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.
Peleopodidae Source: Carcina quercana (Fabricius, 1775) Odites kollarella (O. Costa, 1832) Odites ternatella (Staudinger, 1859)
Plutellidae Eidophasia syenitella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) Plutella porrectella (Linnaeus, 1758) Rhigognostis annulatella (Curtis, 1832) Rhigognostis hufnagelii (Zeller, 1839) Rhigognostis incarnatella (Steudel, 1873)
Praydidae Distagmos ledereri Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Prays citri (Milliere, 1873) Prays fraxinella (Bjerkander, 1784) Prays oleae (Bernard, 1788) Prays peregrina (Agassiz, 2007)
Prodoxidae Lampronia fuscatella (Tengstrom, 1848) Lampronia morosa Zeller, 1852 Lampronia pubicornis (Haworth, 1828)
Psychidae Acanthopsyche atra (Linnaeus, 1767) Apterona crenulella (Bruand, 1853) Apterona gracilis (Ad. Speyer, 1886) Apterona helicoidella (Vallot, 1827) Apterona nylanderi (Wehrli, 1927) Bankesia conspurcatella (Zeller, 1850) Bijugis bombycella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Bijugis pectinella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Brevantennia pinkeri Sieder, 1964 Canephora hirsuta (Poda, 1761) Dahlica larella (Chretien, 1906) Dahlica rianella Hattenschwiler, 1981 Dahlica triquetrella (Hübner, 1813) Diplodoma laichartingella Goeze, 1783 Dissoctena albidella Rebel, 1902 Dissoctena granigerella Staudinger, 1859 Eotaleporia lusitaniella Amsel, 1955 Epichnopterix plumella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Epichnopterix sieboldi (Reutti, 1853) Eumasia brunella Hattenschwiler, 1996 Eumasia parietariella (Heydenreich, 1851) Luffia lapidella (Goeze, 1783) Narycia astrella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) Narycia duplicella (Goeze, 1783) Oiketicoides eganai (Agenjo, 1962) Oiketicoides febretta (Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1835) Oiketicoides tedaldii (Heylaerts, 1881) Oreopsyche tenella (Ad. Speyer, 1862) Pachythelia villosella (Ochsenheimer, 1810) Penestoglossa dardoinella (Milliere, 1863) Penestoglossa pyrenaella Herrmann, 2006 Phalacropterix calberlae (Heylaerts, 1890) Phalacropterix fritschi Hattenschwiler, 2003 Phalacropterix graminifera (Fourcroy, 1785) Phalacropterix praecellens (Staudinger, 1870) Placodoma ragonoti (Rebel, 1901) Pseudobankesia casaella Hattenschwiler, 1994 Pseudobankesia leleupiella Henderickx, 1997 Psyche casta (Pallas, 1767) Psyche crassiorella Bruand, 1851 Psyche pyrenaea (Bourgogne, 1961) Psychidea nudella (Ochsenheimer, 1810) Ptilocephala agrostidis (Schrank, 1802) Ptilocephala albida (Esper, 1786) Ptilocephala ardanazi (Agenjo, 1954) Ptilocephala colossa (A. Bang-Haas, 1907) Ptilocephala fulminella (Milliere, 1865) Ptilocephala leschenaulti (Staudinger, 1860) Ptilocephala lessei (Bourgogne, 1954) Ptilocephala malvinella (Milliere, 1858) Ptilocephala matthesi (Bourgogne, 1954) Ptilocephala melanura (Bourgogne, 1954) Ptilocephala moncaunella (Chapman, 1903) Ptilocephala monteiroi (Bourgogne, 1953) Ptilocephala muscella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Ptilocephala piae Hattenschwiler, 1996 Ptilocephala plumifera (Ochsenheimer, 1810) Ptilocephala pyrenaella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852) Ptilocephala sicheliella (Bruand, 1858) Ptilocephala silphella (Milliere, 1871) Ptilocephala triaena (Bourgogne, 1940) Pygmaeotinea crisostomella Amsel, 1957 Rebelia surientella (Bruand, 1858) Sterrhopterix fusca (Haworth, 1809) Taleporia improvisella Staudinger, 1859 Taleporia politella (Ochsenheimer, 1816) Taleporia tubulosa (Retzius, 1783) Typhonia ciliaris (Ochsenheimer, 1810)
Pterolonchidae Pterolonche gozmaniella Vives, 1984 Pterolonche lutescentella Chretien, 1922 Pterolonche pulverulenta Zeller, 1847 Pterolonche albescens Zeller, 1847 Pterolonche inspersa Staudinger, 1859
