List of moths of Mozambique

The moths of Mozambique represent approximately 520 known species. 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 Mozambique.

Adelidae

 * Ceromitia aphroneura Meyrick, 1930
 * Ceromitia crinigerella (Zeller, 1850)
 * Ceromitia systelitis Meyrick, 1921
 * Nemophora humilis (Walsingham, 1891)

Alucitidae

 * Alucita flaviserta (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Alucita granata (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Alucita myriodesma (Meyrick, 1929)

Arctiidae

 * Acanthofrontia dicycla Hampson, 1918
 * Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898)
 * Amata alicia (Butler, 1876)
 * Amata bifasciata (Hopffer, 1857)
 * Amata caerulescens (Druce, 1898)
 * Amata francisca (Butler, 1876)
 * Amerila affinis (Rothschild, 1910)
 * Amerila lupia (Druce, 1887)
 * Amerila magnifica (Rothschild, 1910)
 * Amphicallia bellatrix (Dalman, 1823)
 * Apisa grisescens (Dufrane, 1945)
 * Argina amanda (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Asura sagenaria (Wallengren, 1860)
 * Caripodia consimilis Hampson, 1918
 * Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860)
 * Eilema bifasciata Hampson, 1900
 * Eilema phaeopera Hampson, 1900
 * Epitoxis nigra Hampson, 1903
 * Estigmene linea (Walker, 1855)
 * Euchromia amoena (Möschler, 1872)
 * Euchromia folletii (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
 * Eyralpenus diplosticta (Hampson, 1900)
 * Eyralpenus scioana (Oberthür, 1880)
 * Lepista aposema Kühne, 2010
 * Lepista pandula (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
 * Metarctia rufescens Walker, 1855
 * Micralarctia punctulatum (Wallengren, 1860)
 * Nudaria quilimanensis Strand, 1922
 * Nudaria quilimanicola Strand, 1922
 * Nyctemera apicalis (Walker, 1854)
 * Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857
 * Ochrota unicolor (Hopffer, 1857)
 * Paralacydes arborifera (Butler, 1875)
 * Paralacydes ramosa (Hampson, 1907)
 * Paurophleps reducta (Janse, 1964)
 * Phryganopsis cinerella (Wallengren, 1860)
 * Pseudonaclia puella (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Rhodogastria amasis (Cramer, 1779)
 * Pusiola holoxantha (Hampson, 1918)
 * Secusio mania Druce, 1887
 * Secusio monteironis Rothschild, 1933
 * Siccia quilimania Strand, 1922
 * Spilosoma lineata Walker, 1855
 * Thyretes caffra Wallengren, 1863
 * Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Autostichidae

 * Holcopogon scaeocentra Meyrick, 1921

Batrachedridae

 * Idioglossa triumphalis Meyrick, 1918

Brachodidae

 * Nigilgia mochlophanes (Meyrick, 1921)

Choreutidae

 * Brenthia pleiadopa Meyrick, 1921
 * Choreutis dryodora (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Choreutis irridens (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Choreutis stereocrossa (Meyrick, 1921)

Cosmopterigidae

 * Alloclita zelotypa Meyrick, 1918
 * Labdia macrobela Meyrick, 1918
 * Limnaecia conjuncta Meyrick, 1921
 * Macrobathra peraeota Meyrick, 1921
 * Stilbosis cyclocosma (Meyrick, 1921)

Cossidae

 * Eulophonotus stephania (Druce, 1887)
 * Phragmataecia innominata Dalla Torre, 1923
 * Phragmataecia irrorata Hampson, 1910

