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There are about 175 known moth species of Guinea. 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 Guinea.

Arctiidae

• Afrasura discreta Durante, 2009
• Afrasura hieroglyphica (Bethune-Baker, 1911)
• Afrasura pallescens Durante, 2009
• Afrowatsonius marginalis (Walker, 1855)
• Alpenus maculosa (Stoll, 1781)
• Alytarchia amanda (Boisduval, 1847)
• Amata alicia (Butler, 1876)
• Amata kuhlweini (Lefèbvre, 1832)
• Amerila vidua (Cramer, 1780)
• Amphicallia thelwalli (Druce, 1882)
• Anapisa holobrunnea Tams, 1932
• Anapisa monotonia Kiriakoff, 1963
• Argina amanda (Boisduval, 1847)
• Balacra caeruleifascia Walker, 1856
• Balacra flavimacula Walker, 1856
• Euchromia folletii Guérin-Méniville, 1832
• Metarctia maria Kiriakoff, 1957
• Ovenna guineacola (Strand, 1912)
• Ovenna vicaria (Walker, 1854)
• Phaegorista agaristiodes (Boisduval, 1836)
• Pseudothyretes rubicundula (Strand, 1912)
• Radiarctia lutescens (Walker, 1854)

Autostichidae

• Aprominta australis Gozmány, 1966

Bombycidae

• Vingerhoedtia ruficollis (Strand, 1910)

Brahmaeidae

• Dactyloceras swanzii (Butler, 1871)

Drepanidae

• Epicampoptera ivoirensis Watson, 1965
• Epicampoptera marantica (Tams, 1930)
• Epicampoptera strandi Bryk, 1913
• Spidia fenestrata Butler, 1878

Elachistidae

• Exaeretia hermophila (Meyrick, 1922)

Eupterotidae

• Acrojana sciron Druce, 1887
• Hibrildes norax Druce, 1887
• Jana eurymas Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

Gelechiidae

• Brachmia circumfusa Meyrick, 1922

Geometridae

• Archichlora viridimacula (Warren, 1898)
• Biston abruptaria (Walker, 1869)
• Biston antecreta (Prout, 1938)
• Biston johannaria (Oberthür, 1913)
• Biston subocularia (Mabille, 1893)
• Cabera limbata (Herbulot, 1954)
• Chiasmia umbrata (Warren, 1897)
• Chrysocraspeda rosina Warren, 1898
• Conolophia persimilis (Warren, 1905)
• Geodena melusine (Strand, 1909)
• Hypocoela turpisaria (Swinhoe, 1904)
• Idaea inquisita (Prout, 1932)
• Melinoessa aemonia (Swinhoe, 1904)
• Menophra dnophera (Prout, 1915)
• Scopula latitans Prout, 1920
• Zamarada acrochra Prout, 1928
• Zamarada adumbrata D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada amymone Prout, 1934
• Zamarada bastelbergeri Gaede, 1915
• Zamarada bicuspida D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada corroborata Herbulot, 1954
• Zamarada cucharita D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada cydippe Herbulot, 1954
• Zamarada dentigera Warren, 1909
• Zamarada dilucida Warren, 1909
• Zamarada dolorosa D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada dyscapna D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada emaciata D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada eucharis (Drury, 1782)
• Zamarada euphrosyne Oberthür, 1912
• Zamarada excavata Bethune-Baker, 1913
• Zamarada ilaria Swinhoe, 1904
• Zamarada indicata D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada ixiaria Swinhoe, 1904
• Zamarada labifera Prout, 1915
• Zamarada melanopyga Herbulot, 1954
• Zamarada melpomene Oberthür, 1912
• Zamarada mimesis D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada nasuta Warren, 1897
• Zamarada paxilla D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada perlepidata (Walker, 1863)
• Zamarada plana Basterberger, 1909
• Zamarada protrusa Warren, 1897
• Zamarada reflexaria (Walker, 1863)
• Zamarada regularis D. S. Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada vigilans Prout, 1915
• Zamarada vulpina Warren, 1897

Himantopteridae

• Doratopteryx dissemurus Kiriakoff, 1963

Lasiocampidae

• Euphorea ondulosa (Conte, 1909)
• Gonometa nysa Druce, 1887
• Mimopacha gerstaeckerii (Dewitz, 1881)
• Odontocheilopteryx haribda Gurkovich & Zolotuhin, 2009
• Pallastica lateritia (Hering, 1928)
• Sophyrita argibasis (Mabille, 1893)

Limacodidae

• Parasa divisa West, 1940

Lymantriidae

• Bracharoa mixta (Snellen, 1872)
• Crorema ochracea (Snellen, 1872)
• Euproctis molunduana Aurivillius, 1925
• Laelia subrosea (Walker, 1855)
• Opoboa chrysoparala Collenette, 1932
• Otroeda hesperia (Cramer, 1779)

