List of Lepidoptera of the Canary Islands

The Lepidoptera of the Canary Islands consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the Canary Islands.

According to a recent estimate, there are a total of about 710 Lepidoptera species present in the Canary Islands.

Hesperiidae

 * Thymelicus acteon christi Rebel, 1894 (uncertain taxonomic status)

Lycaenidae

 * Aricia cramera Eschscholtz, 1821
 * Azanus ubaldus (Stoll, 1782)
 * Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898
 * Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Leptotes pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Leptotes webbianus (Brulle, 1839)
 * Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)
 * Polyommatus celina (Austaut, 1879)
 * Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)

Nymphalidae

 * Argynnis pandora (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Hipparchia wyssii bacchus Higgins, 1967
 * Hipparchia wyssii gomera Higgins, 1967
 * Hipparchia wyssii tamadabae Owen & Smith, 1992
 * Hipparchia wyssii tilosi Manil, 1984
 * Hipparchia wyssii wyssii  (Christ, 1889)
 * Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Pararge xiphioides Staudinger, 1871
 * Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773)
 * Vanessa vulcania (Godart, 1819)

Pieridae

 * Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785)
 * Euchloe charlonia (Donzel, 1842)
 * Euchloe belemia eversi Stamm, 1963
 * Euchloe belemia grancanariensis Acosta, 2008
 * Euchloe belemia hesperidum Rothschild, 1913
 * Gonepteryx cleobule (Hübner, 1830)
 * Pieris cheiranthi (Hübner, 1808)
 * Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)

Alucitidae

 * Alucita canariensis Scholz & Jackh, 1994

Autostichidae

 * Ambloma brachyptera Walsingham, 1908
 * Ambloma klimeschi Gozmany, 1975
 * Apatema fasciata (Stainton, 1859)
 * Apatema junnilaineni Vives, 2001
 * Apatema lucidum Walsingham, 1908
 * Apatema mediopallidum Walsingham, 1900
 * Chersogenes victimella Walsingham, 1908
 * Dysallomima coarctella (Rebel, 1896)
 * Epanastasis canariensis (Rebel, 1906)
 * Epanastasis eupracta Gozmany, 1988
 * Epanastasis excellens Gozmany, 1977
 * Epanastasis sophroniellus (Rebel, 1895)
 * Holcopogon bubulcellus (Staudinger, 1859)
 * Oecia oecophila (Staudinger, 1876)

Bedelliidae

 * Bedellia silvicolella Klimesch, 1968
 * Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)

Blastobasidae

 * Blastobasis exclusa (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Blastobasis helleri Rebel, 1910
 * Blastobasis insularis (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Blastobasis marmorosella (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Blastobasis phycidella (Zeller, 1839)
 * Blastobasis rubiginosella Rebel, 1896
 * Blastobasis velutina Walsingham, 1908
 * Zenodochium polyphagum Walsingham, 1908
 * Zenodochium sostra Walsingham, 1910

Bucculatricidae

 * Bucculatrix canariensis Walsingham, 1908
 * Bucculatrix chrysanthemella Rebel, 1896
 * Bucculatrix phagnalella Walsingham, 1908

Carposinidae

 * Carposina cinderella Diakonoff, 1989
 * Carposina gigantella Rebel, 1917
 * Carposina sublucida Diakonoff, 1988

Choreutidae

 * Choreutis nemorana (Hübner, 1799)
 * Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)

Coleophoridae

 * Coleophora aegyptiacae Walsingham, 1907
 * Coleophora albidorsella Toll, 1942
 * Coleophora areniphila Toll, 1957
 * Coleophora aularia Meyrick, 1924
 * Coleophora confluella Rebel, 1892
 * Coleophora discomaculella Toll & Amsel, 1967
 * Coleophora gibberosa Baldizzone, 2003
 * Coleophora gracilella Toll, 1952
 * Coleophora granulatella Zeller, 1849
 * Coleophora haoma Baldizzone, 1994
 * Coleophora internitens Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 1999
 * Coleophora hospitiella Chretien, 1915
 * Coleophora hystricella Toll, 1957
 * Coleophora lassella Staudinger, 1859
 * Coleophora loti Falkovitsh, 1978
 * Coleophora microalbella Amsel, 1935
 * Coleophora micromeriae Walsingham, 1908
 * Coleophora neglecta Baldizzone, 1997
 * Coleophora orotavensis Rebel, 1896
 * Coleophora pinkeri Baldizzone, 1982
 * Coleophora polycarpaeae Hering, 1927
 * Coleophora pseudopoecilella Klimesch, 1982
 * Coleophora salicorniae Heinemann & Wocke, 1877
 * Coleophora salviella Chretien, 1916
 * Coleophora sarehma Toll, 1956
 * Coleophora semicinerea Staudinger, 1859
 * Coleophora teneriffella Baldizzone, 1987
 * Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849
 * Ischnophanes canariella Baldizzone, 1984