Crambidae

 * Adelpherupa flavescens Hampson, 1919
 * Agathodes musivalis Guenée, 1854
 * Ancylolomia capensis Zeller, 1852
 * Ancylolomia obscurella de Joannis, 1927
 * Ancylolomia parentii Bassi, 2014
 * Angustalius casandra Bassi,2014
 * Angustalius malacellus (Duponchel, 1836)
 * Bocchoris nuclealis de Joannis, 1927
 * Calamoschoena stictalis Hampson, 1919
 * Calamotropha dagamae Bassi, 2014
 * Calamotropha mesostrigalis (Hampson, 1919)
 * Calamotropha paludella (Hübner, 1824)
 * Calamotropha toxophorus (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Calamotropha virginiae Bassi, 2014
 * Chilo diffusilinea (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Chilo orichalcociliella (Strand, 1911)
 * Chilo partellus (Swinhoe, 1885)
 * Chilo sacchariphagus (Bojer, 1856)
 * Chilo williami (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Chrysocatharylla agraphellus (Hampson, 1919)
 * Chrysocatharylla oenescentellus (Hampson, 1886)
 * Classeya bicuspidalis (Hampson, 1919)
 * Cotachena smaragdina (Butler, 1875)
 * Crambus bellinii Bassi, 2014
 * Culladia achroellum (Mabille, 1900)
 * Dejoannisia pallidella (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Epichilo obscurefasciellus (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Euchromius klimeschi Błeszyński, 1961
 * Euchromius mythus Błeszyński, 1970
 * Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973
 * Ischnurges lancinalis (Guenée, 1854)
 * Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
 * Orphanostigma excisa (Martin, 1956)
 * Parapoynx stagnalis (Zeller, 1852)
 * Parotis invernalis (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Pediasia ematheudellus (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Pediasia nephelostictus (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Prochoristis calamochroa (Hampson, 1919)
 * Prochoristis lophopedalis (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Scirpophaga marginepunctellus (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Surattha africalis Hampson, 1919

Elachistidae

 * Cryphioxena haplomorpha Meyrick, 1921
 * Ethmia sabiella (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
 * Orophia hadromacha (Meyrick, 1937)
 * Orophia languidula (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Trachydora scandalotis Meyrick, 1921

Eriocottidae

 * Compsoctena rudis (Meyrick, 1921)

Eupterotidae

 * Hemijana variegata Rothschild, 1917
 * Jana eurymas Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
 * Jana roseata Rothschild, 1917
 * Janomima mariana (White, 1843)
 * Stenoglene hilaris Felder, 1874
 * Stenoglene obtusus (Walker, 1864)
 * Stenoglene roseus (Druce, 1886)
 * Striphnopteryx edulis (Boisduval, 1847)

Gelechiidae

 * Anarsia agricola Walsingham, 1891
 * Anarsia citromitra Meyrick, 1921
 * Anarsia eriozona (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Anarsia semnopa Meyrick, 1921
 * Apotactis drimylota Meyrick, 1918
 * Araeophylla spiladias (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Asapharcha crateropa Meyrick, 1930
 * Brachmia craticula Meyrick, 1921
 * Brachyacma palpigera (Walsingham, 1891)
 * Dicranucha legalis (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Excommatica compsotoma (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Gelechia lactiflora Meyrick, 1921
 * Hedma microcasis (Meyrick, 1929)
 * Iochares straminis (Walsingham, 1881)
 * Neotelphusa melicentra (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Parallactis plaesiodes (Meyrick, 1920)
 * Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844)
 * Scrobipalpa sibila (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Stomopteryx biangulata Meyrick, 1921
 * Tricerophora commaculata (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Trichotaphe monococca Meyrick, 1921

