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