List of moths of Botswana

Botswana moths represent about 115 known moth species. 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 Botswana.

Arctiidae

 * Acantharctia vittata Aurivillius, 1900
 * Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
 * Micralarctia punctulatum (Wallengren, 1860)
 * Paralacydes destrictus Kühne, 2010
 * Paralacydes jeskei (Grünberg, 1911)
 * Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, 1865)

Cossidae

 * Aethalopteryx atrireta (Hampson, 1910)

Crambidae

 * Ischnurges lancinalis (Guenée, 1854)

Geometridae

 * Chiasmia diarmodia (Prout, 1925)
 * Chiasmia punctilinea (Prout, 1917)
 * Drepanogynis cambogiaria (Guenée, 1858)
 * Drepanogynis tripartita (Warren, 1898)
 * Isturgia deerraria (Walker, 1861)
 * Melinoessa aemonia (Swinhoe, 1904)
 * Rhodophthitus atacta Prout, 1922
 * Zamarada ascaphes Prout, 1925
 * Zamarada deceptrix Warren, 1914
 * Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922
 * Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895
 * Zeuctoboarmia sabinei (Prout, 1915)

Gracillariidae

 * Phyllonorycter anchistea (Vári, 1961)
 * Phyllonorycter grewiella (Vári, 1961)

Lasiocampidae

 * Pachytrina verba Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009

Limacodidae

 * Crothaema sericea Butler, 1880

Lymantriidae

 * Rhypopteryx lugardi (Swinhoe, 1903)

Metarbelidae

 * Arbelodes sebelensis Lehmann, 2010
 * Kroonia fumealis (Janse, 1925)

Noctuidae

 * Achaea catella Guenée, 1852
 * Acontia antica Walker, 1862
 * Acontia aurelia Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
 * Acontia bechuana Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010
 * Acontia chrysoproctis (Hampson, 1902)
 * Acontia conifrons (Aurivillius, 1879)
 * Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
 * Acontia dispar (Walker, [1858])
 * Acontia dorothea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
 * Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
 * Acontia insocia (Walker, 1857)
 * Acontia melaphora (Hampson, 1910)
 * Acontia natalis (Guenée, 1852)
 * Acontia porphyrea (Butler, 1898)
 * Acontia simo Wallengren, 1860
 * Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856
 * Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879
 * Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
 * Adisura straminea Hampson, 1902
 * Amyna punctum (Fabricius, 1794)
 * Anedhella rectiradiata (Hampson, 1902)
 * Asplenia melanodonta (Hampson, 1896)
 * Athetis albirena (Hampson, 1902)
 * Athetis melanephra Hampson, 1909
 * Athetis singula (Möschler, 1883)
 * Audea humeralis Hampson, 1902
 * Audea melanoplaga Hampson, 1902
 * Autoba admota (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
 * Brevipecten wolframmeyi Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
 * Catamecia connectens (Hampson, 1902)
 * Cerocala vermiculosa Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]
 * Chalciope delta (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, [1858])
 * Cretonia ethiopica Hampson, 1910
 * Ctenusa pallida (Hampson, 1902)
 * Ctenusa varians (Wallengren, 1863)
 * Cyclopera bucephalidia (Hampson, 1902)
 * Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
 * Eublemma rivula (Moore, 1882)
 * Euphiusa harmonica (Hampson, 1902)
 * Eutelia polychorda Hampson, 1902
 * Feliniopsis hosplitoides (Laporte, 1979)
 * Grammodes geometrica (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Heteropalpia vetusta (Walker, 1865)
 * Hypopyra carneotincta (Hampson, 1913)
 * Masalia galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)
 * Masalia leucosticta (Hampson, 1902)
 * Namangana adela (Hampson, 1902)
 * Ozarba consanguis (Hampson, 1902)
 * Ozarba subterminalis Hampson, 1910
 * Paracroria griseotincta (Hampson, 1902)
 * Pericyma atrifusa (Hampson, 1902)
 * Plecopterodes moderata (Wallengren, 1860)
 * Thiacidas duplicata (Grünberg, 1910)
 * Thiacidas fasciata (Fawcett, 1917)
 * Ulotrichopus primulina (Hampson, 1902)
 * Ulotrichopus tinctipennis (Hampson, 1902)

Nolidae

 * Arcyophora longivalvis Guenée, 1852
 * Arcyophora stalii (Wallengren, 1863)
 * Blenina squamifera (Wallengren, 1860)
 * Negeta luminosa (Walker, 1858)
 * Risoba diplogramma Hampson, 1912

Notodontidae

 * Antheua aurifodinae (Distant, 1902)

Pterophoridae

 * Agdistis clara Arenberger, 1986

Pyralidae

 * Pempelia morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)

Saturniidae

 * Campimoptilum kuntzei (Dewitz, 1881)
 * Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849)
 * Gynanisa maja (Klug, 1836)
 * Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer, 1891)
 * Pseudaphelia apollinaris (Boisduval, 1847)

Sesiidae

 * Anaudia felderi Wallengren, 1863

Sphingidae

 * Polyptychoides grayii (Walker, 1856)
 * Praedora leucophaea Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
 * Rufoclanis numosae (Wallengren, 1860)
 * Xenosphingia jansei Jordan, 1920

Thyrididae

 * Arniocera erythropyga (Wallengren, 1860)

Tineidae

 * Ceratophaga tragoptila (Meyrick, 1917)
 * Monopis lamprostola Meyrick, 1918

Tortricidae

 * Paraeccopsis insellata (Meyrick, 1920)

Xyloryctidae

 * Scythris pangalactis Meyrick, 1933