Geometridae

 * Acanthovalva bilineata (Warren, 1895)
 * Acanthovalva inconspicuaria (Hübner, 1819)
 * Biston exsilia Karisch, 2005
 * Cartaletis libyssa (Hopffer, 1857)
 * Chiasmia alternata (Warren, 1899)
 * Chiasmia amarata (Guenée, 1858)
 * Chiasmia ammodes (Prout, 1922)
 * Chiasmia assimilis (Warren, 1899)
 * Chiasmia boarmioides Krüger, 2001
 * Chiasmia brongusaria (Walker, 1860)
 * Chiasmia confuscata (Warren, 1899)
 * Chiasmia curvifascia (Warren, 1897)
 * Chiasmia deceptrix Krüger, 2001
 * Chiasmia extrusilinea (Prout 1925)
 * Chiasmia feraliata (Guenée, 1858)
 * Chiasmia fuscataria (Möschler, 1887)
 * Chiasmia grisescens (Prout, 1916)
 * Chiasmia inconspicua (Warren, 1897)
 * Chiasmia inquinata Krüger, 2001
 * Chiasmia kilimanjarensis (Holland, 1892)
 * Chiasmia majestica (Warren, 1901)
 * Chiasmia marmorata Warren, 1897
 * Chiasmia maronga Krüger, 2001
 * Chiasmia nana (Warren, 1898)
 * Chiasmia orientalis Krüger, 2001
 * Chiasmia paucimacula Krüger, 2001
 * Chiasmia rectistriaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
 * Chiasmia rhabdophora (Holland, 1892)
 * Chiasmia separata (Druce, 1882)
 * Chiasmia simplicilinea (Warren, 1905)
 * Chiasmia sororcula (Warren, 1897)
 * Chiasmia streniata (Guenée, 1858)
 * Chiasmia subcurvaria (Mabille, 1897)
 * Chiasmia tecnium (Prout 1916)
 * Chiasmia threnopsis (D. S. Fletcher, 1963)
 * Chiasmia umbrata (Warren, 1897)
 * Chiasmia umbratilis (Butler, 1875)
 * Comibaena leucospilata (Walker, 1863)
 * Diptychis meraca Prout, 1928
 * Heterorachis devocata (Walker, 1861)
 * Isturgia arizeloides Krüger, 2001
 * Isturgia catalaunaria (Guenée, 1857)
 * Isturgia deerraria (Walker, 1861)
 * Isturgia exospilata (Walker, 1861)
 * Isturgia spissata (Walker, 1862)
 * Isturgia supergressa (Prout 1913)
 * Metallochlora dyscheres Prout, 1922
 * Mixocera albistrigata (Pagenstecher, 1893)
 * Nassinia aurantiaca Prout, 1928
 * Neromia rhodomadia Prout, 1922
 * Nychiodes tyttha Prout, 1915
 * Omizodes ocellata Warren, 1894
 * Omizodes rubrifasciata (Butler, 1896)
 * Paragathia albimarginata Warren, 1902
 * Plateoplia acrobelia Wallengren 1875
 * Platypepla spurcata Warren 1897
 * Racotis apodosima Prout, 1931
 * Racotis squalida (Butler, 1878)
 * Rhodesia viridalbata Warren, 1905
 * Rhodometra audeoudi Prout, 1928
 * Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Traminda neptunaria (Guenée, 1858)
 * Xanthisthisa tergorinota Prout, 1928
 * Xenimpia erosa Warren, 1895
 * Zamarada adiposata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
 * Zamarada bathyscaphes Prout, 1912
 * Zamarada crystallophana Mabille, 1900
 * Zamarada deceptrix Warren, 1914
 * Zamarada delosis D. S. Fletcher, 1974
 * Zamarada dentigera Warren, 1909
 * Zamarada differens Bastelberger, 1907
 * Zamarada erugata D. S. Fletcher, 1974
 * Zamarada euerces Prout, 1928
 * Zamarada flavicaput Warren, 1901
 * Zamarada glareosa Bastelberger, 1909
 * Zamarada ignicosta Prout, 1912
 * Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922
 * Zamarada inermis D. S. Fletcher, 1974
 * Zamarada metrioscaphes Prout, 1912
 * Zamarada phaeozona Hampson, 1909
 * Zamarada plana Bastelberger, 1909
 * Zamarada psammites D. S. Fletcher, 1958
 * Zamarada psectra D. S. Fletcher, 1974
 * Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895
 * Zamarada purimargo Prout, 1912
 * Zamarada rufilinearia Swinhoe, 1904
 * Zamarada scintillans Bastelberger, 1909
 * Zamarada seydeli D. S. Fletcher, 1974
 * Zamarada transvisaria (Guenée, 1858)
 * Zamarada varii D. S. Fletcher, 1974
 * Zamarada vulpina Warren, 1897

