There are about 760 known moth species of Sierra Leone. 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 Sierra Leone.
Adelidae Nemophora parvella (Walker, 1863)
Anomoeotidae Anomoeotes leucolena Holland, 1893 Anomoeotes tenellula Holland, 1893 Anomoeotes triangularis Jordan, 1907
Arctiidae Acantharctia mundata (Walker, 1865) Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Afrasura hyporhoda (Hampson, 1900) Afrasura obliterata (Walker, 1864) Afrowatsonius marginalis (Walker, 1855) Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898) Alpenus maculosa (Stoll, 1781) Amata basithyris Hampson, 1914 Amata divalis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Amata francisca (Butler, 1876) Amata marina (Butler, 1876) Amata tomasina (Butler, 1876) Amerila brunnea (Hampson, 1901) Amerila leucoptera (Hampson, 1901) Amerila luteibarba (Hampson, 1901) Amerila puella (Fabricius, 1793) Amerila vidua (Cramer, 1780) Amerila vitrea Plötz, 1880 Amsacta latimarginalis Rothschild, 1933 Amsacta marginalis Walker, 1855 Anapisa preussi (Gaede, 1926) Anapisa tristigma (Mabille, 1893) Apisa canescens Walker, 1855 Argina leonina (Walker, 1865) Asura atricraspeda Hampson, 1914 Balacra caeruleifascia Walker, 1856 Balacra humphreyi Rothschild, 1912 Binna penicillata Walker, 1865 Binna scita (Walker, 1865) Caripodia albescens (Hampson, 1907) Caripodia metaleuca Hampson, 1900 Caryatis phileta (Drury, 1782) Caryatis syntomina Butler, 1878 Ceryx albimacula (Walker, 1854) Creatonotos leucanioides Holland, 1893 Cyana basisticta (Hampson, 1914) Cyana delicata (Walker, 1854) Cyana rejecta (Walker, 1854) Cyana trigutta (Walker, 1854) Disparctia vittata (Druce, 1898) Eilema albidula (Walker, 1864) Eilema apicalis (Walker, 1862) Eilema monochroma (Holland, 1893) Epilacydes scita (Walker, 1865) Estigmene flaviceps Hampson, 1907 Estigmene ochreomarginata Bethune-Baker, 1909 Estigmene unilinea Rothschild, 1910 Euchromia folletii (Guérin-Méneville, 1832) Euchromia guineensis (Fabricius, 1775) Euchromia hampsoni Seitz, 1926 Euchromia lethe (Fabricius, 1775) Meganaclia perpusilla (Walker, 1856) Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880) Metarctia burra (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Myopsyche makomensis Strand, 1912 Myopsyche notoplagia Hampson, 1898 Neuroxena flammea (Schaus, 1893) Nyctemera acraeina Druce, 1882 Nyctemera apicalis (Walker, 1854) Nyctemera perspicua (Walker, 1854) Nyctemera xanthura (Plötz, 1880) Oedaleosia nigricosta Hampson, 1900 Palaeosiccia punctata Hampson, 1900 Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909) Phryganopsis cinerella (Wallengren, 1860) Phryganopsis flavicosta Hampson, 1901 Pseudlepista flavicosta Hampson, 1910 Pseudothyretes perpusilla (Walker, 1856) Pusiola celida (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Radiarctia lutescens (Walker, 1854) Rhipidarctia invaria (Walker, 1856) Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914 Siccia paucipuncta Hampson, 1918 Spilosoma affinis Bartel, 1903 Spilosoma aurantiaca (Holland, 1893) Spilosoma batesi (Rothschild, 1910) Spilosoma curvilinea Walker, 1855 Spilosoma immaculata Bartel, 1903 Spilosoma occidens (Rothschild, 1910) Spilosoma quadrilunata (Hampson, 1901) Stenarctia abdominalis Rothschild, 1910 Thyretes negus Oberthür, 1878 Trichaeta bivittata (Walker, 1864)
Brachodidae Nigilgia adjectella (Walker, 1863) Dactyloceras lucina (Drury, 1872)
Cossidae Phragmataecia fuscifusa Hampson, 1910 Xyleutes lunifera (Hampson, 1910)
Crambidae Aethaloessa floridalis (Zeller, 1852) Anania epipaschialis (Hampson, 1912) Anania fusalis (Hampson, 1912) Bissetia leucomeralis (Hampson, 1919) Charltona albidalis Hampson, 1919 Chilo mesoplagalis (Hampson, 1919) Cirrhochrista saltusalis Schaus & Clements, 1893 Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis (Guenée, 1854) Conotalis aurantifascia (Hampson, 1895) Cotachena smaragdina (Butler, 1875) Diptychophora minimalis Hampson, 1919 Eporidia dariusalis Walker, 1859 Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973 Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859) Lamprosema leucographalis (Hampson, 1912) Lygropia amyntusalis (Walker, 