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The moths of Eswatini represent about 35 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 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)

References

External links

• Afromoths

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