Gracillariidae

 * Aristaea bathracma (Meyrick, 1912)
 * Epicephala haplodoxa Vári, 1961
 * Pareclectis mimetis Vári, 1961
 * Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
 * Stomphastis conflua (Meyrick, 1914)
 * Stomphastis thraustica (Meyrick, 1908)

Hepialidae

 * Gorgopis libania (Stoll, 1781)

Lacturidae

 * Gymnogramma flavivitella (Walsingham, 1881)

Lasiocampidae

 * Anadiasa affinis Aurivillius, 1911
 * Anadiasa schoenheiti (Wichgraf, 1922)
 * Anadiasa swierstrai Aurivillius, 1922
 * Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855)
 * Cleopatrina phocea (Druce, 1887)
 * Dinometa maputuana (Wichgraf, 1906)
 * Eucraera gemmata (Distant, 1897)
 * Eucraera koellikerii (Dewitz, 1881)
 * Eucraera salammbo (Vuillot, 1892)
 * Eutricha morosa (Walker, 1865)
 * Gonometa postica Walker, 1855
 * Gonometa robusta (Aurivillius, 1909)
 * Grammodora nigrolineata (Aurivillius, 1895)
 * Laeliopsis punctuligera Aurivillius, 1911
 * Pallastica pallens (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
 * Philotherma rosa (Druce, 1887)
 * Sophyrita argibasis (Mabille, 1893)
 * Stenophatna cymographa (Hampson, 1910)
 * Stenophatna hollandi (Tams, 1929)
 * Streblote polydora (Druce, 1887)
 * Trichopisthia monteiroi (Druce, 1887)

Lecithoceridae

 * Odites cuculans Meyrick, 1918
 * Odites incolumis Meyrick, 1918
 * Odites sucinea Meyrick, 1915

Limacodidae

 * Chrysopoloma isabellina Aurivillius, 1895
 * Chrysopoloma rosea Druce, 1886
 * Crothaema sericea Butler, 1880
 * Halseyia rectifascia (Hering, 1937)
 * Latoia vivida (Walker, 1865)
 * Latoia viridifascia Holland, 1893
 * Micraphe lateritia Karsch, 1896
 * Miresa habenichti Wichgraf, 1913
 * Omocenoides isophanes Janse, 1964
 * Scotinochroa inconsequens Butler, 1897
 * Scotinochroa rufescens Janse, 1964
 * Taeda gemmans (Felder, 1874)
 * Thosea rufimacula Joicey & Talbot, 1921
 * Trogocrada deleter Tams, 1953
 * Zinara discophora Hampson, 1910
 * Zinara nervosa Walker, 1869

Lymantriidae

 * Aclonophlebia rhodea Hampson, 1905
 * Aroa discalis Walker, 1855
 * Cimola opalina Walker, 1855
 * Crorema fulvinotata (Butler, 1893)
 * Dasychira cangia Druce, 1887
 * Euproctis dewitzi (Grünberg, 1907)
 * Euproctis pallida (Kirby, 1896)
 * Euproctis punctifera (Walker, 1855)
 * Griveaudyria cangia (Druce, 1887)
 * Homochira poecilosticta Collenette, 1938
 * Lacipa gracilis Hopffer, 1857
 * Naroma varipes (Walker, 1865)
 * Palasea albimacula Wallengren, 1863
 * Pteredoa subapicalis Hering, 1926

