Italian moths represent about 4,959 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 (families beginning Q-Z) which have been recorded in Italy, including San Marino, Sardinia, Sicily and Vatican City. Other parts of the list are at List of moths of Italy.
Roeslerstammiidae Roeslerstammia erxlebella (Fabricius, 1787)
Saturniidae Aglia tau (Linnaeus, 1758) Antheraea yamamai (Guerin-Meneville, 1861) Samia cynthia (Drury, 1773) Saturnia pavoniella (Scopoli, 1763) Saturnia pyri (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
Schreckensteiniidae Schreckensteinia festaliella (Hübner, 1819)
Scythrididae Enolmis acanthella (Godart, 1824) Enolmis agenjoi Passerin d'Entreves, 1988 Episcythris triangulella (Ragonot, 1874) Eretmocera medinella (Staudinger, 1859) Scythris acarioides Bengtsson, 1997 Scythris adustella Jackh, 1978 Scythris aerariella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Scythris alseriella (Turati, 1879) Scythris amphonycella (Geyer, 1836) Scythris arerai Huemer, 2000 Scythris aspromontis Jackh, 1978 Scythris baldensis Passerin d'Entreves, 1979 Scythris bolognella Jackh, 1978 Scythris bubaniae Walsingham, 1907 Scythris carboniella Jackh, 1978 Scythris cistorum (Milliere, 1876) Scythris clavella (Zeller, 1855) Scythris constanti Walsingham, 1898 Scythris crassiuscula (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Scythris crypta Hannemann, 1961 Scythris cuspidella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Scythris derrai Bengtsson, 1991 Scythris dissimilella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Scythris dissitella (Zeller, 1847) Scythris fallacella (Schlager, 1847) Scythris flavilaterella (Fuchs, 1886) Scythris flaviventrella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Scythris fuscoaenea (Haworth, 1828) Scythris glacialis (Frey, 1870) Scythris gravatella (Zeller, 1847) Scythris heinemanni (Moschler, 1869) Scythris hornigii (Zeller, 1855) Scythris imperiella Jackh, 1978 Scythris inertella (Zeller, 1855) Scythris inspersella (Hübner, 1817) Scythris lagunae Jackh, 1978 Scythris laminella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Scythris limbella (Fabricius, 1775) Scythris mediella (Constant, 1855) Scythris mus Walsingham, 1898 Scythris nigrella Jackh, 1978 Scythris noricella (Zeller, 1843) Scythris obscurella (Scopoli, 1763) Scythris pascuella (Zeller, 1855) Scythris picaepennis (Haworth, 1828) Scythris productella (Zeller, 1839) Scythris punctivittella (O. Costa, 1836) Scythris ridiculella Caradja, 1920 Scythris sappadensis Bengtsson, 1992 Scythris scopolella (Linnaeus, 1767) Scythris seliniella (Zeller, 1839) Scythris siccella (Zeller, 1839) Scythris siculella Jackh, 1977 Scythris speyeri (Heinemann & Wocke, 1876) Scythris subseliniella (Heinemann, 1876) Scythris tabidella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Scythris tauromeniella Passerin d'Entreves & Roggero, 2004 Scythris tenuivittella (Stainton, 1867) Scythris tergestinella (Zeller, 1855) Scythris tremalzoi Bengtsson, 1992 Scythris tributella (Zeller, 1847) Scythris trinacriae Passerin d'Entreves, 1984 Scythris villari Agenjo, 1971 Scythris vittella (O. Costa, 1834)
Sesiidae Bembecia albanensis (Rebel, 1918) Bembecia flavida (Oberthur, 1890) Bembecia himmighoffeni (Staudinger, 1866) Bembecia hymenopteriformis (Bellier, 1860) Bembecia iberica Spatenka, 1992 Bembecia ichneumoniformis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Bembecia psoraleae Bartsch & Bettag, 1997 Bembecia scopigera (Scopoli, 1763) Bembecia sirphiformis (Lucas, 1849) Bembecia tunetana (Le Cerf, 1920) Bembecia uroceriformis (Treitschke, 1834) Chamaesphecia aerifrons (Zeller, 1847) Chamaesphecia anthraciformis (Rambur, 1832) Chamaesphecia bibioniformis (Esper, 1800) Chamaesphecia chalciformis (Esper, 1804) Chamaesphecia doleriformis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1846) Chamaesphecia dumonti Le Cerf, 1922 Chamaesphecia empiformis (Esper, 1783) Chamaesphecia euceraeformis (Ochsenheimer, 1816) Chamaesphecia leucopsiformis (Esper, 1800) Chamaesphecia masariformis (Ochsenheimer, 1808) Chamaesphecia maurusia Pungeler, 1912 Chamaesphecia mysiniformis (Boisduval, 1840) Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848) Chamaesphecia