Cosmopterigidae

 * Anatrachyntis badia (Hodges, 1962)
 * Anatrachyntis rileyi (Walsingham, 1882)
 * Ascalenia acaciella Chretien, 1915
 * Ascalenia vanella (Frey, 1860)
 * Coccidiphila gerasimovi Danilevsky, 1950
 * Coccidiphila kasypinkeri Traugott-Olsen, 1986
 * Coccidiphila ledereriella (Zeller, 1850)
 * Coccidiphila patriciae J. Nel & A. Nel, 2000
 * Coccidiphila riedli Traugott-Olsen, 1986
 * Cosmopterix attenuatella (Walker, 1864)
 * Cosmopterix coryphaea Walsingham, 1908
 * Cosmopterix crassicervicella Chretien, 1896
 * Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers, 1875
 * Cosmopterix turbidella Rebel, 1896
 * Eteobalea thaumatella (Walsingham, 1907)
 * Hodgesiella rhodorrhisella (Kasy, 1970)
 * Pyroderces argyrogrammos (Zeller, 1847)

Cossidae

 * Stygia hades Le Cerf, 1924
 * Stygia nilssoni Saldaitis & Yakovlev, 2008
 * Wiltshirocossus aries (Pungeler, 1902)

Crambidae

 * Agriphila tersellus (Lederer, 1855)
 * Agriphila trabeatellus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
 * Ancylolomia palpella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Ancylolomia tripolitella Rebel, 1909
 * Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833)
 * Aporodes floralis (Hübner, 1809)
 * Arnia nervosalis Guenee, 1849
 * Botyodes diniasalis (Walker, 1859)
 * Cataonia erubescens (Christoph, 1877)
 * Cornifrons ulceratalis Lederer, 1858
 * Cynaeda dentalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Dentifovea praecultalis (Rebel, 1896)
 * Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851)
 * Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Duponchel, 1834)
 * Diplopseustis perieresalis (Walker, 1859)
 * Dolicharthria heringi (Rebel, 1939)
 * Duponchelia fovealis Zeller, 1847
 * Ecpyrrhorrhoe diffusalis (Guenee, 1854)
 * Euchromius cambridgei (Zeller, 1867)
 * Euchromius ocellea (Haworth, 1811)
 * Euchromius vinculellus (Zeller, 1847)
 * Eudonia angustea (Curtis, 1827)
 * Eudonia decorella (Stainton, 1859)
 * Eudonia geminoflexuosa Nuss, Karsholt & Meyer, 1998
 * Eudonia lineola (Curtis, 1827)
 * Eudonia parviangusta Nuss, Karsholt & Meyer, 1998
 * Evergestis desertalis (Hübner, 1813)
 * Evergestis isatidalis (Duponchel, 1833)
 * Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)
 * Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)
 * Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794)
 * Hydriris ornatalis (Duponchel, 1832)
 * Loxostege deliblatica Szent-Ivany & Uhrik-Meszaros, 1942
 * Mecyna asinalis (Hübner, 1819)
 * Mecyna atlanticum (Bethune-Baker, 1894)
 * Mesocrambus canariensis Ganev, 1987
 * Mesocrambus tamsi Błeszyński, 1960
 * Metasia suppandalis (Hübner, 1823)
 * Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Palepicorsia ustrinalis (Christoph, 1877)
 * Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)
 * Parapediasia teterrellus (Zincken, 1821)
 * Prionapteryx lancerotella (Rebel, 1892)
 * Pseudobissetia terrestrellus (Christoph, 1885)
 * Pyrausta aurata (Scopoli, 1763)
 * Pyrausta sanguinalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Sitochroa palealis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Trichophysetis whitei Rebel, 1906
 * Udea ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796)
 * Udea nordmanni (Rebel, 1935)
 * Udea numeralis (Hübner, 1796)
 * Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius, 1794)

