There are about 220 known moth species of Rwanda. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

Contents

• Arctiidae
• Bombycidae
• Brahmaeidae
• Crambidae
• Eupterotidae
• Geometridae
• Gracillariidae
• Lasiocampidae
• Lemoniidae
• Lymantriidae
• Metarbelidae
• Noctuidae
• Notodontidae
• Pterophoridae
• Pyralidae
• Saturniidae
• Sphingidae
• Thyrididae
• Tineidae
• Tischeriidae
• Tortricidae
• Zygaenidae
• See also
• References
• External links

This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Rwanda.

Arctiidae

• Afrasura peripherica (Strand, 1912)
• Afrasura violacea (Cieslak & Häuser, 2006)
• Afroarctia bergeri Toulgoët, 1978
• Afroarctia histrionica Toulgoët, 1978
• Afroarctia kenyana (Rothschild, 1933)
• Afrojavanica kostlani (Gaede, 1923)
• Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)
• Agaltara nebulosa Toulgoët, 1979
• Alpenus nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
• Amata alicia (Butler, 1876)
• Amata chrysozona (Hampson, 1898)
• Amata tomasina (Butler, 1876)
• Amerila bubo (Walker, 1855)
• Amerila luteibarba (Hampson, 1901)
• Amerila thermochroa (Hampson, 1916)
• Amphicallia pactolicus (Butler, 1888)
• Apisa fontainei Kiriakoff, 1959
• Apisa subargentea Joicey & Talbot, 1921
• Balacra compsa (Jordan, 1904)
• Balacra rattrayi (Rothschild, 1910)
• Carcinarctia laeliodes Hampson, 1916
• Cragia quadrinotata (Walker, 1864)
• Cyana hecqi Karisch & Dall'Asta, 2010
• Cyana paramargarethae Karisch & Dall'Asta, 2010
• Disparctia varicolor Toulgoët, 1978
• Galtara aurivilii (Pagenstecher, 1901)
• Galtara convergens Toulgoët, 1979
• Galtara elongata (Swinhoe, 1907)
• Galtara laportei Toulgoët, 1979
• Galtara reticulata (Hampson, 1909)
• Galtara turlini Toulgoët, 1979
• Kiriakoffalia costimacula (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
• Mecistorhabdia haematoessa (Holland, 1893)
• Metarctia flavicincta Aurivillius, 1900
• Metarctia flora Kiriakoff, 1957
• Metarctia forsteri Kiriakoff, 1955
• Metarctia insignis Kiriakoff, 1959
• Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
• Metarctia paremphares Holland, 1893
• Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
• Metarctia rufescens Walker, 1855
• Paralpenus wintgensi (Strand, 1909)
• Pericaliella melanodisca (Hampson, 1907)
• Popoudina pamphilia Kiriakoff, 1958
• Pseudogaltara inexpectata Toulgoët, 1978
• Pseudothyretes perpusilla (Walker, 1856)
• Pusiola straminea (Hampson, 1901)
• Radiarctia melanochoria Hering, 1932
• Rhipidarctia crameri Kiriakoff, 1961
• Rhipidarctia forsteri (Kiriakoff, 1953)
• Rhipidarctia subminiata Kiriakoff, 1959
• Seydelia turlini Toulgoët, 1976
• Spilosoma sulphurea Bartel, 1903
• Teracotona multistrigata Joicey & Talbot, 1924
• Teracotona pallida Joicey & Talbot, 1924
• Teracotona translucens (Grünberg, 1907)
• Teracotona wittei (Debauche, 1942)
• Thumatha brunnea Kühne, 2007
• Trichaeta fulvescens (Walker, 1854)
• Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bombycidae

• Racinoa spiralis Kühne, 2008

Brahmaeidae

• Dactyloceras barnsi (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)

Crambidae

• Ancylolomia capensis Zeller, 1852
• Ancylolomia gracilis Fawcett, 1917
• Ancylolomia planicosta Martin, 1956
• Angustalius malacellus (Duponchel, 1836)
• Autocharis sinualis (Hampson, 1899)
• Cadarena pudoraria (Hübner, 1825)
• Pyrausta flavimarginalis (Hampson, 1913)

Eupterotidae

• Janomima mariana (White, 1843)

