List of moths of Somaliland


There are about 380 known moth species of Somaliland. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

Location of the Republic of Somaliland

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

Arctiidae

Bombycidae

Cossidae

Crambidae

Gelechiidae

Geometridae

  • Acidaliastis subbrunnescens Prout, 1916
  • Aetheometra iconoclasis Prout, 1931
  • Antharmostes papilio Prout, 1912
  • Chiasmia calvifrons (Prout, 1916)
  • Chiasmia inconspicua (Warren, 1897)
  • Chiasmia semialbida (Prout, 1915)
  • Chiasmia subcurvaria (Mabille, 1897)
  • Cyclophora imperialis (Berio, 1937)
  • Hemidromodes subbrunnescens Prout, 1915
  • Isturgia deerraria (Walker, 1861)
  • Lomographa indularia (Guenée, 1858)
  • Pachypalpella subalbata (Warren, 1900)
  • Phaiogramma stibolepida (Butler, 1879)
  • Prasinocyma perpulverata Prout, 1916
  • Scopula africana Berio, 1937
  • Scopula minoa (Prout, 1916)
  • Scopula nepheloperas (Prout, 1916)
  • Scopula sagittilinea (Warren, 1897)
  • Sesquialtera ridicula Prout, 1916
  • Traminda acuta (Warren, 1897)
  • Traminda neptunaria (Guenée, 1858)
  • Tricentroscelis protrusifrons Prout, 1916
  • Zamarada mesotaenia Prout, 1931
  • Zamarada secutaria (Guenée, 1858)
  • Zamarada torrida D. S. Fletcher, 1974

Gracillariidae

Lasiocampidae

  • Anadiasa colenettei Hartig, 1940
  • Anadiasa nicotrai Hartig, 1940
  • Anadiasa simplex Pagenstecher, 1903
  • Beralade fulvostriata Pagenstecher, 1903
  • Beralade sobrina (Druce, 1900)
  • Bombycopsis hyatti Tams, 1931
  • Chionopsyche grisea Aurivillius, 1914
  • Gonometa negrottoi Berio, 1940
  • Odontocheilopteryx myxa Wallengren, 1860
  • Odontocheilopteryx politzari Gurkovich & Zolotuhin, 2009
  • Odontopacha fenestrata Aurivillius, 1909
  • Sena donaldsoni (Holland, 1901)
  • Sena prompta (Walker, 1855)
  • Stenophatna marshalli Aurivillius, 1909
  • Stoermeriana abyssinicum (Aurivillius, 1908)
  • Stoermeriana collenettei Tams, 1931
  • Streblote finitorum Tams, 1931

Limacodidae

  • Coenobasis chloronoton Hampson, 1916
  • Coenobasis postflavida Hampson, 1910
  • Gavara caprai Berio, 1937
  • Gavara leucomera Hampson, 1916
  • Gavara velutina Walker, 1857
  • Latoia vivida (Walker, 1865)
  • Scotinochroa minor Hampson, 1916

Lymantriidae

  • Aclonophlebia inconspicua Hampson, 1910
  • Casama impura (Hering, 1926)
  • Casama vilis (Walker, 1865)
  • Cropera confalonierii Berio, 1937
  • Croperoides negrottoi Berio, 1940
  • Dasychira daphne Hering, 1926
  • Knappetra fasciata (Walker, 1855)
  • Laelia subrosea (Walker, 1855)
  • Rhypopteryx rhodea (Hampson, 1905

Metarbelidae

Noctuidae

Nolidae

  • Arcyophora longivalvis Guenée, 1852
  • Bryophilopsis tarachoides Mabille, 1900
  • Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Leocyma candace Fawcett, 1916
  • Leocyma discophora Hampson, 1912
  • Maurilia arcuata (Walker, [1858])
  • Nola doggeensis Strand, 1920

Notodontidae

  • Antheua grisea (Gaede, 1928)
  • Phalera imitata Druce, 1896
  • Scrancia discomma Jordan, 1916
  • Simesia balachowskyi Kiriakoff, 1973
  • Simesia olmii (Berio, 1937)

Plutellidae

  • Paraxenistis africana Mey, 2007

Psychidae

  • Melasina psephota Durrant, 1916
  • Melasina recondita Durrant, 1916

Pterophoridae

Saturniidae

  • Bunaeopsis oubie (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)
  • Gynanisa maja (Klug, 1836)
  • Ludia arguta Jordan, 1922
  • Ludia hansali Felder, 1874
  • Ludia jordani Bouyer, 1997
  • Melanocera menippe (Westwood, 1849)
  • Orthogonioptilum ianthinum Rougeot, 1959
  • Yatanga smithi (Holland, 1892)

Sesiidae

Sphingidae

Thyrididae

  • Kuja hamatypex (Hampson, 1916)

Tineidae

Tortricidae

  • Ancylis spinicola Meyrick, 1927
  • Eucosma somalica Durrant, 1916

Xyloryctidae

Zygaenidae

  • Epiorna abessynica (Koch, 1865)
  • Saliunca homochroa (Holland, 1897)

References

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    • Holland,W.J., 1895, List of the Lepidoptera collected in Somaliland, East Africa, by Mr. William Astor Chanler and Lieut. von Hoehnel. Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 18: 259-264.
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