Elachistidae

 * Agonopterix cinerariae Walsingham, 1908
 * Agonopterix heracliana (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Agonopterix mutatella Hannemann, 1989
 * Agonopterix nodiflorella (Milliere, 1866)
 * Agonopterix perezi Walsingham, 1908
 * Agonopterix vendettella (Chretien, 1908)
 * Agonopterix yeatiana (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Depressaria absynthiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1865
 * Depressaria daucella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Depressaria discipunctella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
 * Depressaria veneficella Zeller, 1847
 * Elachista canariella Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen, 1987
 * Elachista contaminatella Zeller, 1847
 * Ethmia bipunctella (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Ethmia quadrinotella (Mann, 1861)
 * Exaeretia conciliatella (Rebel, 1892)
 * Perittia carlinella (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Perittia echiella (de Joannis, 1902)
 * Stephensia cedronellae (Walsingham, 1908)

Epermeniidae

 * Epermenia aequidentellus (E. Hofmann, 1867)
 * Epermenia strictellus (Wocke, 1867)

Erebidae

 * Anomis erosa Hübner, 1810
 * Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Anumeta hilgerti (Rothschild, 1909)
 * Autophila dilucida (Hübner, 1808)
 * Autophila rosea (Staudinger, 1888)
 * Canararctia rufescens (Brulle, 1836)
 * Cerocala algiriae Oberthur, 1876
 * Clytie illunaris (Hübner, 1813)
 * Dicallomera fortunata (Rogenhofer, 1891)
 * Drasteria philippina (Austadt, 1880)
 * Eilema albicosta (Rogenhofer, 1894)
 * Eublemma baccalix (Swinhoe, 1886)
 * Eublemma cochylioides (Guenee, 1852)
 * Eublemma ostrina (Hübner, 1808)
 * Eublemma parva (Hübner, 1808)
 * Eublemma scitula Rambur, 1833
 * Gnamptonyx innexa (Walker, 1858)
 * Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Hypena lividalis (Hübner, 1796)
 * Hypena obacerralis Walker, 1859
 * Hypena obsitalis (Hübner, 1813)
 * Metachrostis velox (Hübner, 1813)
 * Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1773)
 * Pandesma robusta (Walker, 1858)
 * Rhynchina canariensis Pinker, 1962
 * Schrankia costaestrigalis (Stephens, 1834)
 * Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)
 * Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Euteliidae

 * Eutelia adulatrix (Hübner, 1813)

Gelechiidae

 * Anarsia acaciae Walsingham, 1896
 * Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hübner, 1813)
 * Aproaerema mercedella Walsingham, 1908
 * Aroga aristotelis (Milliere, 1876)
 * Athrips fagoniae (Walsingham, 1904)
 * Bryotropha domestica (Haworth, 1828)
 * Bryotropha plebejella (Zeller, 1847)
 * Carpatolechia decorella (Haworth, 1812)
 * Caryocolum sciurella (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Chrysoesthia bosae (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Crossobela trinotella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)
 * Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)
 * Dichomeris lamprostoma (Zeller, 1847)
 * Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859)
 * Epidola stigma Staudinger, 1859
 * Gelechia sabinellus (Zeller, 1839)
 * Helcystogramma convolvuli (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Mesophleps corsicella Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
 * Mesophleps oxycedrella (Milliere, 1871)
 * Metzneria aestivella (Zeller, 1839)
 * Metzneria castiliella (Moschler, 1866)
 * Metzneria tenuiella (Mann, 1864)
 * Metzneria torosulella (Rebel, 1893)
 * Microlechia chretieni Turati, 1924
 * Microlechia klimeschi (Povolny, 1972)
 * Microlechia rhamnifoliae (Amsel & Hering, 1931)
 * Monochroa rebeli (M. Hering, 1927)
 * Neotelphusa cisti (Stainton, 1869)
 * Nothris congressariella (Bruand, 1858)
 * Ochrodia subdiminutella (Stainton, 1867)
 * Ornativalva antipyramis (Meyrick, 1925)
 * Ornativalva heluanensis (Debski, 1913)
 * Ornativalva plutelliformis (Staudinger, 1859)
 * Palumbina guerinii (Stainton, 1858)
 * Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873)
 * Platyedra subcinerea (Haworth, 1828)
 * Pragmatodes fruticosella Walsingham, 1908
 * Ptocheuusa guimarensis (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Recurvaria cinerella Chretien, 1908
 * Scrobipalpa bazae Povolny, 1977
 * Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916)
 * Scrobipalpa halymella (Milliere, 1864)
 * Scrobipalpa instabilella (Douglas, 1846)
 * Scrobipalpa ocellatella (Boyd, 1858)
 * Scrobipalpa traganella (Chretien, 1915)
 * Scrobipalpa vasconiella (Rossler, 1877)
 * Scrobipalpa vicaria (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Scrobipalpa wiltshirei Povolny, 1966
 * Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789)
 * Stomopteryx detersella (Zeller, 1847)
 * Stomopteryx remissella (Zeller, 1847)
 * Stomopteryx schizogynae (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Streyella canariensis (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Syncopacma genistae (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902)
 * Syncopacma thaumalea (Walsingham, 1905)
 * Tecia solanivora (Povolny, 1973)
 * Teleiopsis lunariella (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Telphusa cistiflorella (Constant, 1890)

