella (Hübner, 1796) Mirificarma mulinella (Zeller, 1839) Mirificarma pederskoui Huemer & Karsholt, 1999 Mirificarma ulicinella (Staudinger, 1859) Monochroa cytisella (Curtis, 1837) Monochroa hornigi (Staudinger, 1883) Monochroa lucidella (Stephens, 1834) Monochroa melagonella (Constant, 1895) Monochroa moyses Uffen, 1991 Monochroa nomadella (Zeller, 1868) Monochroa rumicetella (O. Hofmann, 1868) Monochroa servella (Zeller, 1839) Monochroa tenebrella (Hübner, 1817) Neofaculta ericetella (Geyer, 1832) Neofaculta infernella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Neofriseria baungaardiella Huemer & Karsholt, 1999 Neofriseria peliella (Treitschke, 1835) Neofriseria pseudoterrella (Rebel, 1928) Neofriseria singula (Staudinger, 1876) Neotelphusa cisti (Stainton, 1869) Neotelphusa huemeri Nel, 1998 Neotelphusa sequax (Haworth, 1828) Neotelphusa traugotti Huemer & Karsholt, 2001 Nothris congressariella (Bruand, 1858) Nothris verbascella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Ochrodia subdiminutella (Stainton, 1867) Ornativalva heluanensis (Debski, 1913) Ornativalva plutelliformis (Staudinger, 1859) Ornativalva pseudotamaricella Sattler, 1967 Palumbina guerinii (Stainton, 1858) Paranarsia joannisiella Ragonot, 1895 Parastenolechia nigrinotella (Zeller, 1847) Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844) Pexicopia malvella (Hübner, 1805) Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873) Platyedra subcinerea (Haworth, 1828) Pogochaetia solitaria Staudinger, 1879 Prolita sexpunctella (Fabricius, 1794) Prolita solutella (Zeller, 1839) Pseudosophronia cosmella Constant, 1885 Pseudosophronia exustellus (Zeller, 1847) Pseudotelphusa occidentella Huemer & Karsholt, 1999 Pseudotelphusa paripunctella (Thunberg, 1794) Pseudotelphusa scalella (Scopoli, 1763) Pseudotelphusa tessella (Linnaeus, 1758) Psoricoptera gibbosella (Zeller, 1839) Ptocheuusa abnormella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Ptocheuusa asterisci (Walsingham, 1903) Ptocheuusa paupella (Zeller, 1847) Ptocheuusa scholastica (Walsingham, 1903) Pyncostola bohemiella (Nickerl, 1864) Recurvaria leucatella (Clerck, 1759) Recurvaria nanella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Recurvaria thomeriella (Chretien, 1901) Sattleria arcuata Pitkin & Sattler, 1991 Sattleria pyrenaica (Petry, 1904) Schistophila laurocistella Chretien, 1899 Scrobipalpa acuminatella (Sircom, 1850) Scrobipalpa algeriensis Povolny & Bradley, 1964 Scrobipalpa amseli Povolny, 1966 Scrobipalpa artemisiella (Treitschke, 1833) Scrobipalpa atriplicella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1841) Scrobipalpa bazae Povolny, 1977 Scrobipalpa bigoti Povolny, 1973 Scrobipalpa bradleyi Povolny, 1971 Scrobipalpa camphorosmella Nel, 1999 Scrobipalpa corleyi Huemer & Karsholt, 2010 Scrobipalpa costella (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845) Scrobipalpa disjectella (Staudinger, 1859) Scrobipalpa divisella (Rebel, 1936) Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916) Scrobipalpa gallicella (Constant, 1885) Scrobipalpa halymella (Milliere, 1864) Scrobipalpa heretica Povolny, 1973 Scrobipalpa hyoscyamella (Stainton, 1869) Scrobipalpa instabilella (Douglas, 1846) Scrobipalpa nitentella (Fuchs, 1902) Scrobipalpa niveifacies Povolny, 1977 Scrobipalpa obsoletella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1841) Scrobipalpa ocellatella (Boyd, 1858) Scrobipalpa pauperella (Heinemann, 1870) Scrobipalpa phagnalella (Constant, 1895) Scrobipalpa portosanctana (Stainton, 1859) Scrobipalpa postulatella Huemer & Karsholt, 2010 Scrobipalpa proclivella (Fuchs, 1886) Scrobipalpa salinella (Zeller, 1847)