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

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