List of moths of Réunion

There are about 660 known moth species of Réunion. 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 Réunion, an island in the Indian Ocean.

Arctiidae

Autostichidae

• Autosticha pelodes (Meyrick, 1883)

Batrachedridae

• Batrachedra arenosella (Walker, 1864)
• Idioglossa bigemma Walsingham, 1881)

Bedelliidae

• Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)

Blastobasidae

• Lanteantenna inana (Butler, 1881)

Carposinidae

• Peragrarchis martirea Bippus, 2016
• Peritrichocera barboniella Guillermet, 2012
• Peritrichocera bougreauella Guillermet, 2012
• Peritrichocera bipectinata Diakonoff, 1961
• Peritrichocera tsilaosa Diakonoff, 1961
• Scopalostoma melanoparea Diakonoff, 1957
• Scopalostoma nigromaculella Guillermet, 2004

Choreutidae

• Anthophila emplecta (Turner, 1942)
• Brenthia leptocosma Meyrick, 1916
• Choreutis aegyptiaca (Zeller, 1867)
• Tebenna cornua Bippus, 2020
• Tebenna micalis (Mann, 1857)

Copromorphidae

• Copromorpha mesobactris Meyrick, 1930

Cosmopterigidae

• Calicotis attiei (Guillermet, 2011)
• Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864
• Anatrachyntis simplex (Walsingham, 1891)
• Eteobalea vinsoni (Viette, 1953)
• Macrobathra cineralella Viette, 1957

Crambidae

Elachistidae

• Chrysoclista hygrophilella Viette, 1957
• Ethmia nigroapicella (Saalmüller, 1880)

Gelechiidae

Geometridae

Glyphipterigidae

• Chrysocentris costella Viette, 1957
• Chrysocentris ditiorana (Walker, 1863)

Gracillariidae

Hyblaeidae

• Hyblaea apricans (Boisduval, 1833)

Immidae

• Imma infima Meyrick, 1930

Lymantriidae

• Euproctis annulipes (Boisduval, 1833)

Lyonetiidae

• Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Méneville, 1842)
• Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940
• Lyonetia hygrophilella Viette

Noctuidae & Erebidae

Nolidae

Oecophoridae

Plutellidae

• Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Praydidae

• Prays armynoti Bippus, 2020
• Prays citri (Millière, 1873)
• Prays sublevatella Viette, 1957

Pterophoridae

Pterophorinae

Ochyroticinae

• Ochyrotica rufa Arenberger, 1987

Pyralidae

Sphingidae

Stathmopodidae

• Stathmopoda attiei Guillermet, 2011
• Stathmopoda margabim Viette, 1995

Thyrididae

• Banisia clathrula (Guenée, 1877)

Tineidae

Tortricidae

Uraniidae

• Dirades dadanti (Viette, 1975)
• Dirades etiennei Boudinot, 1982
• Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1858)

Yponomeutidae

• Kessleria gibeauxia Bippus, 2020
• Xyrosaris canusa Bippus, 2020

References

• Bippus, M., 2020. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosmopterigidae, Batrachedridae). - Phelsuma 28: 60-100

External links

• De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Advanced search: Distribution: country". Afromoths.

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