Butterflies and Moths of Western Australia

see also the lists by
Larena Woodmore, Mark Heath,and Victor W Fazio III.

 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

This brief list is far from complete, and additions are being made as we become aware of further sightings.
Currently listing 1,200 species.

ADELIDAE

Ceromitia iolampra
Nemophora brachypetala

ALUCITIDAE

Alucita agapeta
Alucita xanthodes

ANTHELIDAE

Anthela acuta
Anthela adriana
Anthela ariprepes
Anthela asciscens
Anthela asterias
Anthela barnardi
Anthela callispila
Anthela callixantha
Anthela canescens
Anthela clementi
Anthela cnecias
Anthela decolor
Anthela euryphrica
Anthela exoleta
Anthela habroptila
Anthela inornata
Anthela neurospasta
Anthela ocellata
Anthela phoenicias
Anthela pudica
Anthela rubicunda
Anthela stygiana
Anthela tetraphrica
Anthela unisigna
Anthela varia
Anthela xantharcha
Munychryia periclyta
Omphaliodes obscura
Pterolocera amplicornis
Pterolocera rubescens

BRACHODIDAE

Miscera mesochrysa
Miscera micrastra

CARPOSINIDAE

Bondia digramma
Carposina autologa
Carposina chaetolopha
Carposina leptoneura
Carposina loxolopha
Carposina telesia
Paramorpha tenuistria
Sosineura mimica

BRACHODIDAE,

Miscera centropis
Miscera episcota
Miscera holodisca

CARTHAEIDAE

Carthaea saturnioides

CASTNIIDAE

Synemon austera
Synemon brontias
Synemon catocaloides
Synemon discalis
Synemon heliopis
Synemon gratiosa
Synemon jcaria
Synemon leucospila
Synemon magnifica
Synemon notha
Synemon obscurella
Synemon plana
Synemon sophia
Synemon wulwulam

CHOREUTIDAE,

Choreutis ophiosema

COLEOPHORIDAE,

Coleophora alcyonipennella
Coleophora crypsineura

COSMOPTERIGIDAE

Leptozestis harmosta
Limnaecia camptosema
Limnaecia scoliosema
Macrobathra alternatella
Macrobathra aphristis
Macrobathra bigerella
Macrobathra desmotoma
Macrobathra diplochrysa
Macrobathra harmostis

COSSIDAE

Archaeoses pentasema
Archaeoses polygrapha
Catoxophylla cyanauges
Cossodes lyonetii
Culama australis
Culama crepera
Culama glauca
Endoxyla affinis
Endoxyla amphiplecta
Endoxyla bipustulatus
Endoxyla coscinophanes
Endoxyla decoratus
Endoxyla edwardsorum
Endoxyla encalypti
Endoxyla leucomochla
Endoxyla lichenea
Endoxyla lituratus
Endoxyla mackeri
Endoxyla nubila
Endoxyla secta
Endoxyla vittata
Endoxyla zophospila
Syphonodes dunnorum
Syphonodes epicycla
Sympycnodes rhaptodes
Zyganisus fulvicollis
Zyganisus propedia

CRAMBIDAE

ACENTROPINAE Cataclysta lampetialis
Elophila sinuosa
Hygraula nitens
Margarosticha euprepialis
Margarosticha repetitalis
Parapoynx diminutalis
Parapoynx polydectalis
Parapoynx tenebralis
Theila triplaga
 CRAMBINAE Autarotis milvellus
Calamotropha dielota
Calamotropha leptogrammellus
Calamotropha paludella
Hednota bivitella
Hednota crypsichroa
Hednota diargyra
Hednota eremenopa
Hednota enchias
Hednota hoplitellus
Hednota longipalpella
Hednota panteucha
Hednota pedionoma
Hednota recurvellus
Hednota relatalis
Hednota tenuilineata
Ptochostola microphaeellus
Tawhitia pentadactylus
 CYBALOMIINAE Trichophysetis crocoplaga
 GLAPHYRINAE Hellula hydralis
Hellula undalis
 MIDILINAE Styphlolepis leucosticta
 MUSOTIMINAE Musotima nitidalis
Musotima ochropteralis
 NOORDINAE Noorda blitealis
 ODONTIINAE Autocharis hedyphaes
Autocharis mimetica
Boeotarcha taenialis
Pseudonoorda metalloma
Syntonarcha iriastis
Trigonoorda trygoda
 PYRAUSTINAE Achyra affinitalis
Achyra massalis
Achyra nigrirenalis
Achyra serrulata
Emphylica xanthocrossa
Euclasta maceratalis
Hyalobathra brevialis
Ostrinia furnacalis
Paliga mandronalis
Paliga rubicundalis
 SCHOENOBIINAE Chionobosca actinopis
Scirpophaga innotata
Scirpophaga nivella
Scirpophaga percna
Tipanaea patulella
 SCOPARIINAE Eclipsiodes homora
Heliothela ophideresana
Phanomorpha dapsilis
Scoparia exhibitalis
 SPILOMENIAE Agathodes ostentalis
Agrioglypta excelsalis
Agrotera amathealis
Antigastra catalaunalis
Aporocosmus lamprodeta
Bocchoris artificalis
Cirrhochrista annulifera
Cnaphalocrocis medinalis
Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis
Conogethes punctiferalis
Diaphania indica
Dichocrocis clytusalis
Dysallacta negatalis
Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis
Glycythyma leonina
Glycythyma onychinalis
Glycythyma thymedes
Glyphodes microta
Glyphodes stolalis
Haritalodes derogata
Herpetogramma licarsisalis
Hymenia perspectalis
Hymenoptychis sordida
Maruca vitrata
Metallarcha beatalis
Metallarcha diplochrysa
Metallarcha eurychrysa
Metallarcha pseliota
Metallarcha thiophara
Metasia spilocrossa
Nacoleia mesochlora
Nacoleia rhoeoalis
Nausinoe geometralis
Nomophila corticalis
Notarcha aurolinealis
Omiodes diemenalis
Omiodes odontosticta
Osiriaca ptousalis
Palpita unionalis
Parotis marinata
Piletocera meekii
Prooedema inscisalis
Pycnarmon meritalis
Pygospila tyres
Sameodes iolealis
Sceliodes cordalis
Spoladea recurvalis
Tatobotys biannulalis
Terastia subjectalis

