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

Cossidae

Crambidae

Eupterotidae

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

Noctuidae

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

Sphingidae

Tineidae

  • Hapsifera niphoxantha Gozmány, 1965

Tortricidae

Zygaenidae

  • Saliunca mimetica Jordan, 1907
  • Saliunca nkolentangensis Strand, 1913

References

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