1859) Mesolia microdontalis (Hampson, 1919) Metasia arida Hampson, 1913 Obtusipalpis albidalis Hampson, 1919 Orphanostigma fervidalis (Zeller, 1852) Palpita elealis (Walker, 1859) Patissa rufitinctalis Hampson, 1919 Pediasia melanerges (Hampson, 1919) Phostria hesusalis (Walker, 1859) Phostria ledereralis (Strand, 1920) Phostria quadriguttata (Walker, 1869) Phryganodes biguttata Hampson, 1898 Platytes duplicilinea (Hampson, 1919) Pseudocatharylla argenticilia (Hampson, 1919) Pycnarmon cribrata (Fabricius, 1794) Pycnarmon sexpunctalis (Hampson, 1912) Pycnarmon subpictalis (Hampson, 1912) Pyrausta approximalis (Guenée, 1854) Pyrausta phaenicealis (Hübner, 1818) Scirpophaga ochritinctalis (Hampson, 1919) Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775) Stemorrhages sericea (Drury, 1773) Sufetula nigrescens Hampson, 1912 Sufetula sufetuloides (Hampson, 1919) Syllepte leonalis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Syllepte torsipex (Hampson, 1898) Zebronia phenice (Cramer, 1780)
Drepanidae Epicampoptera strandi Bryk, 1913 Gonoreta opacifinis Watson, 1965 Gonoreta subtilis (Bryk, 1913) Isospidia brunneola (Holland, 1893) Negera confusa Walker, 1855 Negera natalensis (Felder, 1874) Spidia fenestrata Butler, 1878 Spidia planola Watson, 1965 Spidia subviridis (Warren, 1899)
Elachistidae Orophia melicoma (Meyrick, 1931) Orophia taurina (Meyrick, 1928)
Eriocottidae Compsoctena ursulella (Walker, 1863)
Eupterotidae Acrojana sciron (Druce, 1887) Acrojana simillima Rothschild, 1932 Acrojana splendida Rothschild, 1917 Camerunia orphne (Schaus, 1893) Drepanojana fasciata Aurivillius, 1893 Hoplojana soricis Rothschild, 1917 Jana eurymas Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Jana strigina Westwood, 1849 Phiala cunina Cramer, 1780 Phiala odites Schaus, 1893 Phiala venusta (Walker, 1865) Stenoglene giganteus (Rothschild, 1917) Stenoglene nivalis (Rothschild, 1917) Stenoglene thelda (Druce, 1887)
Gelechiidae Dichomeris eurynotus (Walsingham, 1897) Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844)
Geometridae Aletis helcita (Linnaeus, 1763) Allochrostes impunctata (Warren, 1897) Antitrygodes dentilinea Warren, 1897 Apatadelpha biocellaria (Walker, 1863) Archichlora viridimacula Warren, 1898 Bathycolpodes kabaria (Swinhoe, 1904) Bathycolpodes marginata (Warren, 1897) Biston abruptaria (Walker, 1869) Cartaletis gracilis (Möschler, 1887) Chiasmia conturbata (Warren, 1898) Chiasmia impar (Warren, 1897) Chiasmia ostentosaria (Möschler, 1887) Chiasmia rectistriaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Chiasmia streniata (Guenée, 1858) Chlorissa afflictaria (Swinhoe, 1904) Chlorissa malescripta (Warren, 1897) Chloroclystis sierraria Swinhoe, 1904 Chlorodrepana angustimargo Warren, 1901 Coenina aurivena Butler, 1898 Cyclophora leonaria (Walker, 1861) Derambila costipunctata Warren, 1905 Derambila syllaria (Swinhoe, 1904) Epigynopteryx fimosa (Warren, 1905) Ereunetea minor (Holland, 1893) Eucrostes beatificata (Walker, 1863) Geodena bandajoma Swinhoe, 1904 Geodena marginalis Walker, 1856 Geodena quadrigutta Walker, 1856 Geodena semihyalina Swinhoe, 1904 Gonochlora minutaria Swinhoe, 1904 Heterostegane pleninotata Warren, 1901 Hyalornis docta (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Idaea macrostyla (Warren, 1900) Idaea pulveraria (Snellen, 1872) Idaea submaculata (Warren, 1898) Idiochlora approximans (Warren, 1897) Larentia attenuata (Walker, 1862) Lophorrhachia palliata (Warren, 1898) Melinoessa aureola Prout, 1934 Melinoessa fulvata (Drury, 1773) Melinoessa perlimbata (Guenée, 1857) Melinoessa sodaliata (Walker, 1862) Mesocolpia marmorata (Warren, 1899) Mesothisa flaccida Warren, 1905 Metallospora catori Warren, 1905 Miantochora incolorata Warren, 1899 Miantochora venerata (Mabille, 1879) Mimaletis albipennis Warren, 1905 Narthecusa tenuiorata Walker, 1862 Neostega flaviguttata Warren, 1903 Oxyfidonia fulvida Warren, 1905 Oxyfidonia insolita (Warren, 1905) Paramilionia rubroplagata Bethune-Baker, 1906 Perithalera oblongata (Warren, 1898) Pingasa rhadamaria (Guenée, 1858) Pingasa ruginaria (Guenée, 1858) Pitthea continua Walker, 1854 Pitthea famula Drury, 