Geometridae

 * Anticlea cabrerai (Pinker, 1962)
 * Ascotis fortunata (Blachier, 1887)
 * Aspitates collinaria (Holt-White, 1894)
 * Charissa canariensis (Rebel, 1911)
 * Chemerina caliginearia (Rambur, 1833)
 * Chiasmia aestimaria (Hübner, 1809)
 * Cleora fortunata Blachier, 1889
 * Costaconvexa centrostrigaria (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Crocallis bacalladoi Pinker, 1978
 * Crocallis matillae Pinker, 1974
 * Cyclophora maderensis (Bethune-Baker, 1891)
 * Episauris kiliani Rebel, 1898
 * Eumannia bytinskii (Wehrli, 1939)
 * Eupithecia boryata (Rebel, 1906)
 * Eupithecia gomerensis (Rebel, 1917)
 * Eupithecia maspalomae Pinker, 1961
 * Eupithecia massiliata Milliere, 1865
 * Eupithecia orana Dietze, 1913
 * Eupithecia pantellata Milliere, 1875
 * Eupithecia phoeniceata (Rambur, 1834)
 * Eupithecia pusillata (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Eupithecia rosai Pinker, 1962
 * Eupithecia schuetzeata Pinker, 1961
 * Eupithecia semigraphata Bruand, 1850
 * Eupithecia stertzi (Rebel, 1911)
 * Eupithecia tenerifensis (Rebel, 1906)
 * Eupithecia ultimaria Boisduval, 1840
 * Eupithecia unedonata Mabille, 1868
 * Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (Haworth, 1809)
 * Herbulotina grandis (Prout, 1914)
 * Idaea abnorma (Pinker, 1960)
 * Idaea bacalladoi (Pinker, 1974)
 * Idaea blaesii Lenz & Hausmann, 1992
 * Idaea charitata (Rebel, 1914)
 * Idaea fuerteventurensis (Pinker, 1974)
 * Idaea inquinata (Scopoli, 1763)
 * Idaea longaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
 * Idaea neglecta Hausmann & Werno, 2003
 * Idaea nigra Hausmann & Blasius, 2007
 * Idaea palmata (Staudinger, 1901)
 * Idaea purpurariata (Pinker, 1974)
 * Idaea unicalcarata (Prout, 1922)
 * Idaea vilaflorensis (Rebel, 1910)
 * Idaea volloni (D. Lucas & de Joannis, 1907)
 * Isturgia disputaria (Guenee, 1858)
 * Isturgia pulinda (Walker, 1860)
 * Isturgia tennoa (Pinker, 1978)
 * Menophra canariensis (Rebel, 1917)
 * Microloxia schmitzi Hausmann, 1995
 * Microloxia simonyi (Rebel, 1894)
 * Nebula ibericata (Staudinger, 1871)
 * Nycterosea obstipata (Fabricius, 1794)
 * Oar pratana (Fabricius, 1794)
 * Phaiogramma faustinata (Milliere, 1868)
 * Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Rhoptria asperaria (Hübner, 1817)
 * Scopula asellaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)
 * Scopula guancharia (Alphéraky, 1889)
 * Scopula imitaria (Hübner, 1799)
 * Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Scopula submutata (Treitschke, 1828)
 * Tephronia codetaria (Oberthur, 1881)
 * Xanthorhoe ferrugata (Clerck, 1759)

