List of moths 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.
Location of Eswatini
This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland).
Arctiidae
- Amerila mulleri Häuser & Boppré, 1997
- Lepista aposema Kühne, 2010
Crambidae
- Pyrausta apicalis (Hampson, 1913)
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
- Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
Lasiocampidae
- Bombycomorpha bifascia (Walker, 1855)
Lasiocampidae
- Braura ligniclusa (Walker, 1865)
- Eutricha morosa (Walker, 1865)
Notodontidae
- Antheua ornata (Walker, 1865)
Pterophoridae
- Exelastis atomosa (Walsingham, 1885)
- Hepalastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)
- Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)
- Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
- Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864)
- Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1852)
Saturniidae
- Gonimbrasia wahlbergii (Boisduval, 1847)
Sphingidae
- Oligographa juniperi (Boisduval, 1847)
Tortricidae
- Clepsis gnathocera Razowski, 2006
- Megalota lobotona (Meyrick, 1921)
- Metendothenia balanacma (Meyrick, 1914)
- Orilesa olearis (Meyrick, 1912)
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