The moths of Zimbabwe represent about 1,000 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 Zimbabwe.
Adelidae Ceromitia phaeocoma Meyrick, 1912 Ceromitia pilularis Meyrick, 1921 Ceromitia synneura Meyrick, 1921
Alucitidae Alucita compsoxantha (Meyrick, 1924) Alucita homotrocha (Meyrick, 1921) Microschismus lenzi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2011
Anomoeotidae Staphylinochrous euryperalis Hampson, 1910 Thermochrous stenocraspis Hampson, 1910
Arctiidae Acantharctia flavicosta (Hampson, 1900) Afrasura indecisa (Walker, 1869) Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898) Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Alpenus maculosa (Stoll, 1781) Alpenus nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1908) Amata atricornis (Wallengren, 1863) Amata croceizona (Hampson, 1910) Amata endocrocis (Hampson, 1903) Amata marina (Butler, 1876) Amata miozona (Hampson, 1910) Amerila affinis (Rothschild, 1910) Amerila bubo (Walker, 1855) Amerila lupia (Druce, 1887) Amerila mulleri Häuser & Boppré, 1997 Amsacta grammiphlebia Hampson, 1901 Anaphosia astrigata Hampson, 1910 Anaphosia cyanogramma Hampson, 1903 Apisa grisescens (Dufrane, 1945) Boadicea flavimacula Pinhey, 1968 Caripodia chrysargyria Hampson, 1900 Ceryx nacliodes Hampson, 1914 Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897) Eilema elegans (Butler, 1877) Eilema sanguicosta (Hampson, 1901) Eilema similipuncta Hampson, 1914 Epitoxis nigra Hampson, 1903 Estigmene tenuistrigata (Hampson, 1900) Eyralpenus scioana (Oberthür, 1880) Lepista aposema Kühne, 2010 Macrosia chalybeata Hampson, 1901 Metarctia collocalia Kiriakoff, 1957 Metarctia crocina (Kiriakoff, 1973) Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901 Metarctia quinta (Kiriakoff, 1973) Metarctia tenera (Kiriakoff, 1973) Micralarctia punctulatum (Wallengren, 1860) Ochrota unicolor (Hopffer, 1857) Paralacydes bomfordi (Pinhey, 1968) Paralacydes destrictus Kühne, 2010 Paralacydes ramosa (Hampson, 1907) Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909) Paralpenus julius Kühne, 2010 Phryganopsis cinerella (Wallengren, 1860) Poecilarctia venata Aurivillius, 1921 Popoudina lemniscata (Distant, 1898) Pseudonaclia puella (Boisduval, 1847) Radiarctia lutescens (Walker, 1854) Radiarctia rhodesiana (Hampson, 1900) Siccia eberti Kühne, 2007 Spilosoma bipartita Rothschild, 1933 Spilosoma gynephaea (Hampson, 1901) Spilosoma lentifasciata (Hampson, 1916) Spilosoma sinefascia (Hampson, 1916) Spilosoma unipuncta (Hampson, 1905) Teracotona euprepia Hampson, 1900 Teracotona metaxantha Hampson, 1909 Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, 1865) Trichaeta pterophorina (Mabille, 1892) Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) Zobida avifex Kühne, 2010
Autostichidae Autosticha emmetra Meyrick, 1921 Autosticha nothropis Meyrick, 1921
Cecidosidae Scyrotis matoposensis Mey, 2007
Coleophoridae Blastobasis indigesta Meyrick, 1931 Blastobasis trachelista Meyrick, 1921 Coleophora molesta Meyrick, 1921 Coleophora phaeocentra Meyrick, 1914 Coleophora purifica Meyrick, 1921
Cosmopterigidae Alloclita plumbaria (Meyrick, 1921) Ascalenia phaneracma Meyrick, 1921 Chalcocolona cyananthes (Meyrick, 1911) Limnaecia explanata Meyrick, 1921 Limnaecia sarcanthes Meyrick, 1921 Macrobathra fasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Scaeosopha victoriensis Sinev & Li, 2012
Cossidae Phragmataecia irrorata Hampson, 1910
Crambidae Agathodes musivalis Guenée, 1854 Ancylolomia albicostalis Hampson, 1919 Ancylolomia perfasciata Hampson, 1919 Calamoschoena stictalis Hampson, 1919 Chilo argyropasta (Hampson, 1919) Cotachena smaragdina (Butler, 1875) Crambus brachiiferus Hampson, 1919 Crambus reducta Janse, 1922 Diasemia monostigma Hampson, 1913 Ercta scotialis Hampson, 1912 Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973 Ischnurges lancinalis (Guenée, 1854) Mesolia uniformella Janse, 1922 Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Patissa geminalis Hampson, 1919 Pilocrocis dichocrosialis Hampson, 1912 Pilocrocis melastictalis Hampson, 1912 Pilocrocis pterygodia Hampson, 1912 Prionapteryx flavipars (Hampson, 1919) Prionapteryx plumbealis (Hampson, 1919) Pyrausta apicalis (Hampson, 1913) Pyrausta atricinctalis Hampson, 1913 Pyrausta gazalis Hampson, 1913 Pyrausta tetraplagialis Hampson, 1898