Geometridae

• Acrostatheusis ruandana Herbulot, 1991
• Adicocrita aciculata Herbulot, 1983
• Antharmostes papilio Prout, 1912
• Antharmostes tutsiana Herbulot, 1996
• Asthenotricha anisobapta Prout, 1932
• Asthenotricha grandis Herbulot, 1997
• Bathycolpodes acutissima Herbulot, 1986
• Biston edwardsi (Prout, 1938)
• Blaboplutodes missilorum Prout, 1934
• Cartaletis melanopis Prout, 1929
• Chiasmia geminilinea (Prout, 1932)
• Chrysocraspeda hyalotypa (Prout, 1932)
• Cleora pavlitzkiae (D. S. Fletcher, 1958)
• Cleora rostella D. S. Fletcher, 1967
• Ectropis anisoides Herbulot, 1981
• Ectropis ocellata Warren, 1902
• Encoma irisaria Swinhoe, 1904
• Epigynopteryx venosa Herbulot, 1984
• Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899)
• Eupithecia turlini Herbulot, 2001
• Eupithecia tutsiana Herbulot, 2001
• Hypochrosis banakaria (Plötz, 1880)
• Hypocoela turpisaria (Swinhoe, 1904)
• Hypomecis nessa Herbulot, 1995
• Idiodes flexilinea (Warren, 1898)
• Idiodes pectinata (Herbulot, 1966)
• Isoplenodia arabukoensis Sihvonen & Staude, 2010
• Mesomima tenuifascia (Holland, 1893)
• Piercia subrufaria (Warren, 1903)
• Pingasa distensaria (Walker, 1860)
• Prasinocyma leucocycla Herbulot, 1982
• Prasinocyma semicincta Herbulot, 1982
• Prasinocyma turlini Herbulot, 1982
• Pseudolarentia megalaria (Guenée, 1858)
• Psilocerea praecoca Herbulot, 1981
• Racotis angulosa Herbulot, 1973
• Rhodophthitus tricoloraria (Mabille, 1890)
• Scopula suda Prout, 1932
• Victoria perornata Warren, 1898
• Victoria subhyalina Herbulot, 1982
• Xanthisthisa tarsispina (Warren, 1901)
• Xanthorhoe ansorgei (Warren, 1899)
• Xanthorhoe exorista Prout, 1922
• Xanthorhoe heliopharia (Swinhoe, 1904)
• Xanthorhoe procne (Fawcett, 1916)
• Xanthorhoe transcissa (Warren, 1902)
• Xanthorhoe transjugata Prout, 1923
• Xanthorhoe trientata (Warren, 1901)
• Xylopteryx amieti Herbulot, 1973
• Xylopteryx anodina Herbulot, 1984
• Xylopteryx bifida Herbulot, 1984
• Xylopteryx clathrata Herbulot, 1984
• Xylopteryx dargei Herbulot, 1984
• Xylopteryx turlini Herbulot, 1984
• Zamarada bastelbergeri Gaede, 1915
• Zamarada canina Herbulot, 1983
• Zamarada delta D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada dentata D. S. Fletcher, 1958
• Zamarada metrioscaphes Prout, 1912
• Zamarada montana Herbulot, 1979
• Zamarada plana Bastelberger, 1909
• Zamarada ruandana Herbulot, 1983

Gracillariidae

• Corythoxestis aletreuta (Meyrick, 1936)
• Phyllonorycter adderis de Prins, 2012
• Phyllonorycter gato de Prins, 2012
• Phyllonorycter ipomoellus de Prins, 2012
• Phyllonorycter umukarus de Prins, 2012

Lasiocampidae

• Lechriolepis gyldenstolpei Aurivillius, 1927
• Leipoxais tolmera Tams, 1929
• Pachytrina flamerchena Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
• Pachytrina philargyria (Hering, 1928)
• Philotherma apithana Hering, 1928
• Stoermeriana graberi (Dewitz, 1881)