Glyphipterigidae

 * Acrolepiopsis vesperella (Zeller, 1850)
 * Digitivalva pappella (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Glyphipterix equitella (Scopoli, 1763)
 * Glyphipterix fortunatella Walsingham, 1908
 * Glyphipterix pygmaeella Rebel, 1896
 * Glyphipterix umbilici M. Hering, 1927

Gracillariidae

 * Aspilapteryx multipunctella Chretien, 1916
 * Caloptilia aurantiaca (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Caloptilia coruscans (Walsingham, 1907)
 * Caloptilia laurifoliae (M. Hering, 1927)
 * Caloptilia robustella Jackh, 1972
 * Caloptilia staintoni (Wollaston, 1858)
 * Dialectica hedemanni (Rebel, 1896)
 * Dialectica scalariella (Zeller, 1850)
 * Leucospilapteryx omissella (Stainton, 1848)
 * Phyllocnistis canariensis M. Hering, 1927
 * Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
 * Phyllonorycter bartolomella (Deschka, 1968)
 * Phyllonorycter cytisella (Rebel, 1896)
 * Phyllonorycter cytisifoliae (M. Hering, 1927)
 * Phyllonorycter foliolosi Walsingham, 1908
 * Phyllonorycter juncei (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Phyllonorycter klimeschiella (Deschka, 1970)
 * Phyllonorycter messaniella (Zeller, 1846)
 * Phyllonorycter spartocytisi (M. Hering, 1927)

Nepticulidae

 * Acalyptris staticis (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Ectoedemia jubae (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Ectoedemia nigrifasciata (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Ectoedemia variicapitella (Chretien, 1908)
 * Stigmella anomalella (Goeze, 1783)
 * Stigmella aurella (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Stigmella centifoliella (Zeller, 1848)
 * Stigmella crenulatae (Klimesch, 1975)
 * Stigmella xystodes (Meyrick, 1916)
 * Trifurcula micromeriae (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Trifurcula salicinae Klimesch, 1975
 * Trifurcula sanctaecrucis (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Trifurcula ridiculosa (Walsingham, 1908)