Drepanidae Aethiopsestis austrina Watson, 1965 Aethiopsestis echinata Watson, 1965 Gonoreta opacifinis Watson, 1965
Elachistidae Ethmia judicialis Meyrick, 1921 Haplochrois picropa (Meyrick, 1921) Orophia pachystoma (Meyrick, 1921)
Eriocottidae Compsoctena delocrossa (Meyrick, 1921) Compsoctena furciformis (Meyrick, 1921) Compsoctena isopetra (Meyrick, 1921) Compsoctena psammosticha (Meyrick, 1921) Compsoctena quassa (Meyrick, 1921) Compsoctena scriba (Meyrick, 1921) Compsoctena spilophanes (Meyrick, 1921)
Eupterotidae Hibrildes crawshayi Butler, 1896 Hibrildes norax Druce, 1887 Janomima mariana (White, 1843) Stenoglene obtusus (Walker, 1864)
Gelechiidae Anarsia agricola Walsingham, 1891 Anarsia balioneura Meyrick, 1921 Anarsia semnopa Meyrick, 1921 Aphnogenes zonaea Meyrick, 1921 Athrips phoenaula (Meyrick, 1913) Athrips profusa (Meyrick, 1921) Brachmia hemiopa Meyrick, 1921 Brachmia neurograpta Meyrick, 1921 Coniogyra dilucescens Meyrick, 1921 Curvisignella leucogaea (Meyrick, 1921) Dichomeris agathopa Meyrick, 1921 Dichomeris aphanopa Meyrick, 1921 Dichomeris attenta Meyrick, 1921 Dichomeris condylodes (Meyrick, 1921) Dichomeris erixantha (Meyrick, 1914) Dichomeris eustacta Meyrick, 1921 Dichomeris hylurga Meyrick, 1921 Dichomeris pladarota Meyrick, 1921 Dichomeris xestobyrsa Meyrick, 1921 Dicranucha crateropis (Meyrick, 1921) Dicranucha nephelopis (Meyrick, 1921) Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859) Epicharta chlorophracta (Meyrick, 1921) Eporgastis maturata Meyrick, 1921 Eporgastis syngrapta (Meyrick, 1921) Eporgastis torrescens Meyrick, 1921 Excommatica compsotoma (Meyrick, 1921) Gelechia xylophaea Meyrick, 1921 Hypatima isosema (Meyrick, 1921) Lacistodes tauropis Meyrick, 1921 Leuronoma oenochyta (Meyrick, 1921) Macrocalcara undina (Meyrick, 1921) Melitoxestis centrotypa Meyrick, 1921 Microcraspedus synecta (Meyrick, 1909) Neopachnistis autophanta (Meyrick, 1921) Neopachnistis finitima (Meyrick, 1921) Neopachnistis microphanta (Meyrick, 1921) Parallactis ochrobyrsa (Meyrick, 1921) Parapsectris konradi Bidzilya, 2010 Polyhymno chionarcha Meyrick, 1913 Polyhymno hostilis Meyrick, 1918 Ptilothyris neuroplaca (Meyrick, 1933) Radionerva collecta (Meyrick, 1921) Schizovalva sphenopis (Meyrick, 1921) Stomopteryx bathrarcha Meyrick, 1921 Telphusa accensa Meyrick, 1921 Telphusa objecta Meyrick, 1921 Telphusa syndelta Meyrick, 1921 Trichotaphe asteropis (Meyrick, 1921) Trichotaphe hercogramma Meyrick, 1921 Trichotaphe homaloxesta Meyrick, 1921
Geometridae Acanthovalva bilineata (Warren, 1895) Acanthovalva inconspicuaria (Hübner, 1796) Androzeugma mollior Prout, 1922 Aphilopota phanerostigma Prout, 1917 Aphilopota plethora Prout, 1938 Ascotis selenaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Biston stringeri (Prout, 1938) Cabera aquaemontana (Prout, 1913) Cabera strigata (Warren, 1897) Chiasmia abnormata (Prout, 1917) Chiasmia costicommata (Prout, 1922) Chiasmia curvifascia (Warren, 1897) Chiasmia extrusilinea (Prout, 1925) Chiasmia grisescens (Prout, 1916) Chiasmia interrupta (Warren, 1897) Chiasmia kilimanjarensis (Holland, 1892) Chiasmia marmorata (Warren, 1897) Chiasmia multistrigata (Warren, 1897) Chiasmia normata (Walker, 1861) Chiasmia nubilata (Warren, 1897) Chiasmia parallacta (Warren, 1897) Chiasmia procidata (Guenée, 1858) Chiasmia streniata (Guenée, 1858) Chiasmia subcurvaria (Mabille, 1897) Cleora betularia (Warren, 1897) Cleora munda (Warren, 1899) Cleora rostella D. S. Fletcher, 1967 Coenina poecilaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Colocleora grisea (Janse, 1932) Colocleora proximaria (Walker, 1860) Comibaena rhodolopha Prout, 1915 Drepanogynis arcuifera Prout, 1934 Drepanogynis costipicta (Prout, 1932) Drepanogynis crassifurca Krüger, 2002 Drepanogynis crenilinea Krüger, 2002 Drepanogynis epione (Prout, 1913) Drepanogynis mixtaria Guenée, 1858 Drepanogynis olivescens (Warren, 1898) Drepanogynis tripartita (Warren, 