Pterophoridae Adaina microdactyla (Hübner, 1813) Agdistis adactyla (Hübner, 1819) Agdistis bennetii (Curtis, 1833) Agdistis betica Arenberger, 1978 Agdistis bifurcatus Agenjo, 1952 Agdistis espunae Arenberger, 1978 Agdistis frankeniae (Zeller, 1847) Agdistis gittia Arenberger, 1988 Agdistis glaseri Arenberger, 1978 Agdistis hartigi Arenberger, 1973 Agdistis heydeni (Zeller, 1852) Agdistis manicata Staudinger, 1859 Agdistis melitensis Amsel, 1954 Agdistis meridionalis (Zeller, 1847) Agdistis neglecta Arenberger, 1976 Agdistis paralia (Zeller, 1847) Agdistis pseudocanariensis Arenberger, 1973 Agdistis satanas Milliere, 1875 Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847) Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Hübner, 1813) Amblyptilia punctidactyla (Haworth, 1811) Buckleria paludum (Zeller, 1839) Calyciphora adamas (Constant, 1895) Calyciphora albodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Calyciphora nephelodactyla (Eversmann, 1844) Capperia bonneaui Bigot, 1987 Capperia britanniodactylus (Gregson, 1867) Capperia celeusi (Frey, 1886) Capperia fusca (O. Hofmann, 1898) Capperia hellenica Adamczewski, 1951 Capperia loranus (Fuchs, 1895) Capperia maratonica Adamczewski, 1951 Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Crombrugghia distans (Zeller, 1847) Crombrugghia kollari (Stainton, 1851) Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847) Crombrugghia tristis (Zeller, 1841) Emmelina argoteles (Meyrick, 1922) Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) Geina didactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) Gillmeria pallidactyla (Haworth, 1811) Gypsochares bigoti Gibeaux & Nel, 1989 Hellinsia carphodactyla (Hübner, 1813) Hellinsia inulae (Zeller, 1852) Hellinsia osteodactylus (Zeller, 1841) Hellinsia pectodactylus (Staudinger, 1859) Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811) Marasmarcha oxydactylus (Staudinger, 1859) Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Merrifieldia baliodactylus (Zeller, 1841) Merrifieldia chordodactylus (Staudinger, 1859) Merrifieldia leucodactyla (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847) Merrifieldia tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) Oidaematophorus constanti Ragonot, 1875 Oidaematophorus giganteus (Mann, 1855) Oidaematophorus lithodactyla (Treitschke, 1833) Oidaematophorus rogenhoferi (Mann, 1871) Oxyptilus chrysodactyla (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Oxyptilus ericetorum (Stainton, 1851) Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811) Oxyptilus pilosellae (Zeller, 1841) Platyptilia calodactyla (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867 Platyptilia gonodactyla (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Platyptilia iberica Rebel, 1935 Platyptilia isodactylus (Zeller, 1852) Platyptilia tesseradactyla (Linnaeus, 1761) Procapperia maculatus (Constant, 1865) Pterophorus ischnodactyla (Treitschke, 1835) Pterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) Puerphorus olbiadactylus (Milliere, 1859) Stangeia siceliota (Zeller, 1847) Stenoptilia aridus (Zeller, 1847) Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763) Stenoptilia coprodactylus (Stainton, 1851) Stenoptilia elkefi Arenberger, 1984 Stenoptilia graphodactyla (Treitschke, 1833) Stenoptilia gratiolae Gibeaux & Nel, 1990 Stenoptilia hahni Arenberger, 1989 Stenoptilia lutescens (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Stenoptilia millieridactylus (Bruand, 1861) Stenoptilia mimula Gibeaux, 1985 Stenoptilia nepetellae Bigot & Picard, 1983 Stenoptilia pelidnodactyla (Stein, 1837) Stenoptilia pterodactyla (Linnaeus, 1761) Stenoptilia reisseri Rebel, 1935 Stenoptilia stigmatodactylus (Zeller, 1852) Stenoptilia zophodactylus (Duponchel, 1840) Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) Tabulaephorus punctinervis (Constant, 1885) Wheeleria raphiodactyla (Rebel, 1901) Wheeleria spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)