Lyonetiidae

 * Cycloponympha hermione Meyrick, 1921

Noctuidae

 * Achaea echo (Walker, 1858)
 * Achaea finita (Guenée, 1852)
 * Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Achaea mercatoria (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Achaea praestans (Guenée, 1852)
 * Acontia caffraria (Cramer, 1777)
 * Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
 * Acontia guttifera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
 * Acontia hampsoni Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
 * Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
 * Acontia insocia (Walker, 1857)
 * Acontia natalis (Guenée, 1852)
 * Acontia niphogona (Hampson, 1909)
 * Acontia psaliphora (Hampson, 1910)
 * Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879
 * Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
 * Amazonides tabida (Guenée, 1852)
 * Anomis polymorpha Hampson, 1926
 * Antiophlebia bracteata Felder, 1874
 * Asota speciosa (Drury, 1773)
 * Athetis satellitia (Hampson, 1902)
 * Attatha ethiopica Hampson, 1910
 * Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Brevipecten cornuta Hampson, 1902
 * Brevipecten wolframmeyi Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
 * Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901)
 * Calliodes pretiosissima Holland, 1892
 * Cerocala vermiculosa Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]
 * Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
 * Cometaster pyrula (Hopffer, 1857)
 * Compsotata elegantissima (Guenée, 1852)
 * Cuneisigna obstans (Walker, 1858)
 * Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
 * Cyligramma limacina (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
 * Deinopa flavida Hampson, 1926
 * Diaphone eumela (Stoll, 1781)
 * Diaphone mossambicensis Hopffer, 1862
 * Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902
 * Dysgonia algira Linnaeus, 1767
 * Dysgonia albilinea (Hampson, 1918)
 * Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852)
 * Egybolis vaillantina (Stoll, 1790)
 * Entomogramma pardus Guenée, 1852
 * Episparis leucotessellis Hampson, 1902
 * Erebus macrops (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875)
 * Ethiopica cupricolor (Hampson, 1902)
 * Eublemma anachoresis (Wallengren, 1863)
 * Eulocastra poliogramma Hampson, 1918
 * Eutelia callichroma (Distant, 1901)
 * Eutelia vulgaris Mabille, 1900
 * Feliniopsis africana (Schaus & Clements, 1893)
 * Gesonia stictigramma Hampson, 1926
 * Grammodes exclusiva Pagenstecher, 1907
 * Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808)
 * Heliophisma xanthoptera (Hampson, 1910)
 * Heraclia mozambica (Mabille, 1890)
 * Heraclia pentelia (Druce, 1887)
 * Heraclia perdix (Druce, 1887)
 * Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875)
 * Hespagarista echione (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Hydrillodes uliginosalis Guenée, 1854
 * Hypopyra capensis Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
 * Leucovis alba (Rothschild, 1897)
 * Marcipa mediana Hampson, 1926
 * Marcipa phaeodonta Hampson, 1926
 * Maxera brachypecten Hampson, 1926
 * Mecodina rufipalpis Hampson, 1926
 * Mentaxya ignicollis (Walker, 1857)
 * Mesogenea costimacula Hampson, 1926
 * Miniodes discolor Guenée, 1852
 * Mocis mayeri (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Mocis mutuaria (Walker, 1858)
 * Mocis undata (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Mythimna umbrigera (Saalmüller, 1891)
 * Oedebasis ovipennis Hampson, 1902
 * Ophiusa hypoxantha (Hampson, 1918)
 * Ophiusa legendrei Viette, 1967
 * Ophiusa tettensis (Hopffer, 1857)
 * Ozarba cryptochrysea (Hampson, 1902)
 * Ozarba fasciata (Wallengren, 1860)
 * Pangrapta melacleptra Hampson, 1926
 * Paralephana argyresthia Hampson, 1926
 * Plecopterodes moderata (Wallengren, 1860)
 * Proschaliphora albida Hampson, 1909
 * Pseudogyrtona nigrivitta Hampson, 1926
 * Sergiusia pentelia (Druce, 1887)
 * Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910
 * Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777)
 * Sommeria culta Hübner, 1831
 * Syngatha semipurpurea Hampson, 1918
 * Tavia latebra Hampson, 1926
 * Tephrialia vausema Hampson, 1926
 * Trigonodes hyppasia (Cramer, 1779)
 * Tycomarptes inferior (Guenée, 1852)
 * Zekelita angularis (Mabille, 1880)