CYCLOTORNIDAE

Cyclotorna experta

DEPRESSARIIDAE

Enchocrates phaedryntis
Enchocrates picrophylla
Notosara nephelotis
Pedois lewinella
Thalamarchella alveola
Tonica effractella

DREPANIDAE

Hypsidia australica
Hypsidia grisea
Hypsidia microspila
Hypsidia niphosema

ELACHISTIDAE

Elachista cacharota
Elachista synethes
Perittia antauges

EPERMENIIDAE

Paraepermenia santaliella

EREBIDAE

AGANAINAE Neochera dominia
Digama marmorea
Asota plagiata
 ARCTIINAE Aloa costalis
Aloa gangara
Aloa marginata
Amata annulata
Amata aperta
Amata chroma
Amata humeralis
Amata pactolina
Amata paraula
Amata pyrocoma
Amata xanthosoma
Amerila rubripes
Anestia ombrophanes
Ardices canescens
Ardices glatignyi
Argina astrea
Arrhythmica semifusca
Castulo doubledayi
Cheliosea cosmeta
Ctenosia infuscata
Cyme quadrilineata
Euchromia polymena
Hemonia simillima
Thallarcha lechrioleuca
Nyctemera amicus
Paralacydes maculifascia
Philenora aspectalella
Philenora elegans
Poliodule melanotricha
Scoliacma pactolias
Stenarcha stenopa
Termessa amorpha
Termessa laeta
Thallarcha catasticta
Thallarcha eremicola
Thallarcha fusa
Thallarcha rhaptophora
Tigrioides nitens
Tyria jacobaeae
Utetheisa lotrix
Utetheisa pulchelloides

BOLETOBIINAE

Acontia clerana
Acontia crocata
Acontia detrita
Acontia elaeoa
Acontia nivipicta
Araeopteron canescens
Corgatha pleuroplaca
Eublemma cochylioides
Eublemma dimidialis
Eublemma glaucochroa
Eublemma inconspicua
Eublemma leucodesma
Eublemma lozostropha
Eublemma pudica
Eublemma rivula
Eublemma rufipuncta
Oruza lithochroma
 CALPINAE
Epicyrtica melanops
Eporectis tephropis
Eudocima fullonia
Eudocima iridescens
Eudocima materna
Eurythmus bryophiloides
Fodina ostorius
Hopetounia carda
Hypoprora tyra
Lophozancla prolixa
Nagia compsotrephes
Neogabara plagiola
Oglasa prionosticha
Olyssa calamitosa
Polydesmiola meekii
Praxis dirigens
Praxis edwardsii
Prorocopis transversilinea
Throana blechrodes
Xenogenes chrysoplaca
Xenogenes gloriosa
 CATOCALINI
Acanthoprora melanoleuca
Diatenes aglossoides
Diatenes chalybescens
Diatenes gerula
Diatenes igneipicta
Ecphysis robiginosa
Entomogramma torsa
 EREBINAE
Acantholipes juba
Acantholipes trajecta
Audea irioleuca
Chalciope alcyona
Dasypodia cymatodes
Dasypodia selenophora
Dermaleipa microrrhoea
Donuca memorabilis
Donuca orbigera
Donuca spectabilis
Dysgonia latizona
Erygia apicalis
Eudesmeola lawsoni
Grammodes cooma
Grammodes ocellata
Grammodes oculata
Grammodes oculicola
Grammodes pulcherrima
Grammodes quaesita
Grammodes stolida
Homodes bracteigutta
Lyncestis melanoschista
Madope auferens
Mocis alterna
Mocis frugalis
Mocis trifasciata
Nagia linteola
Niguza anisogramma
Niguza oculita
Niguza spiramioides
Ophiusa coronata
Ophiusa parcemacula
Ophiusa tirhaca
Pandesma submurina
Pantydia canescens
Pantydia capistrata
Pantydia diemeni
Pantydia sparsa
Pericyma cruegeri
Praxis marmarinopa
Phytometra formosalis
Prorocopis euxantha
Prorocopis melanochorda
Rhesalides curvata
Sophta hapalopis
Speiredonia obscura
Spirama recessa
Tathorhynchus fallax
Triganodes hyppasia
 EULEPIDOTINAE
Anticarsia irrorata
 HERMINIINAE
Hydrillodes funestalis
Nodaria aneliopis
Nodaria cornicalis
 HYPENODINAE
Schrankia costaestrigalis
 HYPENINAE
Arrade destituta
Calathusa ischnodes
Calathusa thermosticha
Dichromia quinqualis
Elaphristis psoloessa
Hypena laceratalis
Hypena metisalis
Rhynchodontodes chalcias
Sandava scitisignata
Sandava xylistis