Pyralidae Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1794) Acrobasis advenella (Zincken, 1818) Acrobasis bithynella Zeller, 1848 Acrobasis centunculella (Mann, 1859) Acrobasis consociella (Hübner, 1813) Acrobasis dulcella (Zeller, 1848) Acrobasis glaucella Staudinger, 1859 Acrobasis legatea (Haworth, 1811) Acrobasis marmorea (Haworth, 1811) Acrobasis obliqua (Zeller, 1847) Acrobasis obtusella (Hübner, 1796) Acrobasis porphyrella (Duponchel, 1836) Acrobasis repandana (Fabricius, 1798) Acrobasis romanella (Milliere, 1870) Acrobasis sodalella Zeller, 1848 Acrobasis suavella (Zincken, 1818) Acrobasis tumidana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Acrobasis xanthogramma (Staudinger, 1870) Aglossa brabanti Ragonot, 1884 Aglossa caprealis (Hübner, 1809) Aglossa dimidiatus (Haworth, 1809) Aglossa pinguinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Alophia combustella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Amphithrix sublineatella (Staudinger, 1859) Ancylodes dealbatella (Erschoff, 1874) Ancylodes pallens Ragonot, 1887 Ancylosis albidella Ragonot, 1888 Ancylosis arenosella (Staudinger, 1859) Ancylosis brunneella (Chretien, 1911) Ancylosis calcariella (Ragonot, 1901) Ancylosis cinnamomella (Duponchel, 1836) Ancylosis convexella (Lederer, 1855) Ancylosis deserticola (Staudinger, 1870) Ancylosis gracilella Ragonot, 1887 Ancylosis harmoniella (Ragonot, 1887) Ancylosis imitella Hampson, 1901 Ancylosis maculifera Staudinger, 1870 Ancylosis oblitella (Zeller, 1848) Ancylosis ochracea (Staudinger, 1870) Ancylosis pectinatella (Ragonot, 1887) Ancylosis rhodochrella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852) Ancylosis roscidella (Eversmann, 1844) Ancylosis samaritanella (Zeller, 1867) Ancylosis sareptalla (Herrich-Schäffer, 1861) Ancylosis uncinatella (Ragonot, 1890) Ancylosis versicolorella (Ragonot, 1887) Ancylosis xylinella (Staudinger, 1870) Anerastia lotella (Hübner, 1813) Aphomia murciella (Zerny, 1914) Aphomia sabella (Hampson, 1901) Aphomia sociella (Linnaeus, 1758) Aphomia unicolor (Staudinger, 1880) Aphomia zelleri de Joannis, 1932 Apomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller, 1839) Archiephestia adpiscinella (Chretien, 1911) Asalebria florella (Mann, 1862) Asalebria geminella (Eversmann, 1844) Asalebria pseudoflorella (A. Schmidt, 1934) Asalebria venustella (Ragonot, 1887) Asarta aethiopella (Duponchel, 1837) Asarta albarracinella Leraut & Luquet, 1991 Asartodes monspesulalis (Duponchel, 1834) Asartodes zapateri (Ragonot, 1882) Assara conicolella (Constant, 1884) Bostra obsoletalis (Mann, 1884) Bradyrrhoa adrianae Asselbergs, 2002 Bradyrrhoa cantenerella (Duponchel, 1837) Bradyrrhoa luteola (La Harpe, 1860) Bradyrrhoa marianella Ragonot, 1887 Cadra abstersella (Zeller, 1847) Cadra calidella (Guenee, 1845) Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863) Cadra figulilella (Gregson, 1871) Cadra furcatella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1849) Cathayia insularum (Speidel & Schmitz, 1991) Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton, 1866) Cremnophila sedakovella (Eversmann, 1851) Cryptoblabes bistriga (Haworth, 1811) Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Milliere, 1867) Delplanqueia dilutella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Delplanqueia inscriptella (Duponchel, 1836) Denticera divisella (Duponchel, 1842) Dioryctria abietella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Dioryctria aulloi Barbey, 1930 Dioryctria mendacella (Staudinger, 1859) Dioryctria pineae (Staudinger, 1859) Dioryctria robiniella (Milliere, 1865) Dioryctria sylvestrella (Ratzeburg, 1840) Eccopisa effractella Zeller, 1848 Elegia fallax (Staudinger, 1881) Elegia similella (Zincken, 1818) Ematheudes punctella (Treitschke, 1833) Emmalocera anerastica (Snellen, 1879) Endotricha flammealis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Ephestia disparella Hampson, 1901 Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796) Ephestia inquietella Zerny, 1932 Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879 Ephestia mistralella (Milliere, 1874) Ephestia parasitella Staudinger, 1859 Ephestia unicolorella Staudinger, 1881 Ephestia welseriella (Zeller, 1848) Epidauria strigosa (Staudinger, 1879) Epischidia fulvostrigella (Eversmann, 1844) Epischnia asteris Staudinger, 1870 Epischnia castillella Ragonot, 1894 Epischnia illotella Zeller, 1839 Epischnia leucoloma Herrich-Schäffer, 1849 Epischnia prodromella (Hübner, 1799) Episcythrastis tabidella (Mann, 1864) Episcythrastis tetricella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832) Eurhodope cirrigerella (Zincken, 1818)