List of moths of Guinea

The location of Guinea.

Moths of Guinea represent about 175 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 Guinea.

Arctiidae

• Afrasura discreta Durante, 2009
• Afrasura hieroglyphica (Bethune-Baker, 1911)
• Afrasura pallescens Durante, 2009
• Afrowatsonius marginalis (Walker, 1855)
• Alpenus maculosa (Stoll, 1781)
• 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
• Metarctia maria Kiriakoff, 1957
• Ovenna guineacola (Strand, 1912)
• Ovenna vicaria (Walker, 1854)
• 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

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

Gelechiidae

• Brachmia circumfusa Meyrick, 1922

Geometridae

• 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)
• Menophra dnophera (Prout, 1915)
• Scopula latitans Prout, 1920
• Zamarada acrochra Prout, 1928
• Zamarada adumbrata Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada amymone Prout, 1934
• Zamarada bastelbergeri Gaede, 1915
• Zamarada bicuspida Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada corroborata Herbulot, 1954
• Zamarada cucharita Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada cydippe Herbulot, 1954
• Zamarada dentigera Warren, 1909
• Zamarada dilucida Warren, 1909
• Zamarada dolorosa Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada dyscapna Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada emaciata Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada eucharis (Drury, 1782)
• Zamarada euphrosyne Oberthür, 1912
• Zamarada excavata Bethune-Baker, 1913
• Zamarada ilaria Swinhoe, 1904
• Zamarada indicata Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada ixiaria Swinhoe, 1904
• Zamarada labifera Prout, 1915
• Zamarada melanopyga Herbulot, 1954
• Zamarada melpomene Oberthür, 1912
• Zamarada mimesis Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada nasuta Warren, 1897
• Zamarada paxilla Fletcher, 1974
• Zamarada perlepidata (Walker, 1863)
• Zamarada protrusa Warren, 1897
• Zamarada reflexaria (Walker, 1863)
• Zamarada regularis 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
• 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)
• Feliniopsis africana (Schaus & Clements, 1893)
• Feliniopsis nigribarbata (Hampson, 1908)
• 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
• 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

• 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
• 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

• AfroMoths