RIVULINAE

Rivula concinna
 SCOLIOPTERYGINAE
Achaea janata
Anomis definata
Anomis flava
Anomis planalis

ETHMIIDAE

Ethmia anthracopis
Ethmia eupostica
Ethmia postica

EUTELIIDAE

EUTELIINAE
Pataeta carbo

GALACTICIDAE

Homadaula coscinopa

GELECHIIDAE

Anarsia dryinopa
Anarsia molybdota
Aproaerema isoscelixantha
Aproaerema simplexella
Ardozyga amblopis
Ardozyga anthracina
Ardozyga catarrhacta
Ardozyga decaspila
Ardozyga desmatra
Ardozyga galactopa
Ardozyga gypsocrana
Ardozyga hemichlaena
Ardozyga neurosticha
Ardozyga nyctias
Ardozyga phloeodes
Ardozyga stratifera
Ardozyga tridecta
Brachyacma palpigera
Catameces peribapta
Craspedotis thinodes
Decatopseutis cataphanes
Decatopseutis xanthastis
Deltophora peltosema
Hemiarcha thermochroa
Leptogeneia bicristata
Macrenches clerica
Macrenches eurybatis
Pectinophora gossypiella
Pexicopia desmanthes
Phthorimaea operculella
Sarotorna epipona
Sarotorna mesoleuca
Scrobipalpa aptatella
Sitotroga cerealella
Stegasta variana
Symmetrischema tangolias

GEOMETRIDAE
DIPTYCHINI

Amelora acontistica
Amelora anepiscepta
Amelora conia
Amelora idiomorpha
Amelora petrochroa
Amelora polychroa
Amphiclasta lygaea
Amphicrossa hemadelpha
Aphantes melanochorda
Capusa chionopleura
Capusa cuculloides
Capusa leptoneura
Chlenias banksiaria
Chlenomorpha sciogramma
Ciampa arietaria
Cryphaea xylina
Crypsiphila atmophanes
Cycloprorodes melanoxysta
Dysbatus singularis
Dysbatus stenodesma
Fisera hypoleuca
Fisera phricotypa
Gastrinopa xylistis
Lophosticha idiograpta
Lophosticha psorallodes
Loweria callisarca
Loweria capnosticta
Loweria platydesma
Melanodes anthracitaria
Mnesampela arida
Mnesampela privata
Nisista galearia
Nisista serrata
Nycterephes anthracica
Plesanemma fucata
Plesiolaea maritima
Paralaea atralba
Paralaea jarrah
Paralaea karri
Smyriodes aspera
Smyriodes trigramma
Stibaroma aphronesa
Stibaroma melanotoxa
Thalaina angulosa
Thalaina clara
Thalaina kimba
Thalaina tetraclada
 ENNOMINAE except DIPTYCHINI Apheloceros dasciodes
Boarmia phloeopa
Casbia celidosema
Casbia coniodes
Casbia tanaoctena
Chiasmia gratularia
Cleora costiplaga
Cleora decisaria
Cleora displicata
Cleora goldfinchi
Cleora lacteata
Cleora repetita
Ectropis calida
Ectropis excursaria
Euphronarcha leptodesma
Gastrinodes argoplaca
Gastrinodes bitaeniaria
Hypomecis curtaria
Hyposidra janiaria
Hyposidra talaca
Idiodes apicata
Idiodes idiocrossa
Isturgia penthearia
Lipogya exprimataria
Neritodes verrucata
Oxymacaria odontias
Pachyplocia griseata
Paramelora lychnota
Paramelora zophodesma
Parosteodes fictiliaria
Psilosticha pristis
Rhinodia rostraria
Rhinodia undiferaria
Scioglyptis canescaria
Syneora adelphodes
Syneora leucanthes
Syneora lithina
Syneora mundifera
Zermizinga sinuata
 GEOMETRINAE Agathia pisina
Agathia prasinaspis
Apodasmia rufonigraria
Chlorocoma assimilis
Chlorocoma cadmaria
Chlorocoma dichloraria
Chlorocoma externa
Crypsiphona ocultaria
Epipristis oxyodonta
Eucrostes disparata
Eucyclodes buprestaria
Eucyclodes pieroides
Euloxia meandraria
Euloxia pyropa
Heliomystis electrica
Hemithea doddi
Hypobapta barnardi
Lophothorax eremnopis
Oxyphanes thiobapta
Prasinocyma albicosta
Prasinocyma ocyptera
Prasinocyma rhodocosma
Prasinocyma semicrocea
Sterictopsis argyraspis
 LARENTIINAE Acodia pauper
Aeolochroma mniaria
Anachloris subochraria
Anachloris tofocolorata
Anachloris uncinata
Anomocentris trissodesma
Chloroclystis catastreptes
Chloroclystis insigillata
Chloroclystis metallospora
Chrysolarentia conifasciata
Chrysolarentia gypsomela
Chrysolarentia imperviata
Chrysolarentia mecynata
Chrysolarentia phaulophanes
Chrysolarentia plagiocausta
Chrysolarentia plesia
Chrysolarentia severata
Chrysolarentia squamulata
Chrysolarentia trygodes
Eccymatoge callizona
Epicyme rubropunctaria
Epyaxa agelasta
Epyaxa sodaliata
Epyaxa subidaria
Eucymatoge peplodes
Microdes squamulata
Microdes villosata
Phrissogonus laticostata
Poecilasthena anthodes
Poecilasthena ischnophrica
Poecilasthena pisicolor
Poecilasthena pulchraria
Poecilasthena scoliota
Poecilasthena xylocyma
Xanthorhoe anthracinata
Xanthorhoe emmelopis
Xanthorhoe propinqua
Xanthorhoe strumosata
Xanthorhoe vacuaria
Xanthorhoe xerodes
 OENOCHROMINAE Adeixis inostentata
Aglossophanes adoxima
Antictenia torta
Arhodia lasiocamparia
Cernia amyclaria
Circopetes obtusata
Dichromodes aesia
Dichromodes ainaria
Dichromodes anelictis
Dichromodes atrosignata
Dichromodes confluaria
Dichromodes consignata
Dichromodes emplecta
Dichromodes estigmaria
Dichromodes explanata
Dichromodes fulvida
Dichromodes indicataria
Dichromodes lechria
Dichromodes longidens
Dichromodes mesogonia
Dichromodes mesoporphyra
Dichromodes mesozona
Dichromodes obtusata
Dichromodes orthotis
Dichromodes partitaria
Dichromodes personalis
Dichromodes rimosa
Dichromodes scothima
Dichromodes triparata
Dichromodes usurpatrix
Dinophalus atmoscia
Dinophalus hiracopis
Dinophalus lechriomita
Dinophalus macrophyes
Ecphyas holopsara
Epidesmia reservata
Homospora rhodoscopa
Hypographa aristarcha
Hypographa epiodes
Monoctenia smerintharia
Nearcha aridaria
Nearcha dasyzona
Nearcha pseudophaes
Nearcha tristificata
Nycticleptes lechriodesma
Oenochroma cerasiplaga
Oenochroma cycnoptera
Oenochroma decolorata
Oenochroma infantilis
Oenochroma ochripennata
Oenochroma pallida
Oenochroma phyllomorpha
Oenochroma vinaria
Phallaria ophiusaria
Phrixocomes ptilomacra
Tapinogyna perichroa
Taxeotis celidora
Taxeotis didymosticha
Taxeotis exsectaria
Taxeotis intextata
 STERRHINAE Dithalama cosmospila
Dithalama punctilinea
Idaea costaria
Idaea ferrilinea
Idaea franconiaria
Idaea inversata
Idaea nephelota
Idaea philocosma
Idaea punctatissima
Idaea trypheropa
Notiosterrha aglaodesma
Notiosterrha pulcherrima
Scopula episcia
Scopula hypocallista
Scopula hypochra
Scopula lydia
Scopula oppilata
Scopula optivata
Scopula rubraria
Scopula subliniaria
Somatina rufifascia
Traminda aventiaria
Traminda mundissima
Traminda prasodes