Noctuidae

 * Abrostola canariensis Hampson, 1913
 * Acontia biskrensis Oberthur, 1887
 * Acontia lucida (Hufnagel, 1766)
 * Acrobyla kneuckeri Rebel, 1903
 * Actebia photophila (Guenee, 1852)
 * Agrotis correlejoi Fibiger & Honey, 2004
 * Agrotis fortunata Draudt, 1938
 * Agrotis haifae Staudinger, 1897
 * Agrotis herzogi Rebel, 1911
 * Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
 * Agrotis lanzarotensis Rebel, 1894
 * Agrotis lasserrei (Oberthur, 1881)
 * Agrotis puta (Hübner, 1803)
 * Agrotis sardzeana Brandt, 1941
 * Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Agrotis spinifera (Hübner, 1808)
 * Agrotis trux (Hübner, 1824)
 * Anarta sodae (Rambur, 1829)
 * Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)
 * Argyrogramma fracta (Walker, 1858)
 * Argyrogramma signata (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Armada panaceorum (Menetries, 1848)
 * Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Bryonycta opulenta Boursin, 1957
 * Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1827)
 * Calophasia platyptera (Esper, 1788)
 * Caradrina oberthuri (Rothschild, 1913)
 * Caradrina flava Oberthur, 1876
 * Caradrina rebeli Staudinger, 1901
 * Cardepia affinis (Rothschild, 1913)
 * Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858)
 * Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
 * Cleonymia baetica (Rambur, 1837)
 * Condica capensis (Walker, 1857)
 * Condica viscosa (Freyer, 1831)
 * Cornutiplusia circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Cosmia affinis (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenee, 1852)
 * Ctenoplusia vittata (Wallengren, 1856)
 * Cucullia calendulae Treitschke, 1835
 * Cucullia syrtana Mabille, 1888
 * Cucullia canariensis Pinker, 1968
 * Euplexia euplexina Rebel, 1917
 * Euxoa beatissima Rebel, 1913
 * Euxoa canariensis Rebel, 1902
 * Galgula partita Guenee, 1852
 * Gerarctia poliotis Hampson, 1905
 * Gortyna xanthenes Germar, 1842
 * Hadena perplexa (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Hadena sancta (Staudinger, 1859)
 * Hadena nigricata Pinker, 1968
 * Hadena silenides (Staudinger, 1895)
 * Hecatera weissi (Draudt, 1934)
 * Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808)
 * Heliothis incarnata Freyer, 1838
 * Heliothis nubigera Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
 * Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Heliothis viriplaca (Hufnagel, 1766)
 * Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)
 * Leucania fortunata Pinker, 1961
 * Leucania punctosa (Treitschke, 1825)
 * Leucochlaena oditis (Hübner, 1822)
 * Mesapamea pinkeri Bacallardo, 1973
 * Metopoceras felicina (Donzel, 1844)
 * Mniotype fratellum (Pinker, 1965)
 * Mniotype schumacheri (Rebel, 1917)
 * Mniotype usurpatrix (Rebel, 1914)
 * Mythimna saucesa Pinker, 1963
 * Mythimna vitellina (Hübner, 1808)
 * Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth, 1809)
 * Noctua noacki Boursin, 1957
 * Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Nyctobrya canaria Alphéraky, 1889
 * Nyctobrya simonyi Rogenhofer, 1889
 * Oria musculosa (Hübner, 1808)
 * Ozarba heliastis (Hampson, 1902)
 * Paranataelia tenerifica (Hampson, 1906)
 * Paranataelia whitei (Rebel, 1906)
 * Peridroma saucia (Hübner, 1808)
 * Phlogophora meticulosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Polymixis lichenea (Hübner, 1813)
 * Polymixis bacheri (Pungeler, 1901)
 * Polytela cliens (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
 * Scythocentropus inquinata (Mabille, 1888)
 * Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857
 * Sesamia nonagrioides Lefebvre, 1827
 * Spodoptera cilium Guenee, 1852
 * Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
 * Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Thalerastria diaphora (Staudinger, 1879)
 * Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, 1803)
 * Xestia c-nigrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Xestia mejiasi Pinker, 1961
 * Xylena exsoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nolidae

 * Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Garella nilotica (Rogenhofer, 1882)

Notodontidae

 * Cerura delavoiei (Gaschet, 1876)

Oecophoridae

 * Harpella forficella (Scopoli, 1763)

Plutellidae

 * Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Rhigognostis annulatella (Curtis, 1832)

Praydidae

 * Prays citri (Milliere, 1873)
 * Prays friesei Klimesch, 1992
 * Prays oleae (Bernard, 1788)
 * Amicta cabrerai (Rebel, 1894)

Psychidae

 * Luffia ferchaultella (Stephens, 1850)
 * Luffia gomerensis Henderickx, 1996
 * Luffia palmensis Sobczyk, 2002
 * Luffia rebeli Walsingham, 1908

Pterophoridae

 * Agdistis bifurcatus Agenjo, 1952
 * Agdistis frankeniae (Zeller, 1847)
 * Agdistis heydeni (Zeller, 1852)
 * Agdistis meridionalis (Zeller, 1847)
 * Agdistis pseudocanariensis Arenberger, 1973
 * Agdistis salsolae Walsingham, 1908
 * Agdistis satanas Milliere, 1875
 * Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847)
 * Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Hübner, 1813)
 * Crombrugghia distans (Zeller, 1847)
 * Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847)
 * Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Hellinsia inulae (Zeller, 1852)
 * Hellinsia pectodactylus (Staudinger, 1859)
 * Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)
 * Merrifieldia bystropogonis (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Merrifieldia chordodactylus (Staudinger, 1859)
 * Merrifieldia hedemanni (Rebel, 1896)
 * Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847)
 * Merrifieldia particiliata (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
 * Puerphorus olbiadactylus (Milliere, 1859)
 * Stangeia siceliota (Zeller, 1847)
 * Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763)
 * Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
 * Tabulaephorus punctinervis (Constant, 1885)