Metarbelidae

• Metarbela onusta Karsch, 1896
• Moyencharia sommerlattei Lehmann, 2013

Noctuidae

• Abrostola confusa Dufay, 1958
• Achaea lienardi Boisduval, 1833
• Acontia citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
• Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
• Acontia insocia (Walker, 1857)
• Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
• Aegocera tigrina (Druce, 1882)
• Andrhippuris caudaequina Karsch, 1895
• Asota speciosa (Drury, 1773)
• Chaetostephana inclusa (Karsch, 1895)
• Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
• Cyligramma limacina (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
• Dysgonia pudica (Möschler, 1887)
• Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852)
• Eudocima divitiosa (Walker, 1869)
• Eudocima materna (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Feliniopsis africana (Schaus & Clements, 1893)
• Feliniopsis nigribarbata (Hampson, 1908)
• Fodina albicincta (Walker, 1869)
• Godasa sidae (Fabricius, 1793)
• Heliophisma klugii (Boisduval, 1833)
• Heraclia geryon (Fabricius, 1781)
• Heraclia poggei (Dewitz, 1879)
• Hespagarista caudata (Dewitz, 1879)
• Hypena obacerralis Walker, [1859]
• Marcipa aequatorialis Pelletier, 1975
• Masalia flavistrigata (Hampson, 1903)
• Masalia nubila (Hampson, 1903)
• Masalia rubristria (Hampson, 1903)
• Miniodes discolor Guenée, 1852
• Ophiusa conspicienda Walker, 1858
• Parachalciope binaria Holland, 1894
• Parachalciope euclidicola Walker, 1858
• Phaegorista agaristoides Boisduval, 1836
• Spodoptera exempta (Walker, 1857)
• Thiacidas meii Hacker & Zilli, 2007
• Thiacidas mukim (Berio, 1977)
• Thiacidas submutata Hacker & Zilli, 2007
• Timora perrosea de Joannis, 1910

Nolidae

• Arcyophora zanderi Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
• Leucophanera argyrozona de Joannis, 1911

Notodontidae

• Andocidia tabernaria Kiriakoff, 1958
• Chlorochadisra viridipulverea (Gaede, 1928)
• Desmeocraera roseoviridis Kiriakoff, 1958
• Desmeocraera varia (Walker, 1855)
• Stauropussa chloe (Holland, 1893)
• Ulinella royi Kiriakoff, 1963

Psychidae

• Eumeta cervina Druce, 1887
• Narycia epibyrsa Meyrick, 1922

Pterophoridae

• Antarches aguessei (Bigot, 1964)
• Buckleria girardi Gibeaux, 1992
• Pterophorus lamottei Gibeaux, 1992
• Pterophorus legrandi Gibeaux, 1992
• Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864)

Pyralidae

• Acracona lamottei (Marion, 1954)

Saturniidae

• Aurivillius triramis (Rothschild, 1907)
• Campimoptilum kuntzei (Dewitz, 1881)
• Decachorda aspersa (Felder, 1874)
• Epiphora albidus (Druce, 1886)
• Epiphora boolana Strand, 1909
• Epiphora getula (Maassen & Weymer, 1885)
• Epiphora magdalena Grünberg, 1909
• Epiphora ploetzi (Weymer, 1880)
• Epiphora vacuna (Westwood, 1849)
• Eudaemonia trogophylla Hampson, 1919
• Gonimbrasia hecate Rougeot, 1955
• Lobobunaea acetes (Westwood, 1849)
• Nudaurelia alopia Westwood, 1849
• Nudaurelia dione (Fabricius, 1793)
• Nudaurelia emini (Butler, 1888)
• Orthogonioptilum nimbaense Rougeot, 1962
• Orthogonioptilum prox Karsch, 1892
• Rohaniella pygmaea (Maassen & Weymer, 1885)

Sphingidae

• Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Neopolyptychus ancylus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)
• Neopolyptychus consimilis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
• Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857
• Phylloxiphia bicolor (Rothschild, 1894)
• Phylloxiphia goodii (Holland, 1889)
• Phylloxiphia illustris (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
• Phylloxiphia oberthueri (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
• Polyptychus carteri (Butler, 1882)
• Pseudenyo benitensis Holland, 1889
• Pseudoclanis occidentalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Sphingonaepiopsis nana (Walker, 1856)
• Temnora nephele Clark, 1922
• Theretra perkeo Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Thyrididae

• Arniocera collenettei Talbot, 1929

Tineidae

• Cimitra fetialis (Meyrick, 1917)
• Criticonoma gypsocoma (Meyrick, 1931)
• Histiovalva fortunata Gozmány, 1965
• Hyperbola pastoralis (Meyrick, 1931)
• Monopis addenda Gozmány, 1965
• Syncalipsis optania (Meyrick, 1908)

Tortricidae

• Cydia improbana (Snellen, 1872)
• Sanguinograptis albardana (Snellen, 1872)

See also

• List of butterflies of Guinea

General:

• Wildlife of Guinea

References

External links

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

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