GRACILLARIIDAE

Acrocercops alysidota
Acrocercops plebeia
Caloptilia azaleella
Conopomorpha heliopla
Macarostola ida
Phyllocnistis citrella

Heliocosma Group

Heliocosma anthodes
Heliocosma melanotypa
Heliocosma rhodopnoana

HEPIALIDAE

Abantiades albofasciatus
Abantiades argentangulum
Abantiades argentata
Abantiades atripalpis
Abantiades aurilegulus
Abantiades barnardi
Abantiades cephalocorvus
Abantiades fulvomarginatus
Abantiades furva
Abantiades hutchinsoni
Abantiades hydrographus
Abantiades karnka
Abantiades kayi
Abantiades kristenseni
Abantiades leucochiton
Abantiades lineacurva
Abantiades moesta
Abantiades neglecta
Abantiades obscura
Abantiades ocellatus
Abantiades pallida
Abantiades paradoxa
Abantiades pica
Abantiades sericatus
Abantiades zonatriticum
Aenetus astathes
Aenetus blackburnii
Aenetus djernaesae
Aenetus dulcis
Aenetus eximia
Aenetus ligniveren
Aenetus maiasinus
Aenetus scripta
Aenetus tephroptilus
Fraus basidispina
Fraus extremapodus
Fraus minima
Fraus polyspila
Fraus pteromela
Fraus simulans
Fraus tedi
Oncopera fasciculatus
Oxycanus armatus
Oxycanus determinata
Oxycanus glauerti
Oxycanus occidentalis
Oxycanus perditus
Oxycanus petalous
Oxycanus promiscuus

HESPERIIDAE

Anisynta sphenosema
Antipodia dactyliota
Badamia exclamationis
Cephrenes augiades
Cephrenes trichopepla
Chaetocneme denitza
Croitana croites
Badamia exclamationis
Exometoeca nycteris
Hasora chromus
Herimosa albovenata
Hesperilla chrysotricha
Hesperilla donnysa
Hesperilla sexguttata
Mesodina cyanophracta
Mesodina hayi
Motasingha dirphia
Motasingha trimaculata
Neohesperilla senta
Ocybadistes flavovittata
Ocybadistes hypomeloma
Ocybadistes walkeri
Pelopidas agna
Pelopidas lyelli
Proeidosa polysema
Pseudoborbo bevani
Suniana lascivia lasus
Suniana sunias
Taractrocera anisomorpha
Taractrocera ina
Taractrocera papyria
Telicota ancilla
Telicota augias
Telicota mesoptis
Trapezites argenteoornatus
Trapezites atkinsi
Trapezites sciron
Trapezites waterhousei

