There are about 2,680 known moth species of Madagascar. 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 Madagascar. They are listed alphabetically by family.
Adelidae Adela gymnota (Meyrick, 1912) Adela janineae (Viette, 1954) Adela tsaratanana (Viette, 1954)
Alucitidae Alucita dohertyi (Walsingham, 1909) Alucita euscripta Minet, 1976 Alucita malawica Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016 Alucita murzini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016
Arctiidae
Argyresthiidae
Autostichidae Encrasima insularis (Butler, 1880) Pachnistis nigropunctella Viette, 1955
Bombycidae Ocinara malagasy Viette, 1965
Brachodidae Nigilgia seyrigella Viette, 1955 Nigilgia toulgoetella Viette, 1955 Pseudocossus boisduvalii Viette, 1955 Pseudocossus uliginosus Kenrick, 1914
Callidulidae Caloschemia pulchra (Butler, 1878) Griveaudia charlesi Viette, 1968 Griveaudia nigropuncta Viette, 1958 Griveaudia vieui Viette, 1958 Pterothysanus pictus Butler, 1884
Carposinidae Meridarchis unitacta Diakonoff, 1970
Choreutidae Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)
Coleophoridae Coleophora leucobela (Meyrick, 1934)
Copromorphidae Rhynchoferella syncentra (Meyrick, 1916)
Cosmopterigidae
Cossidae
Crambidae
Depressariidae Odites agathopella Viette, 1968 Odites anasticta Meyrick, 1930 Odites anisocarpa Meyrick, 1930 Odites atomosperma Meyrick, 1933 Odites cataxantha Meyrick, 1915 Odites consecrata Meyrick, 1917 Odites fotsyella Viette, 1973 Odites haplonoma Meyrick, 1915 Odites hemigymna Meyrick, 1930 Odites inversa Meyrick, 1914 Odites johanna Viette, 1987 Odites lioxesta Meyrick, 1933 Odites malagasiella Viette, 1968 Odites metaclista Meyrick, 1915 Odites minetella Viette, 1985 Odites ochrodryas Meyrick, 1933 Odites perfusella Viette, 1958 Odites thesmia Meyrick, 1917 Odites tinactella Viette, 1958 Odites tsaraella Viette, 1986 Odites typota Meyrick, 1915
Depressariinae Agonopterix liesella Viette, 1987 Eutorna diluvialis Meyrick, 1913 Eutorna punctinigrella Viette, 1955 Orophia madagascariensis (Viette, 1951) Orophia toulgoetianum (Viette, 1954)
Ethmiinae
Drepanidae
Dudgeoneidae Dudgeonea locuples (Mabille, 1879) Dudgeonea malagassa Viette, 1958
Elachistidae Elachista crocogastra Meyrick, 1908
Epipyropidae Epipyrops grandidieri Viette, 1961 Epipyrops malagassica Jordan, 1928 Epipyrops radama Viette, 1961
Eupterotidae Jana palliatella Viette, 1955
Gelechiidae
Geometridae
Glyphipterigidae Chrysocentris eupepla Meyrick, 1930 Glyphipterix madagascariensis Viette, 1951
Gracillariidae
Heliozelidae Antispila merinaella (Viette, 1955)
Hyblaeidae Hyblaea apricans (Boisduval, 1833) Hyblaea madagascariensis Viette, 1961 Hyblaea paulianii Viette, 1961 Hyblaea puera (Cramer, 1777)
Immidae Moca humbertella (Viette, 1956)
Lacturidae Gymnogramma candidella (Viette, 1963) Gymnogramma griveaudi (Gibeaux, 1982) Gymnogramma iambiodella (Viette, 1958) Gymnogramma luctuosa (Gibeaux, 1982) Gymnogramma ratovosoni (Gibeaux, 1982) Gymnogramma tabulatrix Meyrick, 1930 Gymnogramma toulgoeti (Gibeaux, 1982) Gymnogramma viettei (Gibeaux, 1982)
Lasiocampidae
Lecithoceridae
Limacodidae
Lymantriidae
Lyonetiidae Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Méneville, 1842)
Metarbelidae Saalmulleria dubiefi Viette, 1974 Saalmulleria stumpffi (Saalmüller, 1884)
Nepticulidae Ectoedemia scobleella Minet, 2004
Noctuidae
Nolidae
Notodontidae
Oecophoridae
Pantheidae Adaphaenura minuscula (Butler, 1882) Adaphaenura ratovosoni Viette, 1973 Daphoenura fasciata Butler, 1878 Epicausis smithii (Mabille, 1880) Epicausis vaovao Viette, 1973
Plutellidae Iridostoma catatella Viette, 1956 Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) Tetanostola hexagona Meyrick, 1931
Psychidae
Pterophoridae
Pyralidae
Saturniidae
Scyrthrididae Eretmocera fuscipennis Zeller, 1852 Eretmocera laetissima Zeller, 1852 Haploscythris chloraema (Meyrick, 1887) Scythris autochlorella Viette, 19560 Scythris schouteni Bengtsson, 2014
Sesiidae
Sphingidae
Stathmopodidae Phytophlops nigricella Viette, 1958 Stathmopoda clarkei Viette, 1951 Stathmopoda maisongrossiella Viette, 1954 Stathmopoda vadoniella Viette, 1954
Thyrididae
Tineidae
Tischeriidae Coptotriche alavelona Lees & Stonis, 2007
Tortricidae
Uraniidae
Xyloryctidae
Yponomeutidae
Zygaenidae Ankasocris striatus Viette, 1965 Ischnusia culiculina (Mabille, 1878) Madaprocris minetorum Viette, 1978 Sthenoprocris brondeli Viette, 1978 Sthenoprocris malgassica Hampson, 1920
See also List of butterflies of Madagascar
References