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Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) of the British Indian Ocean Territory

This is a guide to the Lepidoptera of the British Indian Ocean Territory. The species listed here are primarily those recorded in the Zoological Society London checklist. Additional species have been added from surveys collected through a Darwin Plus project (DPLUS151). This list is not ...more ↓

Eilema antica 1
Brunia antica
Eilema sp 2
Eilema
Heliotrope Moth 3
Utetheisa pulchelloides
Anatrachyntis tentoria
Aethaloessa calidalis 3
Ornate Hydriris Moth 4
Hydriris ornatalis
Bradina admixtalis 5
Culladia admigratella
Cucumber Moth 6
Diaphania indica
Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis 7
Grass Webworm Moth 8
Herpetogramma licarsisalis
Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth 9
Spoladea recurvalis
Lamprosema niphealis
Lamprosema salomonalis
Ombava 5
Achyra massalis
Mabra eryxalis 10
Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis 11
Marasmia poeyalis
Pyrausta venilialis
Bean-leaf Webworm Moth 12
Omiodes indicata
Omiodes poeonalis 13
Parotis suralis 14
Banded Pearl 15
Sameodes cancellalis
Sufetula minimalis
Synclera univocalis 16
Orange-spotted Flower Moth 3
Syngamia florella
Lamprosema chagosalis
Thiotricha sp 11
Thiotricha
Comostola pyrrhogona 17
Scopula actuaria 4
Teak Defoliator 18
Hyblaea puera
Gram Blue 19
Euchrysops cnejus
Dingy Lineblue 20
Petrelaea dana
Oriental Eight-spot 21
Amyna axis
Ilima Moth 9
Amyna natalis
Yellow Scallop Moth 22
Anomis erosa
Angled Gem 23
Anomis sabulifera
Anticarsia irrorata 24
White Tangle 25
Callopistria maillardi
Condica conducta 26
Remigia frugalis 9
Mocis frugalis
Prospalta capensis 9
Condica capensis
Mediterranean Brocade 27
Spodoptera littoralis
Oriental leafworm moth 28
Spodoptera litura
Lawn Armyworm Moth 29
Spodoptera mauritia
Stictoptera hironsi
Thyas honesta 30
Yellow Underwing 25
Thyas coronata
Chasmina candida 3
Chasmina tibialis 31
Tomato Looper 32
Chrysodeixis chalcites
Green Garden Looper 9
Chrysodeixis eriosoma
Chrysodeixis illuminata 3
Characoma nilotica 26
Garella nilotica
Great Eggfly 26
Hypolimnas bolina
Danaid Eggfly 26
Hypolimnas misippus
Meadow Argus 33
Junonia villida
Painted Lady 34
Vanessa cardui
Yarrow Plume Moth 11
Gillmeria pallidactyla
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla 35
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus
Megalorhipida leucodactyla 5
Megalorhipida leucodactylus
Endotricha mesenterialis 8
Sufetula chagosalis
Etiella grisea 3
Greater Wax Moth 12
Galleria mellonella
Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth 36
Acherontia lachesis
Convolvulus Hawkmoth 37
Agrius convolvuli
Cephonodes picus 3
Dark Striated Hawkmoth 38
Hippotion velox
Macroglossum corythus 39
Erechthias molynta
Appleleaf-curling moth 10
Adoxophyes privatana
Mango Flower Webworm 40
Dudua aprobola
Heleanna physalodes 41
Prays citri 42
Prays citri
Dark blue pansy 43
Junonia oenone

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