1773 Pitthea rubriplaga Warren, 1897 Plegapteryx anomalus Herrich-Schäffer, 1856 Problepsis digammata Kirby, 1896 Problepsis flavistigma Swinhoe, 1904 Problepsis ochripicta Warren, 1901 Scopula cervinata (Warren, 1905) Scopula inscriptata (Walker, 1863) Scopula lactaria (Walker, 1861) Scopula laevipennis (Warren, 1897) Scopula minorata (Boisduval, 1833) Scopula natalica (Butler, 1875) Scopula ossicolor (Warren, 1897) Scopula planipennis (Warren, 1900) Scopula pseudophema Prout, 1920 Scopula serena Prout, 1920 Somatina impunctulata (Warren, 1901) Somatina nucleata Warren, 1905 Somatina subviridata Warren, 1901 Somatina virginalis Prout, 1917 Terina renifera Warren, 1897 Terina subfulva (Warren, 1905) Thalassodes dentatilinea Prout, 1912 Thenopa nigraria (Swinhoe, 1904) Thetidia undulilinea (Warren, 1905) Traminda obversata (Walker, 1861) Unnamed genus Ennominae penumbrata (Warren, 1905) Xenochroma salsa (Warren, 1897) Xenostega tincta Warren, 1899 Zamarada acrochra Prout, 1928 Zamarada adumbrata D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada amymone Prout, 1934 Zamarada bicuspida D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada clementi Herbulot, 1975 Zamarada corroborata Herbulot, 1954 Zamarada cydippe Herbulot, 1954 Zamarada dilucida Warren, 1909 Zamarada eucharis (Drury, 1782) Zamarada euerces Prout, 1928 Zamarada euphrosyne Oberthür, 1912 Zamarada flavicosta Warren, 1897 Zamarada ilaria Swinhoe, 1904 Zamarada indicata D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada ixiaria Swinhoe, 1904 Zamarada labifera Prout, 1915 Zamarada leona Gaede, 1915 Zamarada lepta D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada melanopyga Herbulot, 1954 Zamarada melpomene Oberthür, 1912 Zamarada mimesis D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada nasuta Warren, 1897 Zamarada perlepidata (Walker, 1863) Zamarada platycephala D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada protrusa Warren, 1897 Zamarada reflexaria (Walker, 1863) Zamarada regularis D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada sicula D. S. Fletcher, 1974 Zamarada subinterrupta Gaede, 1915 Zamarada vulpina Warren, 1897
Glyphipterigidae Glyphipterix gemmatella (Walker, 1864)
Gracillariidae Acrocercops eurhythmopa Meyrick, 1934 Acrocercops leucostega (Meyrick, 1932) Acrocercops siphonaula Meyrick, 1931 Spulerina hexalocha (Meyrick, 1912)
Himantopteridae Pseudothymara staudingeri (Rogenhofer, 1888)
Hyblaeidae Hyblaea tenuis Walker, 1866
Immidae Imma acroptila Meyrick, 1906
Lasiocampidae Cheligium lineatum (Aurivillius, 1893) Chrysopsyche mirifica (Butler, 1878) Cleopatrina bilinea (Walker, 1855) Eucraera magna (Aurivillius, 1908) Filiola dogma Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009 Filiola fulgurata (Aurivillius, 1909) Filiola lanceolata (Hering, 1932) Gelo calcarales Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 Gonometa nysa Druce, 1887 Gonopacha brotoessa (Holland, 1893) Lechriolepis citrina Schaus, 1897 Lechriolepis heres Schaus, 1912 Leipoxais directa (Walker, 1865) Leipoxais marginepunctata Holland, 1893 Mimopacha cinerascens (Holland, 1893) Morongea lampara Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 Morongea mastodont Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 Odontocheilopteryx conzolia Gurkovich & Zolotuhin, 2009 Oplometa cassandra (Druce, 1887) Philotherma sordida Aurivillius, 1905 Schausinna clementsi (Schaus, 1897) Stenophatna dentata (Aurivillius, 1899) Stoermeriana basale (Walker, 1855) Stoermeriana cervina (Aurivillius, 1927) Streblote postalbidum Schaus Streblote splendens (Druce, 1887)
Limacodidae Altha rubrifusalis Hampson, 1910 Brachiopsis conjunctoides Hering, 1933 Cosuma rugosa Walker, 1855 Latoia canescens (Walker, 1855) Latoia picta (Walker, 1855) Miresa gliricidiae Hering, 1933 Natada desperata Hering, 1928 Niphadolepis seleniphora Hering, 1933 Parasa semiochracea Hering, 1933 Susica molybdea Hampson, 1910 Trachyptena nigromaculata Hering, 1928 Zinara ploetzi Schaus & Clements, 1893
Lymantriidae Aroa danva Schaus & Clements, 1893 Aroa leonensis Hampson, 1910 Batella lampra (Hering, 1926) Batella muscosa (Holland, 1893)