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Moths of Lesotho represent about 90 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 Lesotho.

Arctiidae

• Cyana pretoriae (Distant, 1897)
• Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784)
• Macrosia chalybeata Hampson, 1901
• Micrilema craushayi Hampson, 1903

Crambidae

• Ancylolomia prepiella Hampson, 1919
• Caffrocrambus chalcimerus (Hampson, 1919)
• Lamprophaia ablactalis (Walker, 1859)
• Nomophila noctuella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Geometridae

• Drepanogynis arcuifera Prout, 1934
• Drepanogynis aspitatoides Krüger, 2002
• Drepanogynis bifasciata (Dewitz, 1881)
• Drepanogynis determinata (Walker, 1860)
• Drepanogynis hilaris Krüger, 2002
• Drepanogynis hypoplea Prout, 1938
• Drepanogynis mixtaria Guenée, 1858
• Drepanogynis nipholibes (Prout, 1938)
• Drepanogynis pulla Krüger, 2002
• Epirrhoe achatina Prout, 1915
• Isturgia disputaria (Guenée, 1858)

Hepialidae

• Eudalaca albistriata (Hampson, 1910)

Lasiocampidae

• Bombycomorpha bifascia (Walker, 1855)

Lymantriidae

• Bracharoa quadripunctata (Wallengren, 1875)

Metarbelidae

• Arbelodes albitorquata (Hampson, 1910)
• Arbelodes deprinsi Lehmann, 2010
• Arbelodes sticticosta (Hampson, 1910)
• Metarbela leucostigma (Hampson, 1910)
• Teragra leucostigma Hampson, 1910

Noctuidae

• Achaea sordida (Walker, 1865)
• Acontia citripennis (Hampson, 1910)
• Acontia dispar (Walker, [1858])
• Acontia natalis (Guenée, 1852)
• Acontia sphendonistis (Hampson, 1902)
• Acontia tanzaniae Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010
• Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856
• Acrapex aenigma (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Acrapex carnea Hampson, 1905
• Adisura aerugo (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Agrotis biconica Kollar, 1844
• Agrotis crassilinea Wallengren, 1860
• Agrotis longidentifera (Hampson, 1903)
• Agrotis segetum ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
• Athetis chionopis Hampson, 1909
• Athetis melanephra Hampson, 1909
• Athetis pallicornis (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Caffristis ferrogrisea (Hampson, 1902)
• Callopistria latreillei (Duponchel, 1827)
• Calpiformis craushayi (Hampson, 1905)
• Caradrina glaucistis Hampson, 1902
• Caradrina xanthopis (Hampson, 1909)
• Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, [1858])
• Cucullia pallidistria Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
• Cyligramma latona (Cramer, 1775)
• Diaphone eumela (Stoll, 1781)
• Diargyria argyrogramma Krüger, 2005
• Diargyria argyrostolmus Krüger, 2005
• Eublemma anachoresis (Wallengren, 1863)
• Eublemma flaviceps Hampson, 1902
• Eublemma foedosa (Guenée, 1852)
• Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833)
• Eublemma uninotata Hampson, 1902
• Euplexia augens Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
• Grammodes euclidioides Guenée, 1852
• Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775)
• Heliocheilus stigmatia (Hampson, 1903)
• Heliothis scutuligera Guenée, 1852
• Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)
• Masalia disticta (Hampson, 1902)
• Masalia galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)
• Matopo typica Distant, 1898
• Mentaxya muscosa Geyer, 1837
• Mentaxya rimosa (Guenée, 1852)
• Micragrotis puncticostata (Hampson, 1902)
• Micragrotis strigibasis (Hampson, 1902)
• Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)
• Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852)
• Ozarba hypoxantha (Wallengren, 1860)
• Plusia angulum Guenée, 1852
• Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857
• Sesamia epunctifera Hampson, 1902
• Sesamia rubritincta Hampson, 1902
• Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808)
• Syngrapha circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, [1803])
• Trichoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775)
• Tycomarptes inferior (Guenée, 1852)
• Zalaca snelleni (Wallengren, 1875)

Nolidae

• Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)

Psychidae

• Criocharacta amphiactis Meyrick, 1939

Pterophoridae

• Platyptilia bowkeri Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011
• Platyptilia sochivkoi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011
• Hellinsia basuto Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011
• Merrifieldia innae Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011

Pyralidae

• Aglossa phaealis Hampson, 1906

References

External links

• AfroMoths

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