Nolidae

 * Acaenica diaperas Hampson, 1918
 * Blenina quadripuncta Hampson, 1902
 * Bryothripa miophaea Hampson, 1912
 * Chlorozada metaleuca (Hampson, 1905)
 * Earias biplaga Walker, 1866
 * Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Megathripa rufimedia (Hampson, 1905)
 * Nola quilimanensis Strand, 1920
 * Nola socotrensis (Hampson, 1901)
 * Nola taeniata Snellen, 1874
 * Odontestis fuscicona (Hampson, 1910)
 * Paranola bipartita van Son, 1933
 * Paranola nigristriga van Son, 1933

Notodontidae

 * Amyops ingens Karsch, 1895
 * Antheua simplex Walker, 1855
 * Atrasana nigrosignata Kiriakoff, 1975
 * Bisolita rubrifascia (Hampson, 1910)
 * Deinarchia agramma (Hampson, 1910)
 * Desmeocraera moza Kiriakoff, 1962
 * Eurystauridia iphis Kiriakoff, 1968
 * Fentonina exacta Kiriakoff, 1962
 * Odontoperas heterogyna (Hampson, 1910)
 * Phalera atrata (Grünberg, 1907)
 * Pinheyia lymantrioides Kiriakoff, 1971
 * Psalisodes dimorpha Kiriakoff, 1968
 * Scrancia pinheyi Kiriakoff, 1965
 * Ulinodes costalis Kiriakoff, 1968

Oecophoridae

 * Isocrita phlyctidopa Meyrick, 1921
 * Lasiomactra acharista Meyrick, 1921
 * Oedematopoda princeps (Zeller, 1852)
 * Orygocera recordata Meyrick, 1921
 * Porthmologa deltophanes Meyrick, 1918
 * Stathmopoda aegotricha Meyrick, 1921
 * Stathmopoda teleozona Meyrick, 1921

Psychidae

 * Acanthopsyche emiliae (Heylaerts, 1890)
 * Albidopsis major (Heylaerts, 1890)
 * Barbaroscardia fasciata Walsingham, 1891
 * Diaphanopsyche rogenhoferi (Heylaerts, 1890)
 * Eumeta cervina Druce, 1887
 * Eumeta hardenbergeri Bourgogne, 1955
 * Gymnelema rougemontii Heylaerts, 1891
 * Melasina hippias Meyrick, 1921
 * Psyche trimeni Heylaerts, 1891
 * Typhonia linodyta (Meyrick, 1921)

Pterophoridae

 * Adaina propria Meyrick, 1921
 * Pselnophorus pachyceros Meyrick, 1921
 * Pterophorus albidus (Zeller, 1852)

Pyralidae

 * Aglossa suppunctalis de Joannis, 1927
 * Ancylosis platynephes de Joannis, 1927
 * Anobostra punctilimbalis (Ragonot, 1891)
 * Audeoudia grisella de Joannis, 1927
 * Bostra fumosa de Joannis, 1927
 * Eldana saccharina Walker, 1865
 * Emmalocera unitella de Joannis, 1927
 * Epicrocis nigrilinea (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Epicrocis striaticosta (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Epicrocis vicinella (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Epilepia melapastalis (Hampson, 1906)
 * Episindris albimaculalis Ragonot, 1891
 * Eucarphia hemityrella (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Eulophota bipars de Joannis, 1927
 * Eulophota floridella de Joannis, 1927
 * Eulophota pretoriella de Joannis, 1927
 * Eulophota simplex de Joannis, 1927
 * Euzophera hemileuca de Joannis, 1927
 * Euzophera specula de Joannis, 1927
 * Faveria albilinea (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Herculia cineralis de Joannis, 1927
 * Hypargyria impecuniosa de Joannis, 1927
 * Hypsotropa makulanella de Joannis, 1927
 * Joannisia hypolepias (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Laetilia hebraica de Joannis, 1927
 * Laodamia polygraphella de Joannis, 1927
 * Nephopterix cometella de Joannis, 1927
 * Oncocera bibasella (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Oncocera floridana (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Oncocera leucosticta (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Orthaga umbrimargo de Joannis, 1927
 * Ortholepis cretaciella de Joannis, 1927
 * Paralaodamia scalaris (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Pempelia apicella (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Pempelia morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)
 * Phycita venalbella (de Joannis, 1927)
 * Pima difficilis de Joannis, 1927
 * Pima flavidorsella de Joannis, 1927
 * Pretoria audeoudi de Joannis, 1927
 * Prophtasia rosa de Joannis, 1927
 * Rhinaphe scripta de Joannis, 1927
 * Saluria nimbelloides de Joannis, 1927
 * Spatulipalpia monstrosa Balinsky, 1994
 * Stemmatophora bicincta de Joannis, 1927
 * Tegulifera audeoudi de Joannis, 1927
 * Trachylepidia fructicassiella Ragonot, 1887