1898) Drepanogynis unilineata (Warren, 1897) Drepanogynis villaria (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) Epigynopteryx maeviaria (Guenée, 1858) Erastria leucicolor (Butler, 1875) Euexia percnopus Prout, 1915 Eulycia grisea (Warren, 1897) Eupithecia rigida Swinhoe, 1892 Eupithecia semipallida Janse, 1933 Heterorachis insolens (Prout, 1917) Heterostegane bifasciata (Warren, 1914) Hypomecis ectropodes (Prout, 1913) Idaea heres (Prout, 1932) Idiodes flexilinea (Warren, 1898) Isoplenodia arabukoensis Sihvonen & Staude, 2010 Isturgia deerraria (Walker, 1861) Isturgia exospilata (Walker, 1861) Isturgia spissata (Walker, 1862) Lomographa indularia (Guenée, 1858) Mauna electa Prout, 1917 Mauna perquisita Prout, 1922 Menophra caeca (Prout, 1913) Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902) Microligia luteitincta Prout, 1916 Mimandria cataractae Prout, 1917 Mimoclystia pudicata (Walker, 1862) Neromia clavicornis Prout, 1915 Omphalucha albosignata Janse, 1932 Omphalucha maturnaria (Möschler, 1883) Oneiliana multifera Prout, 1922 Orbamia octomaculata (Wallengren, 1872) Orbamia subaurata (Warren, 1899) Pareclipsis anophthalma Prout, 1916 Phoenicocampa terinata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) Pingasa distensaria (Walker, 1860) Pingasa rhadamaria (Guenée, 1858) Pitthea trifasciata Dewitz, 1881 Plateoplia acrobelia (Wallengren, 1875) Rhodophthitus commaculata (Warren, 1897) Rhodophthitus simplex Warren, 1897 Scopula curvimargo (Warren, 1900) Scopula latitans Prout, 1920 Scopula ludibunda (Prout, 1915) Somatina ioscia Prout, 1932 Somatina virginalis Prout, 1917 Trimetopia aetheraria Guenée, 1858 Xylopteryx oneili Prout, 1922 Zamarada aclea Prout, 1912 Zamarada ascaphes Prout, 1925 Zamarada bathyscaphes Prout, 1912 Zamarada consecuta Prout, 1922 Zamarada crystallophana Mabille, 1900 Zamarada deceptrix Warren, 1914 Zamarada densisparsa Prout, 1922 Zamarada denticatella Prout, 1922 Zamarada differens Bastelberger, 1907 Zamarada dorsiplaga Prout, 1922 Zamarada eroessa Prout, 1915 Zamarada erugata D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada fessa Prout, 1912 Zamarada flavicaput Warren, 1901 Zamarada gamma D. S. Fletcher, 1958 Zamarada glareosa Bastelberger, 1909 Zamarada ignicosta Prout, 1912 Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922 Zamarada jansei D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada melpomene Oberthür, 1912 Zamarada metallicata Warren, 1914 Zamarada metrioscaphes Prout, 1912 Zamarada odontophora D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada ordinaria Bethune-Baker, 1913 Zamarada plana Bastelberger, 1909 Zamarada polyctemon Prout, 1932 Zamarada pringlei D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada prionotos D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada psammites D. S. Fletcher, 1958 Zamarada psectra D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895 Zamarada purimargo Prout, 1912 Zamarada scintillans Bastelberger, 1909 Zamarada seydeli D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada transvisaria (Guenée, 1858) Zamarada varii D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada vulpina Warren, 1897 Zeuctoboarmia sabinei (Prout, 1915)
Glyphipterigidae Glyphipterix archimedica Meyrick, 1921
Gracillariidae Acrocercops chrysophylli Vári, 1961 Acrocercops terminalina Vári, 1961 Apistoneura psarochroma Vári, 1961 Callicercops triceros (Meyrick, 1926) Caloptilia cataractias (Meyrick, 1921) Caloptilia isotoma (Meyrick, 1914) Caloptilia vicinola Vári, 1961 Conopobathra carbunculata (Meyrick, 1912) Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912) Conopomorpha chionosema Vári, 1961 Conopomorphina gypsochroma Vári, 1961 Dialectica carcharota (Meyrick, 1912) Diphtheroptila oxyloga (Meyrick, 1928) Epicephala jansei Vári, 1961 Epicephala pyrrhogastra Meyrick, 1908 Graphiocephala polysticha Vári, 1961 Metriochroa argyrocelis Vári, 1961 Pareclectis prionota (Meyrick, 1928) Phodoryctis thrypticosema (Vári, 1961) Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856 Phyllonorycter grewiaecola (Vári, 1961) Phyllonorycter hibiscina (Vári, 1961)