Botswana moths represent about 115 known moth species. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Botswana.
Arctiidae Acantharctia vittata Aurivillius, 1900 Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Micralarctia punctulatum (Wallengren, 1860) Paralacydes destrictus Kühne, 2010 Paralacydes jeskei (Grünberg, 1911) Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, 1865)
Cossidae Aethalopteryx atrireta (Hampson, 1910)
Crambidae Ischnurges lancinalis (Guenée, 1854)
Geometridae Chiasmia diarmodia (Prout, 1925) Chiasmia punctilinea (Prout, 1917) Drepanogynis cambogiaria (Guenée, 1858) Drepanogynis tripartita (Warren, 1898) Isturgia deerraria (Walker, 1861) Melinoessa aemonia (Swinhoe, 1904) Rhodophthitus atacta Prout, 1922 Zamarada ascaphes Prout, 1925 Zamarada deceptrix Warren, 1914 Zamarada ilma Prout, 1922 Zamarada pulverosa Warren, 1895 Zeuctoboarmia sabinei (Prout, 1915)
Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter anchistea (Vári, 1961) Phyllonorycter grewiella (Vári, 1961)
Lasiocampidae Pachytrina verba Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009
Limacodidae Crothaema sericea Butler, 1880
Lymantriidae Rhypopteryx lugardi (Swinhoe, 1903)
Metarbelidae Arbelodes sebelensis Lehmann, 2010 Kroonia fumealis (Janse, 1925)
Noctuidae Achaea catella Guenée, 1852 Acontia antica Walker, 1862 Acontia aurelia Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Acontia bechuana Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 Acontia chrysoproctis (Hampson, 1902) Acontia conifrons (Aurivillius, 1879) Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Acontia dispar (Walker, ) Acontia dorothea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856 Acontia insocia (Walker, 1857) Acontia melaphora (Hampson, 1910) Acontia natalis (Guenée, 1852) Acontia porphyrea (Butler, 1898) Acontia simo Wallengren, 1860 Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856 Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879 Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856 Adisura straminea Hampson, 1902 Amyna punctum (Fabricius, 1794) Anedhella rectiradiata (Hampson, 1902) Asplenia melanodonta (Hampson, 1896) Athetis albirena (Hampson, 1902) Athetis melanephra Hampson, 1909 Athetis singula (Möschler, 1883) Audea humeralis Hampson, 1902 Audea melanoplaga Hampson, 1902 Autoba admota (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Brevipecten wolframmeyi Hacker & Fibiger, 2007 Catamecia connectens (Hampson, 1902) Cerocala vermiculosa Herrich-Schäffer, Chalciope delta (Boisduval, 1833) Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, ) Cretonia ethiopica Hampson, 1910 Ctenusa pallida (Hampson, 1902) Ctenusa varians (Wallengren, 1863) Cyclopera bucephalidia (Hampson, 1902) Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775) Eublemma rivula (Moore, 1882) Euphiusa harmonica (Hampson, 1902) Eutelia polychorda Hampson, 1902 Feliniopsis hosplitoides (Laporte, 1979) Grammodes geometrica (Fabricius, 1775) Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775) Heteropalpia vetusta (Walker, 1865) Hypopyra carneotincta (Hampson, 1913) Masalia galatheae (Wallengren, 1856) Masalia leucosticta (Hampson, 1902) Namangana adela (Hampson, 1902) Ozarba consanguis (Hampson, 1902) Ozarba subterminalis Hampson, 1910 Paracroria griseotincta (Hampson, 1902) Pericyma atrifusa (Hampson, 1902) Plecopterodes moderata (Wallengren, 1860) Thiacidas duplicata (Grünberg, 1910) Thiacidas fasciata (Fawcett, 1917) Ulotrichopus primulina (Hampson, 1902) Ulotrichopus tinctipennis (Hampson, 1902)
Nolidae Arcyophora longivalvis Guenée, 1852 Arcyophora stalii (Wallengren, 1863) Blenina squamifera (Wallengren, 1860) Negeta luminosa (Walker, 1858) Risoba diplogramma Hampson, 1912
Notodontidae Antheua aurifodinae (Distant, 1902)
Pterophoridae Agdistis clara Arenberger, 1986
Pyralidae Pempelia morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)
Saturniidae Campimoptilum kuntzei (Dewitz, 1881) Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) Gynanisa maja (Klug, 1836) Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer, 1891) Pseudaphelia apollinaris (Boisduval, 1847)
Sesiidae Anaudia felderi Wallengren, 1863
Sphingidae Polyptychoides grayii (Walker, 1856) Praedora leucophaea Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Rufoclanis numosae (Wallengren, 1860) Xenosphingia jansei Jordan, 1920
Thyrididae Arniocera erythropyga (Wallengren, 1860)
Tineidae Ceratophaga tragoptila (Meyrick, 1917) Monopis lamprostola Meyrick, 1918
Tortricidae Paraeccopsis insellata (Meyrick, 1920)
Xyloryctidae Scythris pangalactis Meyrick, 1933
References
External links AfroMoths