List of moths of Eswatini

Location of Eswatini

There are about 35 known moths of Eswatini. 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 Eswatini (formerly Swaziland).

Arctiidae

Crambidae

Geometridae

  • Drepanogynis admiranda (Warren, 1905)
  • Drepanogynis arcuifera Prout, 1934
  • Drepanogynis cambogiaria (Guenée, 1858)
  • Drepanogynis chromatina (Prout, 1913)
  • Drepanogynis costipicta (Prout, 1932)
  • Drepanogynis determinata (Walker, 1860)
  • Drepanogynis devia (Prout, 1913)
  • Drepanogynis gloriola (Prout, 1913)
  • Drepanogynis hypenissa (Butler, 1875)
  • Drepanogynis latipennis Krüger, 2002
  • Drepanogynis leptodoma Prout, 1917
  • Drepanogynis mixtaria Guenée, 1858
  • Drepanogynis olivescens (Warren, 1898)
  • Drepanogynis punctata (Warren, 1897)
  • Drepanogynis subrosea Krüger, 2002
  • Drepanogynis variciliata Krüger, 2002

Gracillariidae

Lasiocampidae

Lasiocampidae

  • Braura ligniclusa (Walker, 1865)
  • Eutricha morosa (Walker, 1865)

Notodontidae

  • Antheua ornata (Walker, 1865)

Pterophoridae

Saturniidae

  • Gonimbrasia wahlbergii (Boisduval, 1847)

Sphingidae

Tortricidae

References