Saturniidae

 * Adafroptilum austriorientale Darge, 2008
 * Adafroptilum incana (Sonthonnax, 1899)
 * Antistathmoptera daltonae Tams, 1935
 * Antistathmoptera rectangulata Pinhey, 1968
 * Argema mimosae (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Aurivillius arata (Westwood, 1849)
 * Bunaea alcinoe (Stoll, 1780)
 * Bunaeopsis hersilia (Westwood, 1849)
 * Bunaeopsis oubie (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
 * Campimoptilum kuntzei (Dewitz, 1881)
 * Cinabra hyperbius (Westwood, 1881)
 * Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849)
 * Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849)
 * Gonimbrasia affinis (Bouvier, 1926)
 * Gonimbrasia belina (Westwood, 1849)
 * Gonimbrasia wahlbergii (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865)
 * Gynanisa maja (Klug, 1836)
 * Holocerina angulata (Aurivillius, 1893)
 * Holocerina smilax (Westwood, 1849)
 * Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
 * Lobobunaea angasana (Westwood, 1849)
 * Ludia delegorguei (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Ludia goniata Rothschild, 1907
 * Melanocera menippe (Westwood, 1849)
 * Micragone cana (Aurivillius, 1893)
 * Micragone nubifera Bouvier, 1936
 * Pselaphelia flavivitta (Walker, 1862)
 * Pseudaphelia apollinaris (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Pseudimbrasia deyrollei (J. Thomson, 1858)
 * Pseudobunaea irius (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Pseudobunaea tyrrhena (Westwood, 1849)
 * Usta terpsichore (Maassen & Weymer, 1885)

Sesiidae

 * Chamanthedon amorpha Hampson, 1919
 * Chamanthedon critheis (Druce, 1899)
 * Chamanthedon elymais (Druce, 1899)
 * Chamanthedon tiresa (Druce, 1899)
 * Episannina melanochalcia Le Cerf, 1917
 * Melittia boulleti Le Cerf, 1917
 * Melittia endoxantha Hampson, 1919
 * Melittia natalensis Butler, 1874
 * Paranthrene cuprescens Hampson, 1919
 * Sura pyrocera Hampson, 1919
 * Synanthedon vassei (Le Cerf, 1917)
 * Tipulamima sophax (Druce, 1899)
 * Vespanthedon cerceris Le Cerf, 1917

Sphingidae

 * Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Afroclanis calcareus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)
 * Basiothia medea (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Centroctena imitans (Butler, 1882)
 * Coelonia fulvinotata (Butler, 1875)
 * Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Falcatula falcata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
 * Hippotion balsaminae (Walker, 1856)
 * Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)
 * Hippotion rosae (Butler, 1882)
 * Hippotion roseipennis (Butler, 1882)
 * Likoma crenata Rothschild & Jordan, 1907
 * Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823)
 * Nephele accentifera (Palisot de Beauvois, 1821)
 * Nephele argentifera (Walker, 1856)
 * Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878
 * Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857
 * Nephele peneus (Cramer, 1776)
 * Nephele rosae Butler, 1875
 * Odontosida magnificum (Rothschild, 1894)
 * Oligographa juniperi (Boisduval, 1847)
 * Phylloxiphia metria (Jordan, 1920)
 * Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897)
 * Polyptychus baxteri Rothschild & Jordan, 1908
 * Sphingonaepiopsis nana (Walker, 1856)
 * Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856)
 * Temnora zantus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
 * Theretra capensis (Linnaeus, 1764)
 * Theretra monteironis (Butler, 1882)