HYPERTROPHIDAE

Eomystis rhodopis
Eupselia beltera
Eupselia hypsichora
Eupselia metabola
Eupselia tristephana
Hypertropha chlaenota
Hypertropha tortriciformis
Peritropha oligodrachma
Thudaca campylota
Thudaca crypsidesma

IMMIDAE

LACTURIDAE

Eustixis erythractis
Lactura haplochroa

LASIOCAMPIDAE

Anastrolos apasta
Entometa chlorosacca
Entometa fervens
Entometa decorata
Entometa guttularis
Eremaea zonospila
Genduara acedesta
Genduara albicans
Genduara dianipha
Genduara fola
Genduara macroptila
Genduara punctigera
Genduara rhoda
Genduara subnotata
Neurochyta agrapta
Neurochyta edna
Pararguda crenulata
Pararguda ecnoma
Pararguda nasuta
Pararguda rufescens
Pernattia chlorophragma
Pernattia pusilla
Porela amathodes
Porela ceraunias
Porela delineata
Porela notabilis
Porela notodontina
Symphyta colpodes
Symphyta nephelodes
Symphyta nyctopis
Symphyta oxygramma
Symphyta psaropis

LECITHOCERIDAE

Crocanthes prasinopis
Lecithocera terrigena
Sisyrodonta ochrosidera

LIMACODIDAE

Anaxidia lactea
Birthamoides plagioscia
Calcarifera ordinata
Comana collaris
Comana miltogramma
Doratifera casta
Doratifera corallina
Doratifera ochroptila
Doratifera oxleyi
Doratifera quadriguttata
Doratifera vulnerans
Ecnomoctena brachyopa
Eloasa acrata
Eloasa bombycoides
Eloasa brevipennis
Eloasa liosarca
Eloasa perixera
Mecytha dnophera
Mecytha fasciata
Parasoidea paroa
Pseudanapaea denotata
Pseudanapaea dentifascia
Pseudanapaea transvestita
Pygmaeomorpha ocularis
Thosea penthima

LOPHOCORONIDAE

Lophocorona astiptica
Lophocorona commoni

LYCAENIDAE

Acrodipsas brisbanensis
Arhopala centaurus
Anthene lycaenoides
Candalides acasta
Candalides cyprotus
Candalides delospila
Candalides erinus
Candalides gilberti
Candalides heathi
Candalides hyacinthinus
Candalides margarita
Catapyrops florinda
Euchrysops cnejus
Everes lacturnus
Famegana alsulus
Freyeria putli
Hypochrysops halyaetus
Hypochrysops ignitus
Hypolycaena phorbas
Jalmenus aridus
Jalmenus clementi
Jalmenus icilius
Jalmenus inous
Jamides phaseli
Lampides boeticus
Liphyra brassolis
Nacaduba biocellata
Neolucia agricola
Nesolycaena caesia
Ogyris amaryllis
Ogyris idmo
Ogyris oroetes
Ogyris otanes
Ogyris subterrestris
Ogyris zosine
Prosotas dubiosa
Theclinesthes albocinctus
Theclinesthes hesperia
Theclinesthes miskini
Theclinesthes serpentatus
Zizeeria karsandra
Zizina otis

LYMANTRIINAE

Acyphas chionitis
Acyphas pelodes
Acyphas semiochrea
Euproctis galactopis
Euproctis holoxutha
Euproctis idonea
Euproctis lutea
Laelia obsoleta
Leptocneria binotata
Leptocneria reducta
Orgyia anartoides
Orgyia athlophora
Orvasca aliena
Orgyia papuana

LYONETIIDAE

Bedellia somnulentella
Dascia sagittifera

NEPTICULIDAE

Pectinivalva commoni

NOCTUIDAE

ACONTIINAE
Amyna axis
Amyna natalis
Amyna punctum
Amyna spilonota
Autoba dispar
Autoba rubra
Autoba silicula
Autoba sphragidota
Cophanta funestalis
Ecnomia hesychima
Epopsima fasciolata
Eulocastra fasciata
Eulocastra phaeozona
Eulocastra tripartita
Maliattha amorpha
Maliattha ritsemae
Mataeomera dubia
Mataeomera ligata
Mataeomera mesotaenia
Microedma extorris
Narangodes nigridiscata
Ozarba chrysaspis
Pseudephyra straminea
Pseudozarba orthopetes
Pyripnoa auricularia
Technemon epichares
Xanthograpta glycychroa
Xanthograpta purpurascens
 ACRONICTINAE
Aedia arctipennis
Aedia leucomelas
Athetis maculatra
Athetis reclusa
Athetis tenuis
Aucha triphaenoides
Aucha vesta
Barybela chionostigma
Callopistria maillardi
Calophasidia dentifera
Chasmina pulchra
Condica dolorosa
Cosmodes elegans
Eccleta xuthophanes
Eremaula minor
Eremochroa alphitias
Eremochroa lunata
Eremochroa macropa
Eremochroa psammias
Eremochroa thermidora
Hypoperigea tonsa
Neumichtis nigerrima
Paromphale caeca
Proteuxoa acontoura
Proteuxoa capularis
Proteuxoa chrysospila
Proteuxoa cinereicollis
Proteuxoa cornuta
Proteuxoa ebenodes
Proteuxoa epiplecta
Proteuxoa florescens
Proteuxoa gypsina
Proteuxoa heliosema
Proteuxoa hypochalchis
Proteuxoa melodora
Proteuxoa metaneura
Proteuxoa microspila
Proteuxoa nuna
Proteuxoa nyctereutica
Proteuxoa passalota
Proteuxoa petrodora
Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta
Proteuxoa sarcomorpha
Proteuxoa tibiata
Spodoptera apertura
Spodoptera exempta
Spodoptera exigua
Spodoptera litura
Spodoptera mauritia
Spodoptera umbraculata
Thalatha guttalis
Thoracolopha atmoscopa
Thoracolopha flexirena
Thoracolopha melanographa
Thoracolopha nycteris
Thoracolopha spilocrossa
Thoracolopha verecunda
 AGARISTINAE
Apina callisto
Comocrus behri
Cremnophora angasii
Hecatesia exultans
Hecatesia thyridion
Idalima leonora
Ipanica cornigera
Leucogonia cosmopis
Periopta ardescens
Periopta diversa
Periscepta butleri
Periscepta polysticta
Phalaenoides glycinae
Radinocera vagata
 HADENINAE
Chabuata dentosa
Dasygaster padockina
Eurypsyche lewinii
Leucania cruegeri
Leucania diatrecta
Leucania leucosta
Leucania scottii
Leucania stenographa
Leucania uda
Mythimna convecta
Mythimna separata
Persectania dyscrita
Persectania ewingii
Sideridis palleuca
Tiracola plagiata
 HELIOTHINAE
Adisura marginalis
Australothis rubrescens
Helicoverpa armigera
Helicoverpa assulta
Helicoverpa hardwicki
Helicoverpa prepodes
Helicoverpa punctigera
Heliocheilus aberrans
Heliocheilus albivenata
Heliocheilus aleurota
Heliocheilus atrilinea
Heliocheilus canusina
Heliocheilus cistella
Heliocheilus cladotus
Heliocheilus confundens
Heliocheilus cramboides
Heliocheilus eodora
Heliocheilus ferruginosa
Heliocheilus flavitincta
Heliocheilus ionola
Heliocheilus neurias
Heliocheilus neurota
Heliocheilus melibaphes
Heliocheilus moribunda
Heliocheilus puncticulata
Heliocheilus rhodopolia
Heliocheilus thelycritus
Heliocheilus venata
Heliothis punctifera
Heliothis roseivena
 NOCTUINAE
Acrapex exsanguis
Agrotis emboloma
Agrotis infusa
Agrotis interjectionis
Agrotis ipsilon
Agrotis munda
Agrotis poliophaea
Agrotis poliotis
Agrotis porphyricollis
Agrotis radians
Ectopatria aspera
Ectopatria euglypta
Ectopatria horologa
Ectopatria mundoides
Ectopatria paurogramma
Ectopatria pelosticta
Ectopatria plinthina
Ectopatria xerampelina
 PLUSIINAE
Chrysodeixis argentifera
Chrysodeixis eriosoma
Chrysodeixis subsidens
Trichoplusia lectula
 STIRIINAE
Austrazenia pura
Austrazenia tusa

NOLIDAE

CHLOEPHORINAE Aiteta iridias
Armactica columbina
Armactica conchidia
Armactica endoleuca
Austrocarea iocephala
Earias chlorodes
Earias chlorodes
Earias huegeliana
Earias luteolaria
Earias paralella
Earias smaragdina
Earias subviridis
Earias vittella
Maceda mansueta
Westermannia gloriosa
Xanthodes albago
Xanthodes amata
Xanthodes congenita
Xanthodes transversa
 NOLINAE Aquita tactalis
Elesma subglauca
Meganola major
Nola amorpha
Nola celaenephes
Nola goniophora
Nola monozona
Nola niphostena
Nola paromoea
Nola pycnopasta
Uraba lugens
 SARROTHRIPINAE Characoma vallata
Lophothripa vitea
Nanaguna breviuscula
Risoba obstructa
Thriponea melanograpta

NOTODONTIDAE

Antimima corystes
Antimima cryptica
Cerura australis
Commonia hesychima
Destolmia lineata
Epicoma argentata
Epicoma argentosa
Epicoma barytima
Epicoma chrysosema
Epicoma contristis
Epicoma derbyana
Epicoma melanosticta
Gallaba eugraphes
Gallaba ochropepla
Hobartina amblyiodes
Hylaeora dilucida
Lasioceros aroa
Ochrogaster lunifer
Paradestolmia nigrolinea
Pheraspis mesotypa
Pheraspis polioxutha
Pheraspis symmetra
Psalidostetha banksiae
Scythrophanes stenoptera
Syntypistis viridigriseus
Tanystola isabella
Teleclita dryinopa
Trichiocercus mesomelas
Trichiocercus sparshalli

NYMPHALIDAE

Acraea andromacha
Acraea terpsicore
Charaxes sempronius
Danaus affinis
Danaus chrysippus
Danaus genutia
Danaus plexippus
Euploea climena
Euploea corinna
Euploea darchia
Euploea sylvester
Geitoneura minyas
Geitoneura klugii
Heteronympha merope
Hypocysta adiante
Hypolimnas bolina
Hypolimnas misippus
Junonia orithya
Junonia villida
Libythea geoffroy
Melanitis leda
Tiramula hamata
Vanessa cardui
Vanessa itea
Vaness kershawi
Ypthima arctous

OECOPHORIDAE

Acanthodela protophaes
Aeolocosma cycloxantha
Aeoloscelis hipparcha
Ageletha elaeodes
Agriophara cinerosa
Agriophara discobola
Atholosticta oxypeuces
Barea anisochroa
Barea codrella
Brachynemata restricta
Catacometes hemiscia
Catadoceta xanthostephana
Chrysonoma consularis
Chrysonoma fascialis
Cnecophora melichrodes
Compsotropha selenias
Compsotropha strophiella
Conobrosis acervata
Corynotricha antipodella
Crepidosceles iostephana
Crepidosceles timalphes
Deigmoesta lithocosma
Dolopsis chalcophragma
Endrosis sarcitrella
Eochrois caminias
Eochrois dejunctella
Eochrois epidesma
Eochrois rubrilinea
Ericibdela delotis
Euchaetis holoclera
Euchaetis iozona
Euchaetis inceptella
Euchaetis metallota
Euchaetis rhizobola
Euchaetis rufogrisea
Eulechria acervata
Garrha leucerythra
Garrha platyporphyra
Garrha pudica
Gymnocoila callimeris
Hemibela callista
Hemibela gnomica
Hemibela hemicalypta
Hemibela platyxantha
Hemibela thymodes
Hemibela tyranna
Hesperenoeca leucostemma
Heteroteucha kershawi
Hofmannophila pseudospretella
Ironopolia sobriella
Lophopepla asteropa
Meioglossa pentochra
Melanoima pentaspila
Metaphrastis acrochalca
Micropeteina dryinodes
Myrascia bracteatella
Nemepeira punicea
Ocystola crystallina
Olenacantha tephropolia
Oligoloba severa
Opsitycha squalidella
Phauloplana xiphomorpha
Philobota xanthastis
Phryganeutis cinerea
Piloprepes antidoxa
Piloprepes gelidella
Prepalla tephrina
Placocosma resumptella
Prepocosma schalidota
Prepocosma tropica
Stereocheta gummosa
Syringoseca mimica
Tachystola acroxantha
Tachystola stenoptera
Tanyzancha argutella
Tanyzancha marionella
Tortricopsis pyroptis
Tortricopsis semijunctella
Trisynopta euryspoda
Wingia aurata
Zonopetala clerota

OENOSANDRIDAE

Diceratucha xenopis
Discophlebia blosyrodes
Discophlebia lipauges
Discophlebia lucasii
Oenosandra boisduvalii

PALAEPHATIDAE

Ptyssoptera acrozyga

PAPILIONIDAE

Cressida cressida
Graphium eurypylus nyctimus
Papilio aegeus
Papilio anactus
Papilio demoleus
Papilio fuscus

PIERIDAE

Appias paulina
Belenois java
Catopsilia pomona
Catopsilia pyranthe
Catopsilia scylla
Cepora perimale
Delias aganippe
Delias argenthona
Delias mysis aestiva
Eurema alitha
Eurema hecabe
Eurema herla
Eurema laeta
Eurema smilax
Elodina padusa
Elodina perdita
Leptosia nina
Pieris rapae

PLUTELLIDAE

Euageta dianipha
Orthenches pleurosticta
Phalangitis pellochroa
Phalangitis triaria
Plutella xylostella
Tritymba xanthocoma

PSYCHIDAE

Cebysa leucotelus
Clania ignobilis
Clania lewinii
Hyalarcta huebneri
Hyalarcta nigrescens
Iphierga chrysopa
Lepidoscia arctiella
Lepidoscia melitora
Lomera xanthochrysa

PTEROPHORIDAE

Buckleria paludum
Deuterocopus socotranus
Deuterocopus tengstroemi
Exelastis phlyctaenias
Exelastis pumilio
Hellinsia lienigianus
Imbophorus aptalis
Imbophorus pallidus
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus
Megalorhipida leucodactyla
Platyptilia omissalis
Sphenarches anisodactylus
Stangeia xerodes
Stenoptilia zophodactylus
Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Wheeleria spilodactylus

PYRALIDAE

Achroia grissella
Anassodes mesozonalis
Anchylobela dyseimata
Ancylosis rufifasciella
Asclerobia flavitinctella
Assara holophragma
Assara leucarma
Assara seminivale
Assara subarcuella
Astrapometis saburalis
Balanomis encyclia
Cadra cautella
Calguia deltophora
Callionyma sarcodes
Cardamyla carinentalis
Cardamyla hercophora
Comorta zophopleura
Copamyntis infusella
Creobota apodectum
Crocydopora cinigerella
Cryptoblabes euraphella
Ctenomeristis almella
Ecnomoneura sphaerotropha
Ectomyelois ceratoniae
Emmalocera latilimbella
Enchesphora nubilalis
Endosimilis stilbealis
Endotricha melanchroa
Endotricha puncticostalis
Endotricha pyrosalis
Ephestia kuehniella
Ephestiopsis oenobarella
Epicrocis pulchra
Etiella behrii
Etiella chrysoporella
Etiella grisea
Etiella scitivittalis
Etiella walsinghamella
Euageta dianipha
Faveria tritalis
Galleria mellonella
Hednotodes callichroa
Heterochrosis molybdophora
Heteromicta pachytera
Homoeosoma vagella
Hypargyria metalliferella
Meyriccia latro
Mimaglossa habitalis
Mimaglossa nauplialis
Morosaphycita oculiferella
Morosaphycita poliochyta
Morosaphycita tridens
Nephopterix melanostyla
Nyctereutica melanophorella
Ocrasa acerasta
Ocrasa albidalis
Ocrasa chytriodes
Orthaga thyrisalis
Persicoptera iochyta
Plodia interpunctella
Poliopaschia lithochlora
Ptyobathra atrisquamella
Pyralis farinalis
Salma cholica
Salma cinerascens
Salma ebenina
Salma mnesibrya
Spectrotrota fimbrialis
Stericta bryomima
Stericta carbonalis
Symphonistis monospila
Tirathaba catharopa
Titanoceros thermoptera
Tylochares cosmiella

ROESLERSTAMMIIDAE

Nematobola isorista
Thereutis chionozyga

SATURNIIDAE

Attacus wardi
Opodiphthera eucalypti
Opodiphthera excavus
Opodiphthera helena
Syntherata melvilla

SCYTHRIDIDAE

Eretmocera dioctis

SESIIDAE

Pyropteron doryliformis

SPHINGIDAE

Acosmeryx cinnamomea
Agrius convolvuli
Agrius godarti
Cephonodes kingii
Chelacnema ochra
Coenotes arida
Coenotes eremophilae
Daphnis moorei
Gnathothlibus australiensis
Gnathothlibus eras
Hippotion celerio
Hippotion rosetta
Hippotion scrofa
Hippotion velox
Hopliocnema brachycera
Hopliocnema lacunosa
Hyles livornicoides
Imber tropicus
Leucomonia bethia
Macroglossum prometheus
Macroglossum vacillans
Nephele subvaria
Psilogramma argos
Psiliogramma exigua
Psiliogramma penumbra
Theretra indistincta
Theretra celata
Theretra inornata
Theretra margarita
Theretra oldenlandiae
Theretra silhetensis
Zacria vojtechi

STATHMOPODIDAE

Stathmopoda auriferella
Stathmopoda hyposcia

THYRIDIDAE

Abrotesia griphodes
Aglaopus innotata
Banisia placida
Striglina scitaria

TINEIDAE

Acridotarsa celsella
Edosa idiochroa
Edosa irruptella
Erechthias acontistes
Erechthias epispora
Lindera tessellatella
Metapherna salsa
Moerarchis argillacea
Moerarchis australasiella
Moerarchis clathrata
Moerarchis hypomacra
Monopis ethelella
Monopis icterogastra
Monopis meliorella
Edosa hypocritica
Opogona glycyphaga
Opogona omoscopa
Opogona papayae
Opogona stereodyta
Tineola bisselliella
Tinea monophthalma
Tinea pellionella

TINEODIDAE

Epharpastis daedala

TORTRICIDAE

Ancylis sciodelta
Archiphlebia rutilescens
Arotrophora arcuatalis
Arotrophora charistis
Bactra optanias
Bactra scalopias
Authomaema pentacosma
Capua arrythmodes Capua ceramica Capua dura
Conchylis tasmaniana
Constrictana constrictana
Crocidosema plebejana
Cryptophlebia ombrodelta
Cryptoptila immersana
Cydia pomonella
Dichelia cosmopis
Dudua aprobola
Epiphyas lypra
Epiphyas postvittana
Epiphyas pulla
Epiphyas xylodes
Epitrichosma hesperia
Ericodesma pallida
Glyphidoptera insignana
Holocola melanographa
Holocola quietana
Holocola spodostola
Isotenes miserana
Lobesia physophora
Meritastis pyrosemana
Merophyas divulsana
Ophiorrhabda phaeosigma
Oxysemaphora hacobiani
Paraphyas callixena
Parastranga macrogona
Peraglyphis scepasta
Sciaphila debiliana
Strepsicrates ejectana
Strepsicrates infensa
Strepsicrates macropetana
Strepsicrates semicanella
Subfurcatana subfurcatana
Tarachota adynata
Tetramoera gracilistria
Thrincophora inconcisana
Titanotoca tetramita
Tortrix plagiomochla
Zomariana doxasticana

URANIIDAE

Phazaca interrupta

XYLORYCTIDAE

Araeostoma aenicta
Bida radiosella
Catoryctis leucomerata
Copidoris dimorpha
Cryptophasa aglaodes
Cryptophasa argyrocolla
Cryptophasa catharia
Cryptophasa delocentra
Cryptophasa insana
Cryptophasa opalina
Cryptophasa panleuca
Cryptophasa porphyritis
Cryptophasa sacerdos
Iulactis semifusca
Lichenaula maculosa
Lichenaula musica
Lichenaula onychodes
Lichenaula onychotypa
Lichenaula undulatella
Maroga melanostigma
Maroga setiotricha
Pilostibes basivitta
Pilostibes serpta
Plectophila thrasycosma
Scieropepla polyxesta
Scieropepla serina
Scieropepla trinervis
Telecrates basileia
Tymbophora peltastis
Xylorycta chrysomela
Xylorycta stereodesma

YPONOMEUTIDAE

Atteva megalastra
Atteva niphocosma
Prays parilis
Prays tyrastis
Zelleria cynetica

ZYGAENIDAE

Hestiochora continentalis
Hestiochora xanthocoma
Pollanisus empyrea
Pollanisus viridipulverulenta

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(updated 20 October 2017, 17 January 2025)