Pyralidae

 * Acrobasis klimeschi Roesler, 1978
 * Acrobasis obliqua (Zeller, 1847)
 * Aglossa caprealis (Hübner, 1809)
 * Aglossa pinguinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Ambluncus nervosellus Meyrick, 1934
 * Ancylodes dealbatella (Erschoff, 1874)
 * Ancylodes pallens Ragonot, 1887
 * Ancylosis arenosella (Staudinger, 1859)
 * Ancylosis biflexella (Lederer, 1855)
 * Ancylosis convexella (Lederer, 1855)
 * Ancylosis costistrigella (Ragonot, 1890)
 * Ancylosis faustinella (Zeller, 1867)
 * Ancylosis gracilella Ragonot, 1887
 * Ancylosis harmoniella (Ragonot, 1887)
 * Ancylosis imitella Hampson, 1901
 * Ancylosis nubeculella (Ragonot, 1887)
 * Ancylosis oblitella (Zeller, 1848)
 * Ancylosis roscidella (Eversmann, 1844)
 * Ancylosis samaritanella (Zeller, 1867)
 * Ancylosis yerburii (Butler, 1884)
 * Aphomia sociella (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Apomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller, 1839)
 * Archigalleria proavitella (Rebel, 1892)
 * Arsissa atlantica Asselbergs, 2009
 * Bazaria gilvella (Ragonot, 1887)
 * Bazaria venosella Asselbergs, 2009
 * Bostra obsoletalis (Mann, 1884)
 * Bradyrrhoa trapezella (Duponchel, 1836)
 * Cadra calidella (Guenee, 1845)
 * Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863)
 * Cadra figulilella (Gregson, 1871)
 * Caina deletella Ragonot, 1893
 * Cathayia insularum (Speidel & Schmitz, 1991)
 * Cherchera abatesella Dumont, 1932
 * Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Milliere, 1867)
 * Denticera divisella (Duponchel, 1842)
 * Dioryctria nivaliensis Rebel, 1892
 * Endotricha rogenhoferi Rebel, 1892
 * Ephestia disparella Hampson, 1901
 * Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796)
 * Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879
 * Epischnia hesperidella Rebel, 1917
 * Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832)
 * Euzopherodes vapidella (Mann, 1857)
 * Faveria dionysia (Zeller, 1846)
 * Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Hansreisseria gilvescens (Rebel, 1917)
 * Homoeosoma nimbella (Duponchel, 1837)
 * Hypotia corticalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Hypotia infulalis Lederer, 1858
 * Hypotia muscosalis (Rebel, 1917)
 * Hypotia myalis (Rothschild, 1913)
 * Hypotia pectinalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)
 * Isauria dilucidella (Duponchel, 1836)
 * Laetilia loxogramma (Staudinger, 1870)
 * Lamoria anella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Merulempista turturella (Zeller, 1848)
 * Nephopterygia austeritella Amsel, 1965
 * Oxybia transversella (Duponchel, 1836)
 * Pararotruda nesiotica (Rebel, 1911)
 * Pempelia brephiella (Staudinger, 1879)
 * Pempeliella ardosiella (Ragonot, 1887)
 * Phycita diaphana (Staudinger, 1870)
 * Phycitodes albatella (Ragonot, 1887)
 * Phycitodes inquinatella (Ragonot, 1887)
 * Phycitodes lacteella (Rothschild, 1915)
 * Phycitodes saxicola (Vaughan, 1870)
 * Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)
 * Psorosa mediterranella Amsel, 1953
 * Pyralis farinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Pyralis manihotalis Guenee, 1854
 * Raphimetopus ablutella (Zeller, 1839)
 * Staudingeria brunneella Chrétien, 1911
 * Thylacoptila paurosema Meyrick, 1888

Scythrididae

 * Scythris arachnodes Walsingham, 1908
 * Scythris boseanella Klimesch, 1986
 * Scythris fasciatella (Ragonot, 1880)
 * Scythris guimarensis Bengtsson, 1997
 * Scythris hierroella Klimesch, 1986
 * Scythris klimeschi Bengtsson, 1997
 * Scythris petrella Walsingham, 1908
 * Scythris pinkeri Klimesch, 1986
 * Scythris polycarpaeae Klimesch, 1986
 * Scythris pseudoarachnodes Bengtsson, 1997

Sesiidae

 * Bembecia handiensis Ramisch, 1997
 * Bembecia vulcanica (Pinker, 1969)