Thyrididae

 * Arniocera auriguttata Hopffer, 1857
 * Arniocera erythropyga (Wallengren, 1860)
 * Banisia joccatia (Whalley, 1971)
 * Banisia myrsusalis (Walker, 1859)
 * Cecidothyris pexa (Hampson, 1906)
 * Chrysotypus splendida (Warren, 1899)
 * Dysodia constellata Warren, 1908
 * Dysodia intermedia (Walker, 1865)
 * Dysodia vitrina (Boisduval, 1829)
 * Epaena candida Whalley, 1971
 * Gnathodes helvella Whalley, 1971
 * Hapana minima Whalley, 1971
 * Hapana verticalis (Warren, 1899)
 * Kalenga ansorgei (Warren, 1899)
 * Kalenga culanota Whalley, 1971
 * Kuja squamigera (Pagenstecher, 1892)
 * Marmax smaragdina (Butler, 1888)
 * Netrocera jordani Joicey & Talbot, 1921
 * Rhodoneura flavicilia Hampson, 1906
 * Rhodoneura roseola Whalley, 1971
 * Rhodoneura sordidula (Plötz, 1880)

Tineidae

 * Acridotarsa melipecta (Meyrick, 1915)
 * Ateliotum crymodes (Meyrick, 1908)
 * Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)
 * Crypsithyris insolita Meyrick, 1918
 * Drosica abjectella Walker, 1963
 * Ellochotis ectocharis Gozmány, 1976
 * Ellochotis lyncodes (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Enargocrasis galactopis (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Lysitona euryacta Meyrick, 1918
 * Machaeropteris eribapta Meyrick, 1915
 * Monopis megalodelta Meyrick, 1908
 * Opogona amphichorda Meyrick, 1921
 * Oxymachaeris euryzancla Meyrick, 1918
 * Perissomastix montis Gozmány, 1968
 * Perissomastix pyroxantha (Meyrick, 1914)
 * Pitharcha atrisecta (Meyrick, 1918)
 * Scalmatica myelodes (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Scalmatica phaulocentra (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Sphallestasis mahunkai Gozmány, 1976

Tortricidae

 * Afroploce karsholti Aarvik, 2004
 * Ancylis impatiens (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Bactra triceps Diakonoff, 1963
 * Choristoneura heliaspis (Meyrick, 1909)
 * Coniostola calculosa (Meyrick, 1913)
 * Coniostola lobostola (Meyrick, 1918)
 * Crocidosema leptozona (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Cydia trigonoptila (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Eccopsis affluens (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Eccopsis wahlbergiana Zeller, 1852
 * Eucosma haematospila Meyrick, 1921
 * Fulcrifera aphrospila (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Geita micrograpta (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Lobesia deltophora (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Metendothenia balanacma (Meyrick, 1914)
 * Olethreutes lutipennis (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Olethreutes niphadastra (Meyrick, 1921)
 * Paraeccopsis insellata (Meyrick, 1920)
 * Paraeccopsis phoeniodes (Meyrick, 1921)

Uraniidae

 * Epiplema anomala Janse, 1932

Xyloryctidae

 * Scythris clemens Meyrick, 1921
 * Scythris concurrens Meyrick, 1921

Yponomeutidae

 * Amalthina lacteata Meyrick, 1914
 * Teinoptila puncticornis (Walsingham, 1891)
 * Yponomeuta strigillatus Zeller, 1852

Zygaenidae

 * Astyloneura meridionalis (Hampson, 1920)
 * Epiorna ochreipennis (Butler, 1874)
 * Tasema fulvithorax Hampson, 1920