List of moths of Niger
There are about 190 known moth species of Niger. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
Location of Niger
This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Niger.
Arctiidae
- Alpenus affiniola (Strand, 1919)
- Balacra daphaena (Hampson, 1898)
- Cyana trigutta (Walker, 1854)
- Euchromia lethe (Fabricius, 1775)
- Meganaclia sippia (Plötz, 1880)
- Micralarctia punctulatum (Wallengren, 1860)
- Phryganopsis asperatella (Walker, 1864)
- Phryganopsis cinerella (Wallengren, 1860)
- Siccia conformis Hampson, 1914
- Spilosoma aurantiaca (Holland, 1893)
Cossidae
- Azygophleps psyche Le Cerf, 1919
- Hypopta reibelii Oberthür, 1876
- Paropta buchanani Rothschild, 1921
Crambidae
- Achyra coelatalis (Walker, 1859)
- Achyra nudalis (Hübner, 1796)
- Adelpherupa flavescens Hampson, 1919
- Chilo costifusalis (Hampson, 1919)
- Cybalomia azzalana Rothschild, 1921
- Cybalomia ledereri Rothschild, 1921
- Euchromius hampsoni (Rothschild, 1921)
- Euchromius ocellea (Haworth, 1811)
- Euchromius vinculellus (Zeller, 1847)
- Loxostege damergouensis Rothschild, 1921
- Metasia angustipennis Rothschild, 1921
- Metasia parallelalis Rothschild, 1921
- Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Pleuroptya balteata (Fabricius, 1798)
- Prionapteryx albostigmata (Rothschild, 1921)
- Psara bipunctalis (Fabricius, 1794)
- Sceliodes laisalis (Walker, 1859)
- Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Tegostoma comparalis (Hübner, 1796)
- Tegostoma pseudonoctua (Rothschild, 1921)
- Thyridiphora furia (Swinhoe, 1884)
Eupterotidae
- Stenoglene bipartita (Rothschild, 1917)
Geometridae
- Acanthovalva inconspicuaria (Hübner, 1796)
- Acidaliastis micra Hampson, 1896
- Chiasmia feraliata (Guenée, 1858)
- Chiasmia sudanata (Warren & Rothschild, 1905)
- Euproutia aggravaria (Guenée, 1858)
- Hemidromodes robusta (Prout, 1913)
- Idaea fylloidaria (Swinhoe, 1904)
- Isturgia disputaria (Guenée, 1858)
- Isturgia quadriplaga (Rothschild, 1921)
- Lomographa indularia (Guenée, 1858)
- Lophorrhachia palliata (Warren, 1898)
- Microloxia ruficornis Warren, 1897
- Mixocera albistrigata (Pagenstecher, 1893)
- Neostega flaviguttata Warren, 1903
- Pitthea trifasciata Dewitz, 1881
- Pseudosterrha rufistrigata (Hampson, 1896)
- Rhodesia alboviridata (Saalmüller, 1880)
- Scopula nepheloperas (Prout, 1916)
- Zamarada minimaria Swinhoe, 1895
- Zamarada nasuta Warren, 1897
- Zamarada secutaria (Guenée, 1858)
- Zamarada torrida D. S. Fletcher, 1974
Lasiocampidae
- Beralade bistrigata Strand, 1909
- Braura concolor (Rothschild, 1921)
- Euwallengrenia reducta (Walker, 1855)
- Pachymeta immunda (Holland, 1893)
- Pallastica sanricia Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
- Sena virgo (Oberthür, 1916)
Limacodidae
- Micraphe lateritia Karsch, 1896
Lymantriidae
- Casama griseola Rothschild, 1921
- Casama innotata (Walker, 1855)
- Euproctillina mesomelaena (Holland, 1893)
- Euproctis rivularis Gaede, 1916
- Knappetra fasciata (Walker, 1855)
- Laelaroa flavimargo Hering, 1926
- Liparodonta uniformis Hering, 1927
- Marbla paradoxa (Hering, 1926)
Metarbelidae
- Paralebedella schultzei (Aurivillius, 1905)
- Salagena nigropuncta Le Cerf, 1919
Noctuidae
- Acantholipes circumdata (Walker, 1858)
- Achaea catella Guenée, 1852
- Acontia asbenensis (Rothschild, 1921)
- Acontia basifera Walker, 1857
- Acontia buchanani (Rothschild, 1921)
- Acontia citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
- Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
- Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
- Acontia karachiensis Swinhoe, 1889
- Acontia semialba Hampson, 1910
- Acontia sublactea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
- Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879
- Adisura affinis Rothschild, 1921
- Adisura callima Bethune-Baker, 1911
- Aegocera brevivitta Hampson, 1901
- Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
- Agoma trimenii (Felder, 1874)
- Agrotis biconica Kollar, 1844
- Agrotis segetum ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)
- Ariathisa abyssinia (Guenée, 1852)
- Asplenia melanodonta (Hampson, 1896)
- Cerocala caelata Karsch, 1896
- Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789)
- Crypsotidia maculifera (Staudinger, 1898)
- Crypsotidia mesosema Hampson, 1913
- Crypsotidia remanei Wiltshire, 1977
- Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
- Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852)
- Eublemma bipars Gaede, 1935
- Eublemma cochylioides (Guenée, 1852)
- Eublemma deserti (Rothschild, 1909)
- Eublemma dissoluta Rothschild, 1921
- Eublemma parva (Hübner, [1808])
- Eublemma perkeo Rothschild, 1921
- Eulocastra aethiops (Distant, 1898)
- Eulocastra pseudozarboides Rothschild, 1921
- Eulocastra sahariensis Rothschild, 1921
- Gnamptonyx innexa (Walker, 1858)
- Grammodes buchanani Rothschild, 1921
- Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
- Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, [1808])
- Helicoverpa zea (Boddie, 1850)
- Heliocheilus confertissima (Walker, 1865)
- Heliothis flavigera (Hampson, 1907)
- Heliothis nubigera Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
- Heliothis peltigera ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Heteropalpia acrosticta (Püngeler, 1904)
- Hypena obacerralis Walker, [1859]
- Masalia albiseriata (Druce, 1903)
- Masalia decorata (Moore, 1881)
- Masalia nubila (Hampson, 1903)
- Masalia terracottoides (Rothschild, 1921)
- Melanephia nigrescens (Wallengren, 1856)
- Melanephia trista (Snellen, 1872)
- Mitrophrys magna (Walker, 1854)
- Mitrophrys menete (Cramer, 1775)
- Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
- Ozarba damagarima Rothschild, 1921
- Ozarba punctigera Walker, 1865
- Ozarba rubrivena Hampson, 1910
- Pandesma robusta (Walker, 1858)
- Plecopterodes moderata (Wallengren, 1860)
- Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
- Pseudozarba abbreviata Rothschild, 1921
- Pseudozarba bella Rothschild, 1921
- Pseudozarba bipartita (Herrich-Schäffer, 1950)
- Pseudozarba opella (Swinhoe, 1885)
- Rhynchina buchanani Rothschild, 1921
- Rhynchina sahariensis Rothschild, 1921
- Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852
- Spodoptera exempta (Walker, 1857)
- Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
- Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval, 1833)
- Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)
- Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, [1803])
Notodontidae
- Desmeocraera latex (Druce, 1901)
- Scrancia leucopera Hampson, 1910
Pantheidae
- Raphia buchanani Rothschild, 1921
Pyralidae
- Abrephia gracilis (Rothschild, 1921)
- Abrephia inconspicua (Rothschild, 1921)
- Aglossa pinguinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Ancylosis cretaceogrisea (Rothschild, 1921)
- Ancylosis faustinella (Zeller, 1867)
- Ancylosis limoniella (Chrétien, 1911)
- Ancylosis medioalba (Rothschild, 1921)
- Bostra asbenicola Rothschild, 1921
- Crocalia africana Rothschild, 1921
- Crocidomera intensifasciata Rothschild, 1921
- Epicrocis sahariensis (Rothschild, 1921)
- Homoeosoma asbenicola Rothschild, 1921
- Homoeosoma basalis Rothschild, 1921
- Homoeosoma botydella Ragonot, 1888
- Homoeosoma straminea Rothschild, 1921
- Macalla soudanensis (Rothschild, 1921)
- Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot, 1888
- Nephopterix dubiosa (Rothschild, 1921)
- Pempelia interniplagella (Ragonot, 1888)
- Pogononeura buchanani Rothschild, 1921
- Pterothrixidia damergouensis (Rothschild, 1921)
- Tephris buchanani (Rothschild, 1921)
- Trachypteryx eximia (Rothschild, 1921)
- Tyndis umbrosus Rothschild, 1921
Saturniidae
- Bunaeopsis hersilia (Westwood, 1849)
- Epiphora bauhiniae (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
- Holocerina angulata (Aurivillius, 1893)
- Lobobunaea phaedusa (Drury, 1782)
- Pseudantheraea discrepans (Butler, 1878)
Sphingidae
- Neopolyptychus spurrelli (Rothschild & Jordan, 1912)
Tineidae
- Hapsifera niphoxantha Gozmány, 1965
Tortricidae
- Eccopsis wahlbergiana Zeller, 1852
Zygaenidae
- Saliunca mimetica Jordan, 1907
- Saliunca nkolentangensis Strand, 1913
References
External links
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera)". Afromoths.
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