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

 * Amphixystis undosa (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Ateliotum insulare (Rebel, 1896)
 * Ateliotum petrinella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
 * Cephimallota crassiflavella Bruand, 1851
 * Haplotinea insectella (Fabricius, 1794)
 * Infurcitinea toechophila (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Metatinea immaculatella (Rebel, 1892)
 * Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859)
 * Monopis imella (Hübner, 1813)
 * Monopis nigricantella (Milliere, 1872)
 * Myrmecozela ataxella (Chretien, 1905)
 * Nemapogon palmella (Chretien, 1908)
 * Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Oinophila nesiotes Walsingham, 1908
 * Oinophila v-flava (Haworth, 1828)
 * Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)
 * Phereoeca allutella (Rebel, 1892)
 * Praeacedes atomosella (Walker, 1863)
 * Proterospastis merdella (Zeller, 1847)
 * Rhodobates canariensis Petersen & Gaedike, 1979
 * Rhodobates pinkeri Petersen, 1987
 * Setomorpha rutella Zeller, 1852
 * Stathmopolitis tragocoprella Walsingham, 1908
 * Stenoptinea cyaneimarmorella (Milliere, 1854)
 * Tenaga nigripunctella (Haworth, 1828)
 * Tinea basifasciella Ragonot, 1895
 * Tinea dubiella Stainton, 1859
 * Tinea messalina Robinson, 1979
 * Tinea murariella Staudinger, 1859
 * Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758
 * Tinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794
 * Tineola bisselliella (Hummel, 1823)
 * Trichophaga bipartitella (Ragonot, 1892)
 * Trichophaga robinsoni Gaedike & Karsholt, 2001
 * Trichophaga tapetzella (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Wegneria panchalcella (Staudinger, 1871)

Tischeriidae

 * Coptotriche longiciliatella (Rebel, 1896)
 * Coptotriche tantalella (Walsingham, 1908)

Tortricidae

 * Acroclita guanchana Walsingham, 1908
 * Acroclita klimeschi Diakonoff, 1985
 * Acroclita sonchana Walsingham, 1908
 * Acroclita subsequana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
 * Aethes bilbaensis (Rossler, 1877)
 * Aethes conversana (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Aethes francillana (Fabricius, 1794)
 * Avaria constanti (Rebel, 1894)
 * Avaria hyerana (Milliere, 1858)
 * Bactra bactrana (Kennel, 1901)
 * Bactra lancealana (Hübner, 1799)
 * Bactra venosana (Zeller, 1847)
 * Bactra legitima Meyrick, 1911
 * Bactra minima Meyrick, 1909
 * Choristoneura bracatana (Rebel, 1894)
 * Choristoneura simonyi (Rebel, 1892)
 * Clavigesta sylvestrana (Curtis, 1850)
 * Clepsis canariensis (Rebel, 1896)
 * Clepsis coriacanus (Rebel, 1894)
 * Cnephasia asseclana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Cnephasia fragosana (Zeller, 1847)
 * Cnephasia longana (Haworth, 1811)
 * Cnephasia nesiotica Razowski, 1983
 * Cochylimorpha decolorella (Zeller, 1839)
 * Cochylimorpha straminea (Haworth, 1811)
 * Cochylis epilinana Duponchel, 1842
 * Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847
 * Cydia alazon (Diakonoff, 1976)
 * Cydia atlantica Chambon & Ferot, 1985
 * Cydia canariensis (Kuznetsov, 1972)
 * Cydia duplicana (Zetterstedt, 1839)
 * Cydia elpore (Diakonoff, 1976)
 * Cydia negatana (Rebel, 1896)
 * Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Diceratura roseofasciana (Mann, 1855)
 * Endothenia pauperculana (Staudinger, 1859)
 * Epinotia thapsiana (Zeller, 1847)
 * Eupoecilia sanguisorbana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)
 * Lobesia neptunia (Walsingham, 1908)
 * Phtheochroa ecballiella Huemer, 1990
 * Phtheochroa syrtana Ragonot, 1888
 * Rhyacionia walsinghami (Rebel, 1896)
 * Selania leplastriana (Curtis, 1831)
 * Selania macella Diakonoff, 1976
 * Spilonota ocellana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
 * Strepsicrates fenestrata Walsingham, 1908
 * Strepsicrates trimaura Diakonoff, 1985
 * Thiodia glandulosana Walsingham, 1908

Yponomeutidae

 * Yponomeuta gigas Rebel, 1892
 * Yponomeuta padella (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Zelleria oleastrella (Milliere, 1864)
 * Zelleria wolffi Klimesch, 1983