palustris Kautz, 1927 Chamaesphecia schmidtiiformis (Freyer, 1836) Chamaesphecia staudingeri (Failla-Tedaldi, 1890) Chamaesphecia thracica Z. Lastuvka, 1983 Paranthrene insolitus Le Cerf, 1914 Paranthrene tabaniformis (Rottemburg, 1775) Pennisetia hylaeiformis (Laspeyres, 1801) Pyropteron affinis (Staudinger, 1856) Pyropteron chrysidiformis (Esper, 1782) Pyropteron doryliformis (Ochsenheimer, 1808) Pyropteron leucomelaena (Zeller, 1847) Pyropteron meriaeformis (Boisduval, 1840) Pyropteron muscaeformis (Esper, 1783) Pyropteron triannuliformis (Freyer, 1843) Sesia apiformis (Clerck, 1759) Sesia bembeciformis (Hübner, 1806) Sesia melanocephala Dalman, 1816 Synanthedon andrenaeformis (Laspeyres, 1801) Synanthedon cephiformis (Ochsenheimer, 1808) Synanthedon codeti (Oberthur, 1881) Synanthedon conopiformis (Esper, 1782) Synanthedon culiciformis (Linnaeus, 1758) Synanthedon flaviventris (Staudinger, 1883) Synanthedon formicaeformis (Esper, 1783) Synanthedon loranthi (Kralicek, 1966) Synanthedon melliniformis (Laspeyres, 1801) Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789) Synanthedon polaris (Staudinger, 1877) Synanthedon scoliaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789) Synanthedon spheciformis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Synanthedon spuleri (Fuchs, 1908) Synanthedon stomoxiformis (Hübner, 1790) Synanthedon tipuliformis (Clerck, 1759) Synanthedon vespiformis (Linnaeus, 1761) Tinthia tineiformis (Esper, 1789)
Somabrachyidae Somabrachys aegrota (Klug, 1830)
Sphingidae Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758) Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Deilephila elpenor (Linnaeus, 1758) Deilephila porcellus (Linnaeus, 1758) Hemaris croatica (Esper, 1800) Hemaris fuciformis (Linnaeus, 1758) Hemaris tityus (Linnaeus, 1758) Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758) Hyles dahlii (Geyer, 1828) Hyles euphorbiae (Linnaeus, 1758) Hyles gallii (Rottemburg, 1775) Hyles hippophaes (Esper, 1789) Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Hyles nicaea (de Prunner, 1798) Hyles vespertilio (Esper, 1780) Laothoe populi (Linnaeus, 1758) Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758) Marumba quercus (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Mimas tiliae (Linnaeus, 1758) Proserpinus proserpina (Pallas, 1772) Smerinthus ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758) Sphinx ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 Sphinx pinastri Linnaeus, 1758
Stathmopodidae Neomariania partinicensis (Rebel, 1937) Stathmopoda pedella (Linnaeus, 1761)
Thyrididae Thyris fenestrella (Scopoli, 1763)
Tineidae Agnathosia mendicella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Anomalotinea gardesanella (Hartig, 1950) Anomalotinea liguriella (Milliere, 1879) Archinemapogon yildizae Kocak, 1981 Ateliotum hungaricellum Zeller, 1839 Ateliotum insulare (Rebel, 1896) Ateliotum petrinella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Cephimallota angusticostella (Zeller, 1839) Cephimallota crassiflavella Bruand, 1851 Crassicornella crassicornella (Zeller, 1847) Dryadaula heindeli Gaedike & Scholz, 1998 Elatobia fuliginosella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) Eudarcia brachyptera (Passerin d'Entreves, 1974) Eudarcia leopoldella (O. G. Costa, 1836) Eudarcia nerviella (Amsel, 1954) Eudarcia nigraella (Mariani, 1937) Eudarcia pagenstecherella (Hübner, 1825) Eudarcia palanfreella Baldizzone & Gaedike, 2004 Eudarcia sardoa (Passerin d'Entreves, 1978) Eudarcia vacriensis (Parenti, 1964) Eudarcia aureliani (Capuse, 1967) Eudarcia confusella (Heydenreich, 1851) Eudarcia derrai (Gaedike, 1983) Eudarcia granulatella (Zeller, 1852) Eudarcia hedemanni (Rebel, 1899) Eudarcia romanum (Petersen, 1968) Euplocamus anthracinalis (Scopoli, 1763) Haplotinea ditella (Pierce & Metcalfe, 1938) Haplotinea insectella (Fabricius, 1794) Infurcitinea albicomella (Stainton, 1851) Infurcitinea argentimaculella (Stainton, 1849) Infurcitinea atrifasciella (Staudinger, 1871) Infurcitinea belviella Gaedike, 1980 Infurcitinea captans Gozmany, 1960 Infurcitinea finalis Gozmany, 1959 Infurcitinea ignicomella (Zeller, 1852) Infurcitinea italica (Amsel, 1954) Infurcitinea klimeschi Passerin d'Entreves, 1974 Infurcitinea parentii Petersen, 1964 Infurcitinea roesslerella (Heyden, 1865) Infurcitinea rumelicella (Rebel, 1903) Infurcitinea sardica (Amsel, 1952) Infurcitinea sardiniella Vari, 1942 Infurcitinea siciliana Petersen, 1964 Infurcitinea teriolella (Amsel, 1954) Infurcitinea yildizae Kocak, 1981 Karsholtia marianii (Rebel, 1936) Lichenotinea maculata Petersen, 1957 Lichenotinea pustulatella (Zeller, 1852) Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859) Monopis imella (Hübner, 1813) Monopis laevigella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Monopis monachella (Hübner, 1796) Monopis nigricantella (Milliere, 1872) Monopis obviella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Monopis weaverella (Scott, 1858) Montescardia tessulatellus (Zeller, 1846) Montetinea montana Petersen, 1957 Montetinea tenuicornella (Klimesch, 1942) Morophaga choragella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Morophaga morella (Duponchel, 1838) Myrmecozela ataxella (Chretien, 1905) Myrmecozela ochraceella (Tengstrom, 1848) Nemapogon agenjoi Petersen, 1959 Nemapogon arcosuensis Gaedike, 2007 Nemapogon clematella (Fabricius, 1781) Nemapogon cloacella (Haworth, 1828) Nemapogon granella (Linnaeus, 1758) Nemapogon gravosaellus Petersen, 1957 Nemapogon hungaricus Gozmany, 1960 Nemapogon inconditella (Lucas, 1956) Nemapogon nevadella (Caradja, 1920) Nemapogon picarella (Clerck, 1759) Nemapogon ruricolella (Stainton, 1849) Nemapogon sardicus Gaedike, 1983 Nemapogon signatellus Petersen, 1957 Nemapogon similella Gaedike, 2007 Nemapogon somchetiella Zagulajev, 1961 Nemapogon variatella (Clemens, 1859) Nemapogon wolffiella Karsholt & Nielsen, 1976 Nemaxera betulinella (Fabricius, 1787) Neurothaumasia ankerella (Mann, 1867) Neurothaumasia ragusaella (Wocke, 1889) Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758) Niditinea striolella (Matsumura, 1931) Niditinea truncicolella (Tengstrom, 1848) Novotinea carbonifera (Walsingham, 1900) Novotinea liguriella Amsel, 1950 Novotinea mistrettae Parenti, 1966 Opogona omoscopa (Meyrick, 1893) Phereoeca allutella (Rebel, 1892) Proterospastis merdella (Zeller, 1847) Reisserita panormitanella (Mann, 1859) Reisserita relicinella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) Rhodobates unicolor (Staudinger, 1870) Scardia boletella (Fabricius, 1794) Stenoptinea cyaneimarmorella (Milliere, 1854) Tenaga nigripunctella (Haworth, 1828) Tenaga rhenania (Petersen, 1962) Tinea basifasciella Ragonot, 1895 Tinea columbariella Wocke, 1877 Tinea dubiella Stainton, 1859 Tinea flavescentella Haworth, 1828 Tinea messalina Robinson, 1979 Tinea murariella Staudinger, 1859 Tinea nonimella (Zagulajev, 1955) Tinea pallescentella Stainton, 1851 Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758 Tinea semifulvella Haworth, 1828 Tinea translucens Meyrick, 1917 Tinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794 Tineola bisselliella (Hummel, 1823) Triaxomasia caprimulgella (Stainton, 1851) Triaxomera baldensis Petersen, 1983 Triaxomera marsica Petersen, 1984 Triaxomera parasitella (Hübner, 1796) Trichophaga bipartitella (Ragonot, 1892) Trichophaga tapetzella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tischeriidae Coptotriche angusticollella (Duponchel, 1843) Coptotriche gaunacella (Duponchel, 1843) Coptotriche heinemanni (Wocke, 1871) Coptotriche marginea (Haworth, 1828) Tischeria decidua Wocke, 1876 Tischeria dodonaea Stainton, 1858 Tischeria ekebladella (Bjerkander, 1795)
Tortricidae Acleris abietana (Hübner, 1822) Acleris aspersana (Hübner, 1817) Acleris bergmanniana (Linnaeus, 1758) Acleris comariana (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) Acleris cristana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Acleris emargana (Fabricius, 1775) Acleris ferrugana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Acleris fimbriana (Thunberg, 1791) Acleris forsskaleana (Linnaeus, 1758) Acleris hastiana (Linnaeus, 1758) Acleris hippophaeana (Heyden, 1865) Acleris holmiana (Linnaeus, 1758) Acleris hyemana (Haworth, 1811) Acleris kochiella (Goeze, 1783) Acleris lacordairana (Duponchel, 1836) Acleris laterana (Fabricius, 1794)