List of Lepidoptera of Madeira

The Lepidoptera of Madeira consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the island of Madeira.

According to a recent estimate, there are 324 Lepidoptera species in Madeira.

Lycaenidae

 * Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)

Nymphalidae

 * Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Hipparchia maderensis (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
 * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Pararge xiphia (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Vanessa vulcania (Godart, 1819)

Pieridae

 * Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785)
 * Gonepteryx maderensis Felder, 1862
 * Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Pieris wollastoni (Butler, 1886)

Autostichidae

 * Apatema fasciata (Stainton, 1859)
 * Dysallomima coarctella (Rebel, 1896)
 * Oecia oecophila (Staudinger, 1876)

Bedelliidae

 * Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)

Blastobasidae

 * Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894
 * Blastobasis bassii Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
 * Blastobasis decolorella (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Blastobasis desertarum (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Blastobasis divisus (Walsingham, 1894)
 * Blastobasis insularis (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Blastobasis lacticolella Rebel, 1940
 * Blastobasis laurisilvae Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
 * Blastobasis lavernella Walsingham, 1894
 * Blastobasis luteella Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
 * Blastobasis marmorosella (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Blastobasis maroccanella Amsel, 1952
 * Blastobasis nigromaculata (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Blastobasis ochreopalpella (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Blastobasis pica (Walsingham, 1894)
 * Blastobasis rebeli Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
 * Blastobasis salebrosella Rebel, 1940
 * Blastobasis serradaguae Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
 * Blastobasis spectabilella Rebel, 1940
 * Blastobasis splendens Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
 * Blastobasis subdivisus Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
 * Blastobasis virgatella Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
 * Blastobasis vittata (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Blastobasis walsinghami Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
 * Blastobasis wolffi Sinev & Karsholt, 2004
 * Blastobasis wollastoni Sinev & Karsholt, 2004

Carposinidae

 * Carposina anopta Diakonoff, 1990
 * Carposina atlanticella Rebel, 1894

Choreutidae

 * Anthophila fabriciana (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Anthophila threnodes (Walsingham, 1910)
 * Choreutis nemorana (Hübner, 1799)
 * Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)

Coleophoridae

 * Coleophora coracipennella (Hübner, 1796)
 * Coleophora glaucicolella Wood, 1892
 * Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849

Cosmopterigidae

 * Ascalenia echidnias (Meyrick, 1891)
 * Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864)
 * Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers, 1875
 * Pyroderces argyrogrammos (Zeller, 1847)

Crambidae

 * Agriphila atlanticus (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Agriphila trabeatellus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
 * Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833)
 * Aporodes floralis (Hübner, 1809)
 * Botyodes diniasalis (Walker, 1859)
 * Cynaeda dentalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851)
 * Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Duponchel, 1834)
 * Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847
 * Euchromius cambridgei (Zeller, 1867)
 * Euchromius ocellea (Haworth, 1811)
 * Eudonia angustea (Curtis, 1827)
 * Eudonia decorella (Stainton, 1859)
 * Eudonia scoriella (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Eudonia shafferi Nuss, Karsholt & Meyer, 1998
 * Eudonia stenota (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Evergestis isatidalis (Duponchel, 1833)
 * Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Herpetogramma bipunctalis (Fabricius, 1794)
 * Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)
 * Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794)
 * Mecyna asinalis (Hübner, 1819)
 * Mecyna atlanticum (Bethune-Baker, 1894)
 * Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)
 * Pyrausta sanguinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Trichophysetis whitei Rebel, 1906
 * Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796)
 * Udea maderensis (Bethune-Baker, 1894)
 * Udea numeralis (Hübner, 1796)
 * Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius, 1794)

Elachistidae

 * Agonopterix heracliana (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Agonopterix perezi Walsingham, 1908
 * Agonopterix scopariella (Heinemann, 1870)
 * Depressaria daucella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Depressaria ultimella Stainton, 1849
 * Elachista encumeadae Kaila & Karsholt, 2002
 * Ethmia bipunctella (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Exaeretia conciliatella (Rebel, 1892)
 * Perittia carlinella (Walsingham, 1908)

Epermeniidae

 * Epermenia aequidentellus (E. Hofmann, 1867)

Erebidae

 * Autophila dilucida (Hübner, 1808)
 * Eublemma ostrina (Hübner, 1808)
 * Eublemma parva (Hübner, 1808)
 * Hypena lividalis (Hübner, 1796)
 * Hypena obsitalis (Hübner, 1813)
 * Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1773)
 * Schrankia costaestrigalis (Stephens, 1834)
 * Scoliopteryx libatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)
 * Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gelechiidae

 * Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hübner, 1813)
 * Bryotropha domestica (Haworth, 1828)
 * Bryotropha plebejella (Zeller, 1847)
 * Caryocolum marmorea (Haworth, 1828)
 * Caryocolum sciurella (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Chrysoesthia drurella (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)
 * Ephysteris brachyptera Karsholt & Sattler, 1998
 * Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859)
 * Helcystogramma convolvuli (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Microlechia chretieni Turati, 1924
 * Ornativalva plutelliformis (Staudinger, 1859)
 * Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873)
 * Platyedra subcinerea (Haworth, 1828)
 * Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916)
 * Scrobipalpa ocellatella (Boyd, 1858)
 * Scrobipalpa portosanctana (Stainton, 1859)
 * Scrobipalpa suaedicola (Mabille, 1906)
 * Scrobipalpa vasconiella (Rossler, 1877)
 * Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789)
 * Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902)
 * Thiotricha wollastoni (Walsingham, 1884)

Geometridae

 * Ascotis fortunata (Blachier, 1887)
 * Costaconvexa centrostrigaria (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Cyclophora maderensis (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
 * Cyclophora puppillaria (Hübner, 1799)
 * Eupithecia latipennata Prout, 1914
 * Eupithecia massiliata Milliere, 1865
 * Eupithecia rosai Pinker, 1962
 * Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (Haworth, 1809)
 * Herbulotina maderae Pinker, 1971
 * Idaea atlantica (Stainton, 1859)
 * Idaea maderae (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
 * Menophra maderae (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
 * Nycterosea obstipata (Fabricius, 1794)
 * Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Scopula irrorata (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
 * Xanthorhoe rupicola (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Xenochlorodes magna Wolff, 1977
 * Xenochlorodes nubigena (Wollaston, 1858)

Glyphipterigidae

 * Acrolepiopsis infundibulosa Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001
 * Acrolepiopsis mauli Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001
 * Acrolepiopsis vesperella (Zeller, 1850)
 * Glyphipterix diaphora Walsingham, 1894
 * Glyphipterix pygmaeella Rebel, 1896

Gracillariidae

 * Caloptilia aurantiaca (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Caloptilia azaleella (Brants, 1913)
 * Caloptilia coruscans (Walsingham, 1907)
 * Caloptilia laurifoliae (M. Hering, 1927)
 * Caloptilia staintoni (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Dialectica hedemanni (Rebel, 1896)
 * Dialectica scalariella (Zeller, 1850)
 * Phyllocnistis canariensis M. Hering, 1927
 * Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
 * Phyllonorycter chiclanella (Staudinger, 1859)
 * Phyllonorycter juncei (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Phyllonorycter mespilella (Hübner, 1805)
 * Phyllonorycter messaniella (Zeller, 1846)
 * Phyllonorycter myricae Deschka, 1976
 * Phyllonorycter platani (Staudinger, 1870)

Lyonetiidae

 * Leucoptera malifoliella (O. Costa, 1836)

Nepticulidae

 * Stigmella atricapitella (Haworth, 1828)
 * Stigmella aurella (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Stigmella centifoliella (Zeller, 1848)
 * Trifurcula ridiculosa (Walsingham, 1908)

Noctuidae

 * Acontia lucida (Hufnagel, 1766)
 * Agrotis atrux (Pinker, 1971)
 * Agrotis fortunata Draudt, 1938
 * Agrotis herzogi Rebel, 1911
 * Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
 * Agrotis rutae Rebel, 1939
 * Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Agrotis spinifera (Hübner, 1808)
 * Agrotis trux (Hübner, 1824)
 * Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)
 * Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1827)
 * Caradrina clavipalpis Scopoli, 1763
 * Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858)
 * Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
 * Condica capensis (Walker, 1857)
 * Cornutiplusia circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenee, 1852)
 * Cucullia calendulae Treitschke, 1835
 * Euplexia dubiosa (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
 * Euxoa canariensis Rebel, 1902
 * Galgula partita Guenee, 1852
 * Hadena atlantica (Hampson, 1905)
 * Hadena karsholti Hacker, 1995
 * Hecatera maderae Bethune-Baker, 1891
 * Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808)
 * Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)
 * Luperina madeirae Fibiger, 2005
 * Mesapamea maderensis Pinker, 1971
 * Mniotype albostigmata (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
 * Mniotype inexpectata (Weidlich, 2001)
 * Mythimna serradagua Wolff, 1977
 * Mythimna vitellina (Hübner, 1808)
 * Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth, 1809)
 * Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Noctua teixeirai Pinker, 1971
 * Nyctobrya maderensis Bethune-Baker, 1891
 * Ochropleura leucogaster (Freyer, 1831)
 * Peridroma saucia (Hübner, 1808)
 * Phlogophora meticulosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Phlogophora wollastoni Bethune-Baker, 1891
 * Sesamia nonagrioides Lefebvre, 1827
 * Spodoptera cilium Guenee, 1852
 * Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
 * Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, 1803)
 * Xestia c-nigrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Xylena exsoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nolidae

 * Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)

Oecophoridae

 * Endrosis sarcitrella (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Esperia sulphurella (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849)

Plutellidae

 * Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Praydidae

 * Prays citri (Milliere, 1873)
 * Prays friesei Klimesch, 1992

Psychidae

 * Apterona helicoidella (Vallot, 1827)
 * Luffia lapidella (Goeze, 1783)

Pterophoridae

 * Agdistis pseudocanariensis Arenberger, 1973
 * Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847)
 * Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Hübner, 1813)
 * Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847)
 * Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Gypsochares nielswolffi Gielis & Arenberger, 1992
 * Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)
 * Merrifieldia bystropogonis (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763)
 * Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Pyralidae

 * Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1794)
 * Aglossa caprealis (Hübner, 1809)
 * Ancylosis convexella (Lederer, 1855)
 * Ancylosis roscidella (Eversmann, 1844)
 * Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863)
 * Cadra figulilella (Gregson, 1871)
 * Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Milliere, 1867)
 * Ematheudes punctella (Treitschke, 1833)
 * Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796)
 * Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879
 * Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Nephopterix angustella (Hübner, 1796)
 * Neurotomia coenulentella (Zeller, 1846)
 * Pararotruda nesiotica (Rebel, 1911)
 * Pempelia lundbladi Rebel, 1939
 * Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)
 * Pyralis farinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Raphimetopus ablutella (Zeller, 1839)

Sesiidae

 * Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789)

Sphingidae

 * Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780)
 * Hyles tithymali (Boisduval, 1834)
 * Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stathmopodidae

 * Neomariania rebeli (Walsingham, 1894)

Tineidae

 * Ceratobia oxymora (Meyrick, 1919)
 * Monopis barbarosi (Kocak, 1981)
 * Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859)
 * Monopis henderickxi Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001
 * Monopis nigricantella (Milliere, 1872)
 * Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Oinophila v-flava (Haworth, 1828)
 * Opogona omoscopa (Meyrick, 1893)
 * Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)
 * Phereoeca allutella (Rebel, 1892)
 * Praeacedes atomosella (Walker, 1863)
 * Psychoides filicivora (Meyrick, 1937)
 * Stenoptinea cyaneimarmorella (Milliere, 1854)
 * Tenaga nigripunctella (Haworth, 1828)
 * Tinea dubiella Stainton, 1859
 * Tinea murariella Staudinger, 1859
 * Tinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794
 * Tineola bisselliella (Hummel, 1823)
 * Trichophaga robinsoni Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001
 * Trichophaga tapetzella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tortricidae

 * Acleris variegana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Acroclita anelpista Diakonoff & Wolff, 1976
 * Acroclita guanchana Walsingham, 1908
 * Acroclita subsequana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
 * Aethes francillana (Fabricius, 1794)
 * Bactra lancealana (Hübner, 1799)
 * Bactra venosana (Zeller, 1847)
 * Bactra minima Meyrick, 1909
 * Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hübner, 1799)
 * Clavigesta sylvestrana (Curtis, 1850)
 * Clepsis retiferana (Stainton, 1859)
 * Clepsis staintoni Obraztsov, 1955
 * Clepsis subcostana (Stainton, 1859)
 * Clepsis subjunctana (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Clepsis uncisecta Razowski & Wolff, 2000
 * Cochylimorpha decolorella (Zeller, 1839)
 * Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847
 * Cydia archaeochrysa Diakonoff, 1986
 * Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Cydia splendana (Hübner, 1799)
 * Epinotia thapsiana (Zeller, 1847)
 * Eucosma cana (Haworth, 1811)
 * Gypsonoma minutana (Hübner, 1799)
 * Lobesia neptunia (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Platynota rostrana (Walker, 1863)
 * Rhyacionia buoliana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Selania leplastriana (Curtis, 1831)
 * Spilonota ocellana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Thiodia glandulosana Walsingham, 1908

Yponomeutidae

 * Parahyponomeuta bakeri (Walsingham, 1894)
 * Zelleria oleastrella (Milliere, 1864)
 * Zelleria wolffi Klimesch, 1983