List of moths of Chad

There are about 50 known moth species in Chad. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

Location of Chad

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

Arctiidae

Coleophoridae

Geometridae

  • Brachyglossina tibbuana Herbulot, 1965
  • Heterostegane monilifera Prout, 1915
  • Neromia pulvereisparsa (Hampson, 1896)
  • Trimetopia aetheraria Guenée, 1858
  • Zamarada minimaria Swinhoe, 1895

Lasiocampidae

  • Pachymetana joiceyi (Tams, 1925)

Metarbelidae

Noctuidae

Nolidae

Notodontidae

  • Desmeocraera bitioides (Holland, 1893)

Pterophoridae

Saturniidae

  • Aurivillius xerophilus Rougeot, 1977
  • Bunaeopsis hersilia (Westwood, 1849)
  • Epiphora bauhiniae (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
  • Orthogonioptilum chalix Jordan, 1922
  • Pseudimbrasia deyrollei (J. Thomson, 1858)
  • Pseudobunaea heyeri (Weymer, 1896)

Sphingidae

References

    • De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera)". Afromoths.
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