Lemoniidae

• Sabalia jacksoni Sharpe, 1890

Lymantriidae

• Aroa discalis Walker, 1855
• Crorema adspersa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
• Dasychira chorista Hering, 1926
• Eudasychira georgiana (Fawcett, 1900)
• Euproctis cryphia Collenette, 1960
• Euproctis nessa Swinhoe, 1903
• Euproctis pallida (Kirby, 1896)
• Homochira ruandana Hering, 1926
• Laelia eutricha Collenette, 1931
• Laelia rogersi Bethune-Baker, 1913
• Leucoma parva (Plötz, 1880)
• Mylantria xanthospila (Plötz, 1880)
• Neomardara africana (Holland, 1893)
• Porthesaroa noctua Hering, 1926
• Ruanda aetheria Strand, 1909

Metarbelidae

• Mountelgonia pagana (Strand, 1909)

Noctuidae

• Achaea finita (Guenée, 1852)
• Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
• Aegocera obliqua Mabille, 1893
• Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
• Ametropalpis vidua (Holland, 1894)
• Callopistria maillardi (Guenée, 1862)
• Carpostalagma chalybeata Talbot, 1929
• Crameria amabilis (Drury, 1773)
• Cyligramma fluctuosa (Drury, 1773)
• Dichromia mutilata (Strand, 1909)
• Eudocima fullonia (Clerck, 1764)
• Feliniopsis laportei Hacker & Fibiger, 2007
• Heraclia aemulatrix (Westwood, 1881)
• Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875)
• Masalia galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)
• Mazuca elegantissima Janse, 1939
• Meristides umbripennis Strand, 1909
• Mitrophrys menete (Cramer, 1775)
• Oraesia wintgensi (Strand, 1909)
• Soloe splendida Toulgoët, 1980
• Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777)
• Trigonodes hyppasia (Cramer, 1779)
• Ulotrichopus pseudocatocala (Strand, 1918)

Notodontidae

• Antheua delicata Bethune-Baker, 1911
• Antheua gallans (Karsch, 1895)
• Antheua trifasciata (Hampson, 1909)
• Boscawenia rectangulata (Gaede, 1928)
• Desmeocraera analis Kiriakoff, 1954
• Epidonta duplicata Kiriakoff, 1962
• Epidonta inconspicua Kiriakoff, 1962
• Epimetula albipuncta (Gaede, 1928)
• Pseudobarobata angulata Gaede, 1928
• Rhenea mediata (Walker, 1865)
• Scrancia leucopera Hampson, 1910

Pterophoridae

• Platyptilia rhyncholoba Meyrick, 1924

Pyralidae

• Aglossa basalis Walker, 1865
• Ematheudes neonepsia Martin, 1956

Saturniidae

• Lobobunaea acetes (Westwood, 1849)
• Lobobunaea ansorgei (Rothschild, 1899)
• Lobobunaea jeanneli Rougeot, 1959
• Lobobunaea turlini Lemaire, 1977
• Orthogonioptilum adiegetum Karsch, 1892
• Pselaphelia vandenberghei Bouyer, 1992
• Tagoropsis rougeoti D. S. Fletcher, 1952
• Urota centralis Bouyer, 2008

Sphingidae

• Dovania poecila Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Hippotion eson (Cramer, 1779)
• Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823)
• Macropoliana ferax (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)
• Nephele monostigma Clark, 1925
• Temnora scheveni Carcasson, 1968
• Temnora subapicalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Temnora turlini Darge, 1975

Thyrididae

• Lamprochrysa scintillans (Butler, 1893)
• Marmax vicaria (Walker, 1854)

Tineidae

• Cimitra fetialis (Meyrick, 1917)
• Cimitra horridella (Walker, 1863)
• Cubitofusa pseudoglebata (Gozmány, 1967)
• Dasyses centralis Gozmány, 1967
• Hapsifera glebata Meyrick, 1908
• Hapsifera revoluta Meyrick, 1914
• Perissomastix lala Gozmány, 1967
• Perissomastix pyroxantha (Meyrick, 1914)

Tischeriidae

• Tischeria kuehnei Mey, 2010

Tortricidae

• Cochylimorpha exoterica (Meyrick, 1924)
• Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick, 1913)
• Trachybyrsis euglypta Meyrick, 1927

Zygaenidae

• Epiorna abessynica (Koch, 1865)

See also

• List of birds of Rwanda
• List of butterflies of Rwanda
• List of mammals of Rwanda

References

External links

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