List of moths of Eswatini
There are about 35 known moths of Eswatini. 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 Eswatini (formerly Swaziland).
Arctiidae
- Amerila mulleri Häuser & Boppré, 1997
- Lepista aposema Kühne, 2010
Crambidae
- Pyrausta apicalis (Hampson, 1913)
Geometridae
- Drepanogynis admiranda (Warren, 1905)
- Drepanogynis arcuifera Prout, 1934
- Drepanogynis cambogiaria (Guenée, 1858)
- Drepanogynis chromatina (Prout, 1913)
- Drepanogynis costipicta (Prout, 1932)
- Drepanogynis determinata (Walker, 1860)
- Drepanogynis devia (Prout, 1913)
- Drepanogynis gloriola (Prout, 1913)
- Drepanogynis hypenissa (Butler, 1875)
- Drepanogynis latipennis Krüger, 2002
- Drepanogynis leptodoma Prout, 1917
- Drepanogynis mixtaria Guenée, 1858
- Drepanogynis olivescens (Warren, 1898)
- Drepanogynis punctata (Warren, 1897)
- Drepanogynis subrosea Krüger, 2002
- Drepanogynis variciliata Krüger, 2002
Gracillariidae
- Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856
Lasiocampidae
- Bombycomorpha bifascia (Walker, 1855)
Lasiocampidae
- Braura ligniclusa (Walker, 1865)
- Eutricha morosa (Walker, 1865)
Notodontidae
- Antheua ornata (Walker, 1865)
Pterophoridae
- Exelastis atomosa (Walsingham, 1885)
- Hepalastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)
- Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)
- Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
- Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864)
- Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1852)
Saturniidae
- Gonimbrasia wahlbergii (Boisduval, 1847)
Sphingidae
- Oligographa juniperi (Boisduval, 1847)
Tortricidae
- Clepsis gnathocera Razowski, 2006
- Megalota lobotona (Meyrick, 1921)
- Metendothenia balanacma (Meyrick, 1914)
- Orilesa